March 27, 2007

Wooden Horses Help Army Cadets Learn How to Play Polo (Oct, 1924)

Filed under: Just Weird, War — @ 12:21 pm
Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Oct, 1924
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Whew! It’s difficult to imagine how the army could defend us with out using Polo. I assume West Point now has some ten-million dollar, full immersion 3D polo simulator to keep our boys at peak polo readiness.

Wooden Horses Help Army Cadets Learn How to Play Polo

“Saddled” and- “bridled” a wooden horse is used by West Point cadets to practice on when they begin learning how to play polo. Tne “animal” is braced securely to the wooden floor in the center of an inclosure surrounded by wire netting. To keep the balls within striking distance at all times, the sides of the cage slope toward the center.

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