| "And God Created Horses For You To Ride And As Adornment" Qur'an: The Bee, (al-Nahl) verse 8 Polo was first played in Persia two thousand years ago. The Mongols brought it to India and the Muslim Moghuls established it as a sport and pastime. Soldiers of the British Army learned the game from the Indian Muslims in the 1850s and brought it to England. Today, polo is regarded as quintessentially English. Polo ponies, often from Arab bloodlines, are bred and trained to accelerate quickly and turn sharply. This combined with stamina and superior intelligence make the polo pony a wonderful example of God's creation. |
