Millfield School steps into breach at student polo day
Millfield School, from Street in Somerset, will play polo's Jack Wills Varsity Day for the first time after Eton College was forced to drop out due to a swine flu outbreak at the school
Polo
Although the sport of polo has an elite image fed by glossy photos of celebrities sipping champagne on manicured lawns while top players and patrons jet around the world with strings of ponies, it is played at all levels from Pony Club upwards. The sport’s governing body is the Hurlingham Polo Association.
Participation is growing across the board and it is quite possible to play polo on a budget, with one pony, and enjoy both the game and the social life for similar costs to competing in other disciplines. If you want to give it a try, you can book a lesson at your local club, which will typically include horse hire.
The sport hit the headlines over concerns about the safety requirement of players’ headgear. Guards Polo Club introduced a rule requiring a higher safety standard of hat after one of its players was left in a coma following a serious fall during summer 2014.
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Foreign polo vets told 'you can't practice here'
Vets qualified in South America are being reminded not to treat polo ponies in the UK because they are not qualified to practise here
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The Hon Mark Vestey honoured for his lifetime achievement in polo
Heroes of the 2008 polo season were recognised last night at the Audi Polo Awards in London
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Prince Harry to play polo in New York on first official overseas trip
Prince Harry will play in a charity polo match in New York City at the end of May, as part of his first formal engagement overseas
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Beach polo returns to Sandbanks in Dorset
Join the party when the British Beach Polo Championship returns to Sandbanks beach, Dorset this July.
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US Polo Association to bring in doping rules after pony deaths
After 21 polo ponies from the Lechuza Caracas team died in Florida last week, the USPA says it will examine 'equine safety issues' in polo
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Security stepped up in Kentucky after death of polo ponies
Security at this weekend’s Rolex Kentucky three-day event is to be stepped up following the sudden death of at least 21 polo ponies in Florida on Sunday
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Polo to be played on Clapham Common in London this summer
Polo will be played on Clapham Common in south London this summer as part of a celebration of all things antipodean
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Polo takes first steps towards a place at WEG
Polo is likely to feature in next year’s World Equestrian Games following a formal agreement between the sport’s governing body and the FEI
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Young polo player's tack trolley wins design competition
A polo-playing teenager has won two awards at a national competition for young engineers for his design of a portable equine tack trolley
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Amercian polo player dies after fall in Florida polo match
A show jumper and polo player from New York died earlier this month following a fall in a low-goal match at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Florida
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Australian billionaire sells top polo ponies
Press report says billionaire James Packer has sold 40 of his ponies for an average of £56,000 a head
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Katie Price to take on Gladiator Siren in celebrity polo match
Katie Price will be tackling Gladiator Siren, aka Amy Guy, in a celebrity polo match at the British Open
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Polo team for London named as worldwide series is launched
Jack Kidd, Henry Brett, Kirsty Craig and Jamie Morrison will play polo for London in Hurlingham Park this summer
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University polo teams clash at The Hand equestrian centre
Eighty-nine teams from universities across the UK will take part in the Schools and Universities Polo Association's Arena Polo Championships this week (12-15 February)
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Katie Price to take part in celebrity polo match
Katie Price is set to captain a team in a celebrity polo match at the British Open Show Jumping Championships
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British Polo team to contest Westchester Cup
The British team has been announced to take on the Americans in the historic Westchester Cup, to be played in Florida next month
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US Polo Association sets hat standards for riders
The US Polo Association is the first in the world to set rules over headgear for the sport
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Memorial for Bryan Morrison to be held next Tuesday
A memorial service has been scheduled for polo great Bryan Morrison, who died last Saturday
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Catch polo on the beach at Cornwall's Watergate Bay
Three-man teams will play polo on the beach at Watergate bay, Cornwall on Tuesday, in a match sponsored by Veuve Clicquot
