I think we were all a little nervous/excited about learning to "play" polo. We first started out just learning how to hold the mallet properly, then hitting the ball back and forth with a few of the pros. After a few forehand, backhand, and overhand swings, we were ready to hop on a horse. I hadn't been on a horse since I was about 8, and I think its safe to say we were all in the same boat. However, as soon as I got on, I felt totally comfortable. We practiced trotting and guiding the horse, then practiced hitting the ball while on the horse. Much more difficult than I thought. Once we were all comfortable, the pros split us up into teams and we had a little match of our own. We used about 20 yards of the field to play - think of herding cats, because that's what we looked like. I've never laughed so hard or had such a cool experience. After the nail-biting match we obviously celebrated with rosé.
