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Benjamin Franklin
As the name implies, polocrosse is the hybrid of polo and lacrosse. The sport prides itself as a “one-horse” sport—players may use only one horse per tournament, which levels the field against people who have many horses, that they could replace as they tire. The Web site teaches you more about the sport, the rules, local clubs, and more.
Based on the equestrian version of the game, bicycle polo is gaining in popularity, presumably because most people can’t afford to buy and keep a horse. This site tells you everything you need to get started, including the definition of “chukkar.”
http://www.corkscrew-balloon.com/polo/96/
http://www.3-cities.com/~bpolo/bikepolo/
ICQ continues to grow in popularity. Download it, receive your free identification number, and you will be able to contact other polo players on the network and know exactly who else is online, too.
This site lists governing rules of elephany polo, whose 1996 tournament was held on an airstrip in Nepal, but the site was created by members of the Screwey Tuskers team. Links are provided for related sites for elephants, Nepal, Thailand, and others.
Although not specific to polo, this site offers every kind of riding-related product you could imagine, including clothing and accessories for polo players, such as boots and helmets.
La Martina is both a polo club and a business that sells polo equipment—a natural paring, considering that the players need equipment and know quality. Beyond simply being an online shop, La Martina’s site has a clinic, news, photos, and subscription information for POLO and PQ International polo magazines.
An excellent resource for the polo enthusiast. Polo Net offers everything you could want: polo rules, jobs, events, chat rooms, clubs and associations, supplies and a lot more. Watch out what you say in front of the polo Snoop!
Perhaps it goes without saying that where the rich go, so do their horse, and that where their horses go, so, too, goes the game of polo. This Palm Beach, Florida, club features 45 holes of golf, 13 polo fields, croquet lawns, and more.
Polonet is the polo connection for all of Britain. Check out the schedule of tournaments, polo news, equipment, clubs, and more. You can also learn about individual polo players.
The PTF site provides a mission statement and discusses its program and method of funding. An email address is provided so you can get in contact with the staff.
This is the online version of the printed magazine. You can subscribe, check out highlights from the current issue, and get your polo calendar.
If you want an unusual vacation, how about visiting this ranch, which is close to the Black Hill, Yellow-stone, and the Bog Horn Mountains. Visitors can laze around, join in the cow-boying chores, or they can join in a game of polo and watch how polo horses are trained.
The online site for the printed polo magazine that covers individual tournaments all over the world, but also contains thoughtful essays and other articles.
Begun in 1890, the USPA exists to promote and sustain polo in America. Their site has extensive pages for USPA committees, rules, competition circuits, and more. Their links are a gateway to polo and horses on the Internet.