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Imagine
a ball hit so hard that it comes at you at a speed
of 100 miles per hour, so fast, you can hardly see it.
Your job is to stay at a gallop, get your polo pony in
line with the ball, and either pass it ahead to a teammate,
or carry the ball down the field for an attempt at goal.
The
term "polo pony" is a traditional phrase
used to describe a horse of any size or breed that is
used to play polo. Young
polo prospects go through years of specialized training
before
they become
what is traditionally called
a "made pony".
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Polo Pony stickers and decals. Perfect for gifts, door
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1/2 inch round peel-and-place stickers (black and white)
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10, 20 inch round vinyl die-cut transfer in white, red
or black
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weather vinyl, rated for 5-7 years, depending on conditions.
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4
1/2 inch round Peel & Place Polo Pony Sticker, black&
red text on white vinyl
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Custom
Polo Pony Die-Cut Decal
Permanent adhesive, outdoor all-weather vinyl decals
with no background
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History
of the Sport of Polo
"Let other people play at other things. The
King of Games is still the Game of Kings. "
This
verse, inscribed on a stone tablet beside a polo ground
South of the fables silk route from China to the West,
sums up the ancient history of what is believed to be the
oldest organized sport in the world. Polo was truly a game
of Kings, for most of its reputed 2,500 years or more of
existence. Although the exact origin of polo
is unknown, Polo was probably first played by nomadic warriors
over two
thousand years ago. Used for training cavalry, the game was
played from Constantinople to Japan in the Middle Ages.
Tamerlane's polo grounds can still be seen in Samarkand. The first recorded polo tournament was in 600 BC when the
Turkomans beat the Persians in a public match.
The Persians and the Mogul conquerors of India, spread the
game of polo across the eastern world.
In the mid 19th century an Irishman, Captain John Watson,
of the British Cavalry 13th Hussars, created the first set
of written rules for playing polo. In 1874 the Hurlingham Rules
were created. They limited the number of players to five
on a team and included the
offside rule.
Captain Robert Stewart and Major General Joe Sherer were
responsible for introducing the West to the galloping game.
They saw a polo match while stationed in Manipur, and in
1859 held the inaugural meeting of the first polo club, the
Silchar Polo Club.
The British Army and British tea planters in India quickly
took up the sport of polo. In 1863, the Calcutta Polo Club,
the oldest active club in the world today, was founded.
Today, the oldest polo clubs outside India are the Malta Polo
Club (1868), the All Ireland Polo Club in Dublin (1872), the
Monmouthshire Polo Club in England (1872), and the Meadowbrook
Polo Club in the United States (1877).
In
England, the first polo match was organized by Captain
Edward "Chicken" Hartopp, of the British Cavalry
10th Hussars, on Hounslow Heath in 1869. However, one year
earlier in 1868, a detachment of this regiment had played
a practice game near Limerick. By the 1870's, the sport of
polo was well established in England.
In 1876, James Gordon Bennett, a noted American publisher,
introduced the sport of polo to New York City. He organized
the first polo match in the United States at Dickel's Riding
Academy at 39th Street and Fifth Avenue.
In the spring of 1876, a group of polo players established
the first formal American polo club, the Westchester Polo
Club, at the Jerome Park race track in New York.
On May 13, 1876, the Jerome Park Racetrack in Westchester County
was the site of the first American outdoor polo match. The
Westchester Polo Club alternated their playing seasons between
New York and Rhode Island before making Newport their permanent
home. In 1877, Thomas Hitchcock Sr., Oliver W. Bird, August
Belmont, Benjamin Nicoll, and their associates participated
in the first
polo match on Long Island. The polo match was played on the
infield of the racetrack of the Mineola Fair Grounds.
The
Meadowbrook Polo Club, among the most historic polo clubs
in the US, was formally incorporated in 1881. Members
played polo regularly on the
infield of
the
racetrack
at the Mineola Fair Grounds on Long Island. The Meadowbrook
Polo Club's first polo field was created in 1884, leading
to Long Island's role as "Polo Capital of the World" during
the 1920s and 1930s. Over the next 50 years, the sport
of polo achieved
tremendous popularity in the United States, from Long Island
to California.
In 1888, handicaps
and player ratings were added to polo in the United States
so that teams could be more evenly matched
in games. Ratings were determined by a single handicapper named
H. L. Herbert.
Later on, in 1910, England and India also added handicaps and player ratings.
Polo
matches are played at three levels (low goal, medium goal, high goal) depending
on a polo team's total of each
player's handicap.
The highest handicap is a 10 goal rating.
From 1900 to 1936, polo was an Olympic sport. In 1936 polo was officially
dropped from the Olympic Games.
By the 1930's, crowds in excess of 30,000
regularly attended international polo matches at the Meadowbrook
Polo Club on
Long Island in the United States.
Today, there are more than 250 active polo clubs in the United States Polo
Association and polo is played in enjoyed by more than 50 million
people in 60 countires each year. Currently, the highest
level of polo is played in Argentina, the United States
of America,
and England.
(excerpted from the History of the
Equestrian Sport of Polo by sportpolo.com. For a complete history of Polos,
visit sportpolo.com) |
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