In this video Claire moves away from stick work and onto horsemanship. She shows us the proper way to warm a polo pony up, how to check-up, and how to turn. Additionally, she explains how to maintain your balance and grip while in two-point. She also shows us some more advanced techniques like flying lead changes and rollbacks.
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Improving Your Polo Game – Video 2 of 3
In this video, again from HorseTV.com, Claire Tomlinson moves from foot mallets and wooden horses to real horses and long mallets. She discusses common faults like running over the ball, swinging too hard, and crossing the line during backhanders. Later, she demonstrates the basics of polo horsemanship — balance, the half-seat, leg aids, lead changes, and turning.
Improving Your Polo Game – Video 1 of 3
In this video, Claire Tomlinson illustrates the proper way to hold a mallet, she demonstrates the plane of the swing and how to practice it, and shows us how to practice our swings both on and off the wooden practice horse. This is a really great introduction for beginning players as Claire takes care to address the fundamentals of a good swing, no matter what the shot.