Welcome to the Ona Polo Blog, where passion meets craftsmanship.
Here you’ll find expert insights, practical guides, and stories that elevate your understanding of high-performance polo equipment. From gear maintenance and innovations to behind-the-scenes knowledge from seasoned players, this is your space to learn, improve, and stay inspired—on and off the field.
Lens tint and polarisation for golf: Choosing the right lens for the course
For most golfers, the best all-round lens is a non-polarised, contrast-enhancing tint in the rose, copper, brown or amber family, in filter category 2 for
Impact Standards for Sports Eyewear: ANSI Z87.1, EN 166 and MIL-PRF-31013 explained
A polo ball struck cleanly on the near side does not slow down to check whether the player behind it is wearing sunglasses or protective
Winter and Wet-Weather riding gloves: What actually keeps grip
The Chukka where everything gets slippery Every player remembers the one. Rain arrives on a British spring afternoon or a late-season Florida evening. By the
End-of-Season kit care: Storing your polo equipment for winter
Kit rarely fails on the field. It fails in a dark corner of a tack room between October and April, while nobody is looking. A
Selknam, Quillah or Howsh: Choosing your Ona base layer
Three garments, one fabric. Ona Polo’s base layer collection is built on a single construction, the same merino blend, the same weight, the same seams,
Arena polo explained: Rules, season and how the kit differs
Arena polo is not a smaller version of grass polo. It is a different game played by the same riders, on the same kind of
Merino Wool base layers for Polo and Riding: The complete guide
There is a moment, familiar to every polo player who has ridden through a British winter, that no amount of talent prepares you for. The
How to play Polo: Rules, positions and basic tactics
Polo is one of the oldest and most misunderstood team sports in the world. To the newcomer it can look like organised chaos: eight riders
Polo vs other Equestrian Sports: A complete comparison guide
Few sports are as instantly recognisable, or as widely misunderstood, as polo. To the newcomer it can look like an exclusive spectacle of galloping horses
The complete Ona Polo 2026 gear guide: Our full equipment lineup
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
Polo for Beginners: First Lessons, Costs and Essential Equipment
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
Polo ball guide: Materials, standards and what actually makes a good one
Of all the equipment that defines polo, none is more elemental than the ball. It is the smallest object on the field and yet