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Polo: How swift horses gallop in between Chukkas to be declared Most Valuable Ponies

Samurai's Hiromi Nzomo salutes at Nairobi Polo Club. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

With Hiromi Nzomo's pony - The Honey- being declared the Most Valuable Pony in the Davis Cup at Nairobi Polo Club over the weekend, polo lovers may wonder on the criteria used to do so.

In polo, a player must have at least four horses to play a match of four chukkas and one is allowed to change horses in between the Chukkas.

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