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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Going To The Polo

My only previous experience with polo was from the movie Pretty Woman. So you can imagine what I had to draw upon when planning for a day at the polo. I had visions divoting among the posh people.. 

The HAM Polo Club is close to Richmond and is the last surviving club in London. Matches are open to the public (for a £5 entry fee) so you don't have to be a member to enjoy a day at the polo.

We packed a picnic and watched these beautiful, immaculately presented horses race up and down the field. The mighty whacks of mallets, the thunderous rumble of horses' feet and the yelling from the players makes polo a great spectator sport. A few players fell off but no horses were injured, thank goodness. 

The club is beautiful and we had cracking good weather.

We brought so much delicious food. It felt like we were in the countryside even though we were only 8 miles out of the center of London.

At half time, spectators were invited onto the field to divot. That's the tradition of pushing the uplifted turf back into the holes in the ground. It's a socialising activity and we had fun doing it, meeting a few of the players and taking photos, of course. 

A great day for sport in London as the Henley Royal Regatta and Wimbledon was also on. What a fabulous Sunday!

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