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    Polo in Zimbabwe

    Zimbabwe maintains historic polo clubs from the colonial era. Harare hosts regular tournaments with regional participation.

    Season

    April to October (dry winter season)

    Lesson Cost

    $150–$350

    Association

    Zimbabwe Polo Association

    Clubs Listed

    2 clubs

    Club Locations in Zimbabwe

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    Polo Clubs in Zimbabwe

    2 clubs

    Borrowdale Polo Club

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    Borrowdale Polo Club is one of Africa's most historically significant polo institutions, operating in Harare's prestigious Borrowdale suburb and maintaining a polo tradition that stretches back to the colonial era when Rhodesia was one of the sport's most active African centres. The club has survived the tumultuous political and economic history of Zimbabwe with remarkable resilience, adapting to dramatically changed circumstances while preserving the essential polo culture that has defined the sport in this part of Africa for more than a century. The club hosts Zimbabwe's national polo championship — the country's most prestigious polo event — and participates in the broader southern African polo circuit alongside clubs from South Africa, Zambia, and Mozambique. Zimbabwean polo has a distinctive character shaped by the country's agricultural heritage and the extraordinary horsemen that the region's farming and ranching communities produce. The polo ponies at Borrowdale are typically Zimbabwe-bred thoroughbreds or crosses, representing an equine heritage that has contributed significantly to polo across the southern African region. For polo visitors, Borrowdale offers an experience unlike anything available elsewhere in Africa: polo played in a country of extraordinary natural beauty and complex, turbulent history, by players who have kept their sport alive through circumstances that would have ended polo in most other nations. The club is a symbol of Zimbabwe's enduring love of horses and its connection to a sporting tradition that transcends political upheaval.

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    Season

    Year-round

    Harare Polo Club

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    Harare Polo Club is Zimbabwe's oldest and most storied polo institution, a club whose history mirrors the colonial and post-colonial experience of polo in southern Africa. Situated adjacent to the Borrowdale Racecourse in Harare's northern suburbs, the club has maintained polo in Zimbabwe through decades of economic and political challenge, preserving an equestrian tradition that dates to the late nineteenth century when British settlers established the game on the Mashonaland Plateau. The Zimbabwe Open — hosted at Harare — is one of sub-Saharan Africa's most prestigious polo events, drawing teams from South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, and beyond, and representing the high point of Zimbabwe's polo calendar. The club's membership spans both the established equestrian community and a new generation of Zimbabwean players, and its grounds have hosted some of southern Africa's most memorable polo occasions.

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    Season

    Year-round

    Rules in Zimbabwe

    Standard international polo rules apply.

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    Handicap System

    Uses SAPA (South African) handicap alignments.

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