Polo US Open

[torags]

Ahh... Polo

1. I'm going to cold cock this guy...
http://ragspix.smugmug.com/photos/620488445_4kjFW-M.jpg
2.
http://ragspix.smugmug.com/photos/620488396_wFjxt-M.jpg
3.
http://ragspix.smugmug.com/photos/620488102_PRiyR-M.jpg
3.
http://ragspix.smugmug.com/photos/620509072_yAHzy-M.jpg
4. Goal
http://ragspix.smugmug.com/photos/620508892_FYDCN-M.jpg

The rest (still have more cards)
http://ragspix.smugmug.com/gallery/9286007_z3zBf/#P-1-12

[torags]

5.
http://ragspix.smugmug.com/photos/620566742_PhWqf-M.jpg
6. Beautiful animals that work hard...
http://ragspix.smugmug.com/photos/620566883_BVtKe-M.jpg
7. Whoa..
http://ragspix.smugmug.com/photos/620592661_QiYZ9-M.jpg

[HoofClix]

I do enjoy your stuff.. Nice shots..

[divamum]

+1 :thumb

[Snowgirl]

+1 :thumb

Ditto. Great shots. Yep - those polo ponies do work hard but they're well looked after, too, for sure.

[Gringriff]

Even though I know nothing about Polo - I'm glad I stopped in to take a look. Nice shots - I see the horses are where some type of shin guards. That's must help ease their pain. Thanks for posting.

[torags]

Thanks for the comments, I really appreciate them.

Re: shin guards - Riders butt the opposing team rider with the horses shoulders, so there's a lot of close horse contact. In #3 the middle rider is pushing the foreground rider away from the ball at full gallop. Shin guards are a good idea.

[HoofClix]

I see the horses are where some type of shin guards. That's must help ease their pain. Thanks for posting.
Good question/comment.. They don't "ease pain," so to speak, but they protect from direct injury a very critical tendon to the rear of that bone. Anatomically, what most think of as a horse's (pony in polo) elbow or knee would really be compared to our ankle or wrist joint.. So you could say that a horse really walks on the tips of it's fingers and toes!