The vast pampas grasslands in eastern Argentina are full of high-quality pastures and pastures, and also breed a variety of high-quality horses. The indigenous Argentine Gauchos who are good at riding are called “nations on horseback”, and polo has become the real national game of Argentina. Argentine polo represents the highest level in the world today. There are three exciting polo matches every year to attract polo lovers from all over the world to “pilgrimage” to experience the essence of Argentine polo.

Argentina won the Olympic polo championship in 1924, and has monopolized the world’s three major polo and World Cup championships for decades since then. The Argentine Polo Open, which has been held since 1893, has been held for 118 sessions so far. The Tortugas Open, which kicks off in October, is the first of the three polo Opens and marks the start of Argentina’s national polo season, followed by the Hurlingham Club Open and the Palermo Open.

At this time, the town of Pilar on the outskirts of Buenos Aires will gather all kinds of polo players. People are bathing in the sun and witnessing the heroic riders driving the horses galloping on the green grass. Enjoy the fun of polo leisurely.

Although the United Kingdom and Argentina worked hard to make polo an Olympic sport in London 2012, polo did not return to the Olympic family that year. So our two British princes can only appreciate the dazzling performance of the British team in equestrian events at the Olympics.

The United Kingdom has a deep polo tradition, but it seems that it has always been inseparable from the atmosphere of “upper society”. Polo in the United Kingdom is more like an aristocratic social activity. When playing polo in the UK, the occasion will be very formal, many members of the royal family will come to participate in the game, and polo has also become one of the hard indicators to measure whether a person is a “true gentleman”.

Of course, this is also because polo sports a combination of speed, strategy, technique, thinking and teamwork, and thus has become a required course for many royal children.

GUARDS POLO CLUB, the most famous polo club in the UK, is the largest polo club in Europe. There are 10 competition venues with a total area of ​​53 hectares. Founded in 1955, the Kingsman Polo Club is located in the heart of Windsor Great Park, south London, where the polo season runs from April to mid-September.

There are three polo events in June: the Queen’s Cup, the Royal Windsor and the Archie David. The Hurlingham Polo Association’s International Day, which follows in July, is even more popular, with huge crowds flocking to watch the game. The Argentines called polo a “professional”, while the British called polo a “noble”.