What is polo without horses called?
I think we all know this famous sport with the horses and the sticks being played in England, but did you know that there is another sport also named polo but its players are in the water (of course without the horses! Water Polo is a team water sport. Polo may be the oldest of equestrian sports, but it is not confined to the equestrian alone. Though not as popular or widespread as regular horse polo, there are many other fascinating polo versions, including camel, yak, elephant, bicycle and Segway polo…!Elephant polo is a variety of polo played on an elephant, obviously, being a sport that has existed since the first British went to India and Nepal, where they adapted polo with horses to use elephants. Elephant Polo is very popular in India.
How many periods are in polo?
Most outdoor polo games consist of 6 chukkers (periods) of 7 minutes and 30 seconds each, with a 10-minute halftime. An arena polo game is between two teams comprised of three players, each on horseback, who compete in a 100 by 50-yard dirt-surface arena. The objective is the same as the outdoor game. A polo match generally lasts one to two hours and is divided into periods called chukkers, which last seven-and-a-half minutes each. Excluding overtime, a polo game, outdoor or indoor, consists of between four and six chukkers, depending on tournament stipulations.Outdoor or field polo lasts about one and a half to two hours and consists of four to eight seven-minute chukkas, between or during which players change mounts. At the end of each seven-minute chukka, play continues for an additional 30 seconds or until a stoppage in play, whichever comes first.A chukker is one period of play in a polo match. Each chukker lasts 7 minutes of actual playing time (the clock stops for fouls, out-of-bounds balls, injuries, or equipment changes). A standard high-goal polo match consists of 4 to 6 chukkers, though tournament rules can extend this to 8 in some pro leagues.