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Photo Essay Polo in the Valley Bohdan Warchomij Black and White With a Touch of Colour April 7, 2017

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Photo Essay Polo in the Valley Bohdan Warchomij Black and White With a Touch of Colour.

Photo Bohdan Warchomij

Photo Bohdan Warchomij

Photo Bohdan Warchomij

While the sport of polo is older than recorded history, we know that its origins are in the inspirational relationship between humans and horses. This special bond and the unique blending of athletic talents between horse and rider have helped polo evolve into The Sport of Kings.

Photo Bohdan Warchomij

Photo Bohdan Warchomij

Photo Bohdan Warchomij

Mounted nomads in Central Asia played a version of polo that was part sport and part training for war, with as many as 100 men on a side. The game followed the nomads’ migration to Persia (modern Iran) some time between 600 B.C. and 100 A.D.

In Persia, polo became a national sport, played by the nobility and military men. The game was formalized and spread west to Constantinople, east to Tibet, China and Japan, and south to India, and further south to the Swan Valley in West Australia where nobility arrived by Bentley and the warriors came from Argentina and Malaysia to battle young Australian men on impeccable turf created by the Prendiville family at Duncraig Stud.

Photo Bohdan Warchomij

Photo Bohdan Warchomij

Photo Bohdan Warchomij

Photo Bohdan Warchomij

Photo Bohdan Warchomij

Photo Bohdan Warchomij

Photo Bohdan Warchomij

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