Hi people! On today's blog post I decided to make a little recap in order to make it easier for you to find all the kinds of polo in just one post, and with fewer information. Well, first I need to define polo, which is an ancient equestrian sport originated in the Middle Eastern country of Persia, about two thousand years ago. In this sport you basically have to move the ball downfield with a long, flexible mallet and get it through the opposite’s team goal (Sport Polo). However, some people found it hard to enjoy this sport because they didn’t have horses, or because the weather in their countries wasn't good, etcetera. This is why they invented some polo variations, in order to keep enjoying this sport, but with little changes. This is how they created:
-Segway Polo: This is the "geek" version of polo, which is played with Segway PT’s instead of horses. It was invented in 2004 (BASEG).
-Bikepolo: If you want to stay in shape while you play polo, you should play bikepolo. This sport is played with bikes instead of horses, obviously. (Wikipedia, bikepolo).
-Elephant Polo: This sport is played with elephants instead of horses. Probably the weirdest polo variation I found. (WEPA).
-Snow Polo: This sport is played in places like Canada or Switzerland, where it snows really often. (WSP)
-Pato: Pato is a game played with horses that combines elements from polo and, believe it or not, basketball. It is Argentina's national sport (Wikipedia, Pato)
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BASEG. "Bay Area Segway Enthusiasts Group." Bay Area Segway Enthusiasts Group. 2008. Web. 31 Aug. 2011.
Sport Polo. "The Equestrian Sport of Polo." Equestrian Sport of Polo. 2011. Web. 16 Aug. 2011. .
Wikipedia. "Cycle Polo." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 15 Sept. 2011.
WEPA. "Nepal, Travel, Elephant Polo, Adventure Sports, Chitwan, Tournament, World Association." World Elephant Polo Association. Web. 21 Sept. 2011.
Wikipedia. "Pato." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 13 Oct. 2011.
Jajajajajaja! Hi Ale, how are you doing? Well, as always, I’m here reading your week’s daily posts. This week’s post got my attention in a different way, if I dare say, it was like a combination of funny and interesting. I like it a lot. And you know why? Because it’s the first time I have read a blog that posts a sort of summary, but don’t get me wrong, I am not saying it is something bad, but something… not commonly seen. But I like it because it help us, loyal readers :P , to remember (dah, as your post’s title says: “Recap”), all the stuff you have taught us about polo until now. And you should know that I feel very proud of myself since I did recognize and remembered EVERYTHING, and get this: I don’t usually remember things (.____.). BUT it is also a good thing that you did this because, if there is a person that just bumped with your blog and started to read it since the post that appears first (the last one), they may know about what the blog is about and what you have being posting about this interesting game. What I mean is that doing this recap is something useful for readers, so thank you :)
ResponderEliminarWell, now let me tell you something about this week’s post (out of adulation to you or to myself xD ), you forget to mention something: the cruelty in the history of Pato polo!!! It was so horrible! People should know how men were so cruel with those animals, until they finally changed them for a ball…. I mean, if my recording is okey. But back to the beginning, it’s only a recap.
So thank you so much for another post! I’ve being a little late with mine but I hope you could visit my blog too when I post something :$ Ciao!!!
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