Polo
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Polo is a stick and ball game that is played on horseback as a traditional field sport, and is one of the oldest known team sports in the world.
Players playing polo
A Persian miniature from the poem Guy-o Chawgân ("the Ball and the Polo-mallet") during the Safavid dynasty of Persia, showing courtiers on horseback playing polo, 1546 CE
Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran, is the site of a medieval royal polo field
The Georgians Playing Polo in the Kingdom of Imereti, by Italian missionary Teramo Castelli, 1640.
Polo pony
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A polo pony is a horse used in the game of polo. They may be of any breed or combination of breeds, though many have a significant amount of Thoroughbred breeding. They are called "ponies", but that i
Polo
…Sasanian Empires Clubs 90+ Characteristics Contact Yes Team members Field polo: 4 Arena: 3 Mixed-sex Yes Type Equestrian, ball game, team sport Equipment Polo pony, mallet, ball, protective wear Venue Polo field or arena Presence Country or region Worldwide Olympic Formerly (1900, 1908, 1920–1924 and 1936) Polo…
A polo pony
A modern polo pony's tail prepared for competition