Dear Old Hollywood: Watch Polo At Will Rogers State Historic Park

The first Polo Match I ever saw was at Will Rogers State Park. I was afraid of horses then, but still fascinated and irresistibly drawn to them anyway.

And the first time I was really thrown from a horse was when I was playing Polo. The next time, I was thrown playing Polo my ribs were broken. In spite of that, I loved it, it's fast and fun and the horses are amazing!

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Dear Old Hollywood: Watch Polo At Will Rogers State Historic Park

When I think of the sport polo, the one where men or women on horseback gallop across a giant field and swing mallets at a ball, I usually think of wealthy, high class, international types. I don't really think of polo as an American sport, although, in the 1930s, polo was much more popular in America, particularly in Hollywood. According to the Pacific Palisades Patch, there were more than 25 outdoor polo fields in the Los Angeles area in the 1930s. Today, there is only one, at the Will Rogers State Historic Park.