An initiative of ENSI Social APS
Polo, in the arena.
Three-a-side, in a sand arena enclosed by boards: polo at its fastest, closest and most spectacular. Arena Polo Club is the club founded in Rome and devoted solely to arena polo.
We bring arena polo to Italy’s squares, stadiums, harbours and beaches
The format
Small arena, fast pace
3
A side
Three riders per team: fewer players, more action, every play counts.
100 × 50
Metres, roughly
A sand field far smaller than a traditional polo field, which measures about 270 × 140 metres.
Sand
And boards all round
The ball bounces off the boards and stays in play: the action hardly ever stops.
Lights
Evenings too
With floodlights, play moves to summer evenings, when it is cool for the horses and people are free to come.
Why the arena
Polo that comes to you
Traditional polo needs a grass field of about 270 × 140 metres, almost always far from town. Arena polo does not: it is played on a much smaller sand field enclosed by boards, which can be set up for a few days in a stadium, in a square, on a quayside or on a beach, and then taken down, leaving the place just as it was.
Spectators are only a few metres from the horses, the action hardly ever stops and a match becomes an evening out for the whole town. That is why we chose to devote ourselves solely to arena polo.
The club
What we do
Learning to play
Taster days, a step-by-step school and clinics with qualified instructors, for those who already ride and want to discover polo.
Events
Evenings in the arena, seaside events, club tournaments: formats designed for towns and cities and for people who have never seen a match.
Arenas and venues
Stadiums, squares, harbours and beaches: we study the places where an arena can spring up and leave a good memory behind.
Horse welfare
Veterinary checks, rest, water and shade, evening play in hot weather: the horse comes before everything.
Arenas and venues
An arena can spring up almost anywhere
All it takes is a flat rectangle of about 100 × 50 metres, plus space for the horses, the spectators and services. That is why arena polo is the ideal sport for seaside towns and cities.
- Stadiums and sports grounds
- Historic squares
- Quaysides and harbour areas
- Beaches out of season
The horse comes first
A welfare charter that applies everywhere
Every horse that enters a club arena is identified, examined by a vet, trained and looked after by experienced people. How many chukkas it plays, its rest, water, shade and timings: we decide them with the horse in mind first.
- Vet on site or on call during play
- Matches moved to the evening when it is hot
- Sand surface prepared and watered
- A dignified retirement for polo horses
Sponsors and partners
Put your name in the arena
A new project, sporting and elegant, with the horse at its heart and the Italian tricolour in its emblem. We are looking for partners who share our values: event naming, technical partners, hospitality, media and local areas.
News
From the club
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ENSI Social APS presents Arena Polo Club, the club devoted solely to arena polo
Three-a-side, in a sand arena: ENSI Social APS presents its new sporting project, which aims to bring arena polo to Italy’s squares, stadiums, harbours and beaches.
Join the club
Player, supporter or junior: there’s a place for you
Join Arena Polo Club to try arena polo, attend the school, take part in club life and be among the first at our events.