Polo

Polo

Polo is a sport played on horseback with the objective of using a wooden mallet to hit a small wooden or plastic ball into the opposing team's goal. The game was a one point an Olympic sport.

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Players are allowed to put their mallet in the way of another player's mallet in an attempt to prevent them from hitting the ball. See Rules of the Game to see when and how Hooking is allowed and not ...

knock-in

Sports; Polo

See Hit-In.

mallet

Sports; Polo

What a Polo stick is called. Mallets are made according to the player's preference. See the section on Equipment for further details.

martingale

Sports; Polo

A Martingale is a strap that keeps a horse from throwing their head back or high. There are two kinds of Martingales, the Standing Martingale and a Running Martingale. The Standing Martingale is the ...

near-side

Sports; Polo

The left-hand side of a horse.

neck-shot

Sports; Polo

A ball that is hit under a horse's neck.

normal grip

Sports; Polo

A player will wrap their thumb around the handle of the handle of a polo mallet so that it is up against their index finger. This is the grip that is used to hit off-side forehand shots and near-side ...