Editing Polo (section)

=== Indoor or arena polo ===
Arena polo has rules similar to the field version, and is less strenuous for the player. It is played in a {{convert|300|by|150|ft}} enclosed arena, much like those used for other equestrian sports; the minimum size is {{convert|150|by|75|ft}}. There are many arena clubs in the United States, and most major polo clubs, including the [[Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club]], have active arena programmes. The major differences between the outdoor and indoor games are: speed (outdoor being faster), physicality/roughness (indoor/arena is more physical), ball size (indoor is larger), goal size (because the arena is smaller the goal is smaller), and some penalties. In the United States and Canada, collegiate polo is arena polo;{{r|uspolo|uspolo2}} in the United Kingdom, collegiate polo is both.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Universities polo with SUPA |url=https://www.supa.org.uk/universities/ |access-date=March 27, 2025 |website=Schools & Universities Polo Association}}</ref>

Some of the most important arena polo tournaments held are:
# The U.S. Arena Polo Championship, a 12-18 goal tournament, is one of the highest levels of fast version of polo competition currently played in the United States. Its history dates back to 1926, where the first tournament was held and won by the Yale University team of Reddington Barret, Winston Guest and William Mui.
# The Arena Polo Grand Prix held in Argentina, promoted by La Carona Polo Club along with the Argentine Polo Association, was organized for the first time in June 2019, and was the start for the Arena Polo in Argentina.
# The Arena Polo European Championship. The first tournament of this championship was held in 2015. Alongside the Equestrian Federation of Azerbaijan Republic (ARAF) the tournament was organized by the team of World Polo

[[File:UK vs Spain Polo match.png|thumb|Polo match between the United Kingdom and Spain at [[Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro|Club Puerta de Hierro]], 1922. The English side was represented by [[Frederick Agnew Gill|Frederick A. Gill]] and [[Teignmouth Philip Melvill|Teignmouth P. Melvill]] whilst the Spanish were represented by [[Alfonso XIII of Spain|Alfonso XIII]] and the [[Hernando Fitz-James Stuart, 14th Duke of Peñaranda de Duero|Duke of Peñaranda]] amongst others.]]