Polo in Massachusetts

Polo in Massachusetts: An Overview

The Myopia Polo Club takes its name from the Myopia Hunt Club with which it shares roots — a reminder that Massachusetts polo emerged from the same hunt-country equestrian culture that shaped the sport's development across New England in the late nineteenth century. The club's grounds in the Hamilton-Wenham area of Essex County have hosted polo continuously since the 1880s, making Myopia one of a handful of venues in the country that can genuinely claim an unbroken historical thread back to the sport's American origins. The summer season at Myopia runs from approximately June through September, when the North Shore's temperate climate allows for grass play. Sunday matches have traditionally drawn a community of club members, families, and spectators from across the Boston region — the atmosphere is characteristically New England in flavour, rooted in tradition and the social life of the surrounding equestrian community rather than the high-patron, high-goal environment of Florida or Greenwich. Massachusetts falls within the USPA Northeastern Circuit, which provides a competitive framework for clubs across New England and the broader northeastern United States. The state also benefits from a strong intercollegiate polo community, with several universities in and around Boston fielding competitive teams that feed players into the club game. For visitors from Boston, the North Shore clubs are accessible as a day trip, making Massachusetts polo relatively easy to experience for city-based visitors.