Before the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup in Palm Beach starring Prince Harry, Pursuitist had the opportunity to learn how to play polo from two of the top polo professionals in the world ? Sentebale Ambassador Nacho Figueras and Royal Salute Ambassador Malcolm Borwick—as well as actress and model Jodie Kidd, who is also an […]The post Polo pros Malcolm Borwick and Nacho Figueras teach polo clinic appeared first on Pursuitist.

Before the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup in Palm Beach starring Prince Harry, Pursuitist had the opportunity to learn how to play polo from two of the top polo professionals in the world ? Sentebale Ambassador Nacho Figueras and Royal Salute Ambassador Malcolm Borwick—as well as actress and model Jodie Kidd, who is also an accomplished polo player in her own right.Borwick explained that during the mid-19th century, polo was initially used as a vehicle to train British officers how to ride horses. A 32 page long document outlining the rules of the game was then written and remain the same rules that are followed to this day. ?The popularity of polo spread around the world, down to Argentina, which dominates the sport to this day,? he says. ?It had a huge boom in popularity during the Great Gatsby era, he added. ?And it is now on the way back up.?Kidd, whose father and brother were also aficionados of the sport, explained what best sums up a polo player. ?They are incredibly athletic,? she explained. ?Not only are you riding a horse ...