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[[File:Polo 070922 18.jpg|thumb|Polo]] | [[File:Polo 070922 18.jpg|thumb|Polo]] | ||
[[File:Campeonato Argentino de Polo 2010 - 5237109478 e7ed034169 o.jpg|thumb|Argentine Polo Open Championship]] | [[File:Campeonato Argentino de Polo 2010 - 5237109478 e7ed034169 o.jpg|thumb|Argentine Polo Open Championship]] | ||
'''Polo''' is a [[sport]]. It is played between two [[team]]s of 4 [[:en:player|player]]s on [[horse]]s, which are called polo ponies. The players try to [[wikt:score|score]] [[wikt:goal|goals]] (points) by putting the [[ball]] in the goal. They use long mallets (long sticks). It is the state sport of [[ Ancient Manipur]].<ref>https://www.sportstract.com/guinness-book-of-world-records-1991-says-polo-can-be-traced-to-origins-in-manipur-state-c-3100-b-c-when-it-was-played-as-sagol-kangjei/amp/</ref><ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/travel/manipur-the-place-where-polo-was-born/story-uyfQePncOT6QVn42yw0ytI_amp.html</ref><ref>https://www.thehindu.com/society/polos-forgotten-matriarchs/article25919688.ece/amp/</ref> | '''Polo''' is a [[sport]]. It is played between two [[team]]s of 4 [[:en:player|player]]s on [[horse]]s, which are called polo ponies. The players try to [[wikt:score|score]] [[wikt:goal|goals]] (points) by putting the [[ball]] in the goal. They use long mallets (long sticks). It is the state sport of [[Ancient Manipur]].<ref>https://www.sportstract.com/guinness-book-of-world-records-1991-says-polo-can-be-traced-to-origins-in-manipur-state-c-3100-b-c-when-it-was-played-as-sagol-kangjei/amp/</ref><ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/travel/manipur-the-place-where-polo-was-born/story-uyfQePncOT6QVn42yw0ytI_amp.html</ref><ref>https://www.thehindu.com/society/polos-forgotten-matriarchs/article25919688.ece/amp/</ref> | ||
==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
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== Polo ponies == | == Polo ponies == | ||
The ponies are 14.2 to 16 hands (1 hand equals 4 [[inch]]es or 10.16 [[centimetre]]s). They weigh between 900 and 1100lbs-pounds- (about 408 and 499 kilos). Ponies can be ridden to play from the age of 5 up to 18 or even 20 years old sometimes. Polo ponies are not actually [[pony|ponies]] because they are full-sized horses. [[Thoroughbred | The ponies are 14.2 to 16 hands (1 hand equals 4 [[inch]]es or 10.16 [[centimetre]]s). They weigh between 900 and 1100lbs-pounds- (about 408 and 499 kilos). Ponies can be ridden to play from the age of 5 up to 18 or even 20 years old sometimes. Polo ponies are not actually [[pony|ponies]] because they are full-sized horses. [[Thoroughbred]]s are a common horse [[breed]] to use as polo ponies because they are fast and agile. | ||
== Equipment == | == Equipment == | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Polo | [[Category:Polo]] | ||
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