{"id":133983,"date":"2018-02-06T12:31:14","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T17:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=133983"},"modified":"2023-06-27T13:06:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T17:06:15","slug":"the-polo-express","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2018\/02\/the-polo-express\/","title":{"rendered":"The Polo Express"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Zehao Quan '19 (BUS), a finance major, at the UConn Men's and Women's Polo match versus Kentucky on Feb. 3, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Zehao Quan '19 (BUS), a finance major, at the UConn Men's and Women's Polo match versus Kentucky on Feb. 3, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Sage<\/a>
Sage Saffran '19 (CAHNR), an animal science major, walks two polo ponies (as the horses are known) before the UConn Men's and Women's Polo Match versus Kentucky on Feb. 3, 2018. The door with the legend UConn represents the goal. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Sage Saffran '19 (CAHNR), an animal science major, walks two polo ponies (as the horses are known) before the UConn Men's and Women's Polo Match versus Kentucky on Feb. 3, 2018. The door with the legend UConn represents the goal. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Julianna<\/a>
Julianna Gallo '20 (CAHNR), an animal science major, leads three polo ponies before the UConn Polo Match versus Kentucky on Feb. 3, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Julianna Gallo '20 (CAHNR), an animal science major, leads three polo ponies before the UConn Polo Match versus Kentucky on Feb. 3, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Kathleen<\/a>
Kathleen Moriarty '19 (CAHNR), an allied health major, prepares her pony for the match against Kentucky. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Kathleen Moriarty '19 (CAHNR), an allied health major, prepares her pony for the match against Kentucky. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Anders<\/a>
Anders Carlton '19 (ENG), a civil engineering major, mounts her pony before the match against Kentucky on Feb. 3, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Anders Carlton '19 (ENG), a civil engineering major, mounts her pony before the match against Kentucky on Feb. 3, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Balls<\/a>
Balls used in a polo match against Kentucky in the Horsebarn Hill Arena on Feb. 3, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Balls used in a polo match against Kentucky in the Horsebarn Hill Arena on Feb. 3, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"UConn<\/a>
UConn and Kentucky polo players vie for the ball during the polo match at Horsebarn Hill Arena on Feb. 3, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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UConn and Kentucky polo players vie for the ball during the polo match at Horsebarn Hill Arena on Feb. 3, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Julianna<\/a>
Julianna Gallo '20 (CAHNR), an animal science major, at the UConn Polo Match versus Kentucky on Feb. 3, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Julianna Gallo '20 (CAHNR), an animal science major, at the UConn Polo Match versus Kentucky on Feb. 3, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Nicole<\/a>
Nicole Kula '19 (CAHNR), a pathobiology major, serves as an umpire \u2013 one of two mounted officials, one for each side \u2013 at the UConn Polo Match versus Kentucky on Feb. 3, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Nicole Kula '19 (CAHNR), a pathobiology major, serves as an umpire \u2013 one of two mounted officials, one for each side \u2013 at the UConn Polo Match versus Kentucky on Feb. 3, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Zehao<\/a>
Zehao Quan '19 (BUS), a finance major, at the UConn Polo Match versus Kentucky on Feb. 3, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Zehao Quan '19 (BUS), a finance major, at the UConn Polo Match versus Kentucky on Feb. 3, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Kathleen<\/a>
Kathleen Moriarty '19 (CAHNR), an allied health major, competes with an opponent from the Kentucky team during the polo match on Feb. 3, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Kathleen Moriarty '19 (CAHNR), an allied health major, competes with an opponent from the Kentucky team during the polo match on Feb. 3, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Umpire<\/a>
Umpire Nicole Kula '19 (CAHNR), foreground, watches as Julianna Gallo '20 (CAHNR) raises her mallet. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Umpire Nicole Kula '19 (CAHNR), foreground, watches as Julianna Gallo '20 (CAHNR) raises her mallet. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Jim<\/a>
Jim Dinger, associate professor of animal science emeritus, serves as referee at a UConn Polo match against Kentucky on Feb. 3, 2018. The referee, also known as the third man, watches from the sidelines and makes the call in the event of a dispute between the two umpires. (Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Jim Dinger, associate professor of animal science emeritus, serves as referee at a UConn Polo match against Kentucky on Feb. 3, 2018. The referee, also known as the third man, watches from the sidelines and makes the call in the event of a dispute between the two umpires. (Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Zehao<\/a>
Zehao Quan '19 (BUS), a finance major, center, and an opponent from the Kentucky team, are watched by referee Jim Dinger. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Zehao Quan '19 (BUS), a finance major, center, and an opponent from the Kentucky team, are watched by referee Jim Dinger. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

Last Saturday, a combined UConn Men’s and Women’s Polo team<\/a> competed against a team from the University of Kentucky at the Horsebarn Hill Arena.<\/p>\n

Polo has been a club sport for men at UConn since 1969 and for women since 1976. Each team has won its respective National Intercollegiate Polo Championship several times, the men in 1972, 1973, and 1974, and the women in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. The women’s team also made the Final Four in 2015.<\/p>\n

Prior to 2001, the teams competed in an outdoor arena. The long dreamed-of indoor arena was opened in 2001. The 120 by 220 feet Horsebarn Hill Arena includes a heated lounge, dressing rooms, and an office. Recent upgrades include a heated seating area, new footing in the ring, and LED lighting.<\/p>\n

The polo club is funded through the College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources Animal Science Department. The team currently has many polo ponies<\/a>, all of which have been donated to the team.<\/p>\n

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