Essential Polo Information

Polo is one of the world's oldest sports. It was first played in Persia (now Iran) as early as the 1st century AD. It started off as cavalry practice with as many as 100 'players' to a side, making more of a resemblance to a battle rather than a sport. The modern game was formalised by the British, but it actually came from British occupied India. It wasn't until the 1860s that two British officers brought the game back to England and formal British rules were drawn up and abided by in 1874.

Polo is now played in 77 countries although it is only played professionally in a few, most notably Argentina, Iran, India, the UK and the US. It has a reputation for being a rather exclusive sport, but thanks to its inclusion as a university sport across the globe and its commercial media coverage, it is becoming more appealing to greater swathes of the population.

If you want to become more involved, learn something new and enjoy it more than with just casual interest then there are several apps you can download to your iPhone in order to get to grips with the ins and outs of this historic and glamorous sport.

Firstly, there is the Polo Glossary. This, as its name suggests, is a glossary of terminology, equipment, rules and techniques used in the sport. It is easy to use, allowing you to search using keywords or just browse through alphabetically.

If you want to keep up to date with the latest polo news, then download World Polo Tour. This handy app features open news, match results, live scores and league and team info for the three major polo opens in Argentina, the US and the UK. What's even better is that it's free. This is powered by the official WPT so all rankings are official and all four levels of tournaments, Challenger, Cup, Masters and Grand Slam are included.

If you want to travel to Argentina to watch a polo game, then download a city guide app from Wallpaper, Lonely Planet or Marco Polo. These guide will give you snapshot information without the boring fluff allowing you to find out the best bars, restaurants and hotels. Link this with Google maps and GPS to figure out which of these locations is nearest the polo tournament and you will fit in like a local.

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