Carl Griffasi Art Collections

Polo

Polo is a team sport played on horseback. The objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Players score by driving a small ball into the opposing team's goal using a long-handled mallet. The traditional sport of polo is played at speed on a large grass field up to 300 yards (274 meters) long by 160 yards (146 meters) wide (the size of nine football fields). Outdoor polo is played with a solid plastic ball; in arena polo, only three players are required per team and the game is played with a small air-filled ball, similar to a small soccer ball. The modern game lasts roughly two hours and is divided into periods called chukkas (also "chukkers").