A Polo Coaching Camp was conducted at 61 Cavalry under the aegis of QMG’s Branch by Mr Samsher Ali, Mr Syed Basheer Ali and Col Ravi Rathore,VSM, Hony Sec IPA, wef 15 Aug 2018 to 15 Sep 2018.

The aim of the coaching camp was to teach the basic fundamentals of Polo across the board. The syllabus of the training imparted during the polo coaching camp was as under -

(a) Equestrian Training
(i) Independent Seat
(ii) Turning with Balance
(iii) Gymnastics
(iv) Forward Seat
(v) Ride Off

(b) Basic Schooling of Polo Ponies
(i) Rein back
(ii) Halt
(iii) Fig of 8
(iv) Change of Leg

(c) Animal Management
(i) Grooming of Horses
(ii) Common ailments pertaining to a Polo pony
(iii) Conditioning of horses
(iv) First Aid

(d) Polo Training
(i) Personal gear of a polo player and tack of polo pony
(ii) Physical fitness of polo players
(iii) Rules of Polo
(iv) Positioning of players and role of each position
(v) Wooden horse (Practicing all Shots)
(vi) Stick and Ball
(vii) Cycle Polo
(viii) Polo Chukkers
(ix) Screening of Videos on High Goal Polo

Name of players participated in the Polo Coaching Camp 2018 are as under -