Descriptors could be in the areas of maintenance of your living environment: reaction to light, temperature, space, weather, colors, sound and seasons and your impact on the environment.
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Polo ponies of Manipur on the brink of extinction
The number of pony clubs in Manipur has fallen drastically, and the talented, self-made pony polo players get no recognition.
The number of pony clubs in Manipur has fallen drastically, and the talented, self-made pony polo players get no recognition. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar
Iboyaima Laithangbam
25 NOVEMBER 2017 16:27 IST
UPDATED: 09 MARCH 2020 13:58 IST
Today, both the sport and the animal are in peril
Ten winters ago, on the Mapal Kangjeibung grounds in Imphal, the oldest polo ground in the world, England took on Manipur at an international tournament. The English players were on their horses, the Manipuris on their ponies.
The horses were 14 hands high, the ponies 10 hands. The horses were trained, the ponies were not. The Manipuri players rode barefoot, the English wore shoes. But the better equipped and kitted English looked distinctly clumsy on their horses as they tried to keep pace with the nimble ponies racing at a swift canter.
The bamboo-root ball shot across to the boundary wall, and the final goal was scored: Manipur won. “Polo runs in our blood. Players from other countries can learn the game; but they cannot match us,” said N. Tombiraj, a polo enthusiast