MIDLAND POLO INC

FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE - MIDLAND POLO PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS WITH A QUALITY POLO ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING FIELDS, POLO PRACTICE AND STICK/BALL FACILITIES, UMPIRE CLINICS, AND SKILLS CLINICS. THE OVERALL FACILITIES INCLUDE STABLES, THREE POLO FIELDS, HITTING CAGE, EXERCISE TRACK, AND A FIRST-CLASS ARENA FOR COMPETITION. MIDLAND POLO ALSO PROVIDES ACCESS TO STABLING ON A TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT BASIS TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES THAT HAVE A DESIRE TO BE MORE ACTIVE IN THE EQUINE AND/OR POLO COMMUNITY. THE MIDLAND POLO GROUNDS ARE OPERATED BY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO ENSURE SAFETY.

LEARN-RIDE-PLAY TRAINING - MIDLAND POLO PROVIDES THROUGH ITS MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS SEVERAL DIFFERENT PROGRAMS TO TEACH ALL AGES HOW TO PLAY POLO. ITS MOTTO IS LEARN-RIDE-PLAY AND TAUGHT THROUGH ITS POLO SCHOOL. FOR INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND IN HORSEMANSHIP, LEARN TO RIDE CLASSES AND CLINICS ARE AVAILABLE. THESE CLASSES TEACH INDIVIDUALS THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO HANDLE, GROOM, AND RIDE A HORSE. THOSE SKILLS ARE A FOUNDATION TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO FURTHER IMPROVE THEIR HORSEMANSHIP WITH LEARNING TO PLAY POLO. LEARNING TO PLAY POLO ELEVATES NOT ONLY THE EXPERIENCE IN HORSEMANSHIP BUT IT ALSO REQUIRES GREAT SKILL TO COMMAND A HORSE WHILE SWINGING A STICK/MALLET TO HIT A BALL ON THE GROUND WITH THE ULTIMATE PRIZE OF SCORING A GOAL. IN COMPETITION, TWO TEAMS OF FOUR PLAYERS ARE COMPETING TO SCORE GOALS AND WIN A GAME. MP, THROUGH ITS MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS, PROVIDES CLASSES AND CLINICS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS LEARN TO PLAY POLO. MIDLAND POLO STRIVES TO CULTIVATE FUTURE POLO PLAYERS AND POLO PONIES TO CONTINUE THE LEGACY OF THE SPORT OF POLO.