tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post4559775944026339362..comments2024-03-29T06:50:02.941-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: polo clinic!! with helmet cam + gifs!!!emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-11807219190121226422015-09-12T10:37:13.667-07:002015-09-12T10:37:13.667-07:00You should definitely try it some time! I bet Q wo...You should definitely try it some time! I bet Q would be amazing at it! Really so long as the horse steers and goes you should be fine haha (brakes might help too lol)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-13477178594636944232015-09-12T10:36:01.543-07:002015-09-12T10:36:01.543-07:00Haha that's good to hear. Somehow I doubted th...Haha that's good to hear. Somehow I doubted that one evening of playing around could undermine years of training.... But I guess that's one of the differences between a pro and ammy perspective lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-66366219143248800312015-09-12T09:23:28.678-07:002015-09-12T09:23:28.678-07:00I have fostered a hidden dream to do polo for AGES...I have fostered a hidden dream to do polo for AGES now. I think Q could totally get into it. I KNOW Grififn could, but she looks so much more the part and I think it would be something she could excel at. LOVED this post.Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-43143808041465325712015-09-11T21:34:44.346-07:002015-09-11T21:34:44.346-07:00I've played polocross but not polo! Looks like...I've played polocross but not polo! Looks like fun :) and no worries about Izabel playing polo- I learned how to play polocross on my eventer, Johnny, when I was in high school- he really enjoyed it and he was fine afterwards :)Bee Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225059723348875614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-27476010734132253332015-09-11T06:32:25.259-07:002015-09-11T06:32:25.259-07:00lol well.... in all honestly my hit rate wasn'...lol well.... in all honestly my hit rate wasn't that great (and i may or may not have edited out something like 44 minutes of me failing hilariously)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-73259176489274179872015-09-11T06:31:36.600-07:002015-09-11T06:31:36.600-07:00haha pretty much !!haha pretty much !!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-41037640069239215152015-09-11T06:29:05.791-07:002015-09-11T06:29:05.791-07:00haha she was probably thinking "just another ...haha she was probably thinking "just another weird thing my human carries!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-37778260166481101902015-09-10T15:08:41.682-07:002015-09-10T15:08:41.682-07:00This looks like so much fun!! I'm so impressed...This looks like so much fun!! I'm so impressed that you could hit the ball, I feel like I'd really struggle with the hand-eye coordination, which is already bad but would be made even worse being on the back of a horse! Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255900012774193536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-38745749959777030802015-09-10T11:29:51.300-07:002015-09-10T11:29:51.300-07:00ha she kept trying to turn to look at it (which is...ha she kept trying to turn to look at it (which is part of why i might have beaned her in the face a couple times... so sorry mare!). but she's always been fine with me holding strange things and moving them around on her back, like traffic cones or pitch forks or jump standards....emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-55381885344219950172015-09-10T11:26:57.126-07:002015-09-10T11:26:57.126-07:00I do want to try it! It looks so like so much fun!...I do want to try it! It looks so like so much fun! Was Isabel freaked out by the mallet at first? I feel like mine would terrified. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-85000954990550064312015-09-10T10:28:45.565-07:002015-09-10T10:28:45.565-07:00really?!? interesting! it didn't strike me as ...really?!? interesting! it didn't strike me as something i could connect better to than jumping (probably bc i literally struggled to connect with the ball haha) but that it would be fun to play around with occasionally emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-64268504401050637502015-09-10T10:27:04.058-07:002015-09-10T10:27:04.058-07:00This looks super fun. I played polo in college. Wa...This looks super fun. I played polo in college. Was captain of the varsity team for 2 years. I loved it. I would switch back to polo in a heartbeat if I could afford it. It is my favorite equine sport.Olivia @ DIY Horse Ownershiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138490796669110523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-73875168241715510932015-09-10T10:00:58.062-07:002015-09-10T10:00:58.062-07:00lol yea it's definitely MUCH easier from a sma...lol yea it's definitely MUCH easier from a smaller creature. sure, they make longer mallets.... but that doesn't really make it much easier eitheremmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-87500109124521064942015-09-10T09:59:18.555-07:002015-09-10T09:59:18.555-07:00Looks like super fun! I'd love to try, but thi...Looks like super fun! I'd love to try, but think I need a smaller horse :)Lauren @ She Moved to Texashttp://www.shemovedtotexas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-58167106754816215112015-09-10T09:49:08.646-07:002015-09-10T09:49:08.646-07:00aw nuts, it figures that the season would be over ...aw nuts, it figures that the season would be over now that i just learned about it haha. but YES this is absolutely something i would love to do! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-89239246003235745902015-09-10T09:45:58.666-07:002015-09-10T09:45:58.666-07:00Yes, Maryland Polo Club. They play in Jarettsvill...Yes, Maryland Polo Club. They play in Jarettsville off of Rt 152 on Fri nite and Sun afternoon. Tailgating is encouraged :) And they have programs to help explain things... The season is over but we should totally do a meet up next year! Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-63932943787313125142015-09-10T09:33:58.784-07:002015-09-10T09:33:58.784-07:00haha somehow that doesn't surprise me at all a...haha somehow that doesn't surprise me at all about Moe :) idk if isabel was great for it bc she didn't really love horses running at her, and kept trying to go laterally or backwards... not quite what i wanted!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-82627938578141100062015-09-10T09:33:17.722-07:002015-09-10T09:33:17.722-07:00that sounds like the perfect antidote to cold wint...that sounds like the perfect antidote to cold winter lessons emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-33668572363544681762015-09-10T09:32:57.970-07:002015-09-10T09:32:57.970-07:00haha yea idk either - i missed the ball a WHOLE BU...haha yea idk either - i missed the ball a WHOLE BUNCH lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-14545541418504730982015-09-10T09:08:55.275-07:002015-09-10T09:08:55.275-07:00I took lessons and played for about a year when I ...I took lessons and played for about a year when I lives in Kansas and it was the most fun I've ever had on a horse (sorry, eventing)!! I wasn't great at ball handling, but I was very good at maneuvering my horse to disrupt someone else's play. (It helped to have a horse that was totally into ramming other horses.) <br /><br />I tried polocrosse on Moe once; the instructor told me Moe had excellent "get up and go" but needed a lot of work on his brakes lolzStephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07140631127593549541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-51059097902491236832015-09-10T09:07:02.403-07:002015-09-10T09:07:02.403-07:00that looks like so much fun!! we used to goof arou...that looks like so much fun!! we used to goof around a bit with polo in the winter when i was in high school to spice up lessons when it was cold. none of us were very good at it lolSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543984663767954777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-16953091675997392772015-09-10T08:59:02.970-07:002015-09-10T08:59:02.970-07:00Love this. It looks so fun! I have trouble hitting...Love this. It looks so fun! I have trouble hitting a golf ball while stationary not sure how polo players do it at speed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-56663756050320880012015-09-10T08:41:36.048-07:002015-09-10T08:41:36.048-07:00haha i did like it, but i'm not sure i want to...haha i did like it, but i'm not sure i want to actually pursue it. and i agree, i much prefer my horse to be well rounded and happy with variety. tho i also understand where dan was coming from about the training. if there are certain times when the transitions must be perfect always, but other times when they don't matter, it becomes a crap shoot for what i'll get in the show ring. but eh.... my priorities are a little different than his :)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-66696079445279591762015-09-10T08:40:05.461-07:002015-09-10T08:40:05.461-07:00omg it was way harder than i expected!!! i actuall...omg it was way harder than i expected!!! i actually may or may not still be sore through my shoulders nearly a week later! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-62169680903920798852015-09-10T08:39:37.977-07:002015-09-10T08:39:37.977-07:00yea the moving at speed thing was not great - i re...yea the moving at speed thing was not great - i really was too worried about leaning that far over the horse's side.... and i was using a different saddle that did actually shift to the side much more than i'd like... ah well, still fun!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.com