Month: August 2026

Polo asks more of its equipment than almost any other sport. A player is riding a half-tonne animal at speed, swinging a long mallet with one hand, tracking a small ball across an outfield the size of nine football pitches, and doing it in close physical contact with three other riders doing exactly the same … Read more

Polo has a reputation problem. For a sport that anyone can try on a Saturday afternoon for roughly the price of a decent dinner, it carries an unusually heavy reputation for exclusivity ,  one that keeps a great many capable riders, and a great many curious non-riders, from ever booking a first lesson. The reality … Read more