Sugarbush had the first club in the state, started more than three decades ago. Other than Sugarbush, the existing clubs are the Quechee Polo Club in Quechee and the Green Mountain Polo Club in Manchester. All three clubs play on the weekends, and the fee for the public is either minimal or non-existent. All you really need is your own chair. If you ask a question of a player, he or she will tell you more than you ever wanted to know about the game.
Outdoor polo is played with four riders per team.
A game consists of six chukkers, a chukker being a seven-minute period of play. Riders change horses in the four minutes allowed between chukkers. The clock does not stop running unless the whistle blows, which it only does in the case of a foul. A foul shot is taken anywhere from 30 to 60 yards from the goal, depending on the seriousness of the infraction. Tellingly, polo rules call for the referee to blow the whistle if a horse falls down but not if a rider falls off.