Newport Polo offers mounted Introductory Clinics seasonally for adult beginners in small, focused groups to learn with other first-time participants, providing individual attention to each student’s progress, and practice newly learned skills in a scrimmage. 

Opportunity to learn among players of comparable skill development.  Open enrollment allows new players to join at any time and advance at their own rate.  A step up program of classes trains beginners along a proven trajectory to player, with various weekly opportunities for lessons and scrimmages in the arena, to grass lessons in June that lead to monthly and seasonal membership opportunites during the summer months. Each lesson includes an hour of mounted instruction, with varying degrees of horsemanship, polo rules and mechanics, drills and scrimmage. Students are to arrive no later than 45 minutes prior to the lesson for horse assignment and tacking. Horse & polo equipment are provided. Participants should arrive attired in layered outerwear for outdoor weather conditions, boot w/1″ heel and personal safety helmet.  Reservations for classes and chukkers are accepted on a week by week basis, by registration.  Lesson fees are $100 Arena / $150 Grass. 

Newport Polo hosts nationally recognized Interscholastic Polo Teams, open to boys and girls in 8th-12th grades, in good academic standing, offering year-round instruction to compete against regional rivals during the Autumn and Spring competition season, during which the teams can advance to regional and national tournaments.  Our interscholastic program kicks off in July, in partnership with the US Olympic Committee, with a series of instruction and orientation experiences, team practices, clinics and coaching chukkers, and camps, all played in the arena, and team tryouts and selection in August for the official Interscholastic competition season, which is organized by the United States Polo Association (USPA) and runs concurrent to the academic year.  During the months of September – March, Newport Polo coordinates team practices, home and away games and participation in USPA tournaments.  Eligible participants can earn Varsity Letters and College Scholarships from the USPA.  Outline & expense estimates for the Newport Polo’s Interscholastic Team program.

Qualified players are welcome to participate in Club Chukkers during the Spring and Autumn arena seasons. Chukkers are open to both Polo Club members, as well as qualified non-members with current USPA membership.

Horse leasing is available for $75 per chukker. USPA membership is required.

Newport Polo also organizes seasonal USPA National & Circuit Arena Polo Tournaments for qualifying teams and monthly Club Arena Polo Tournaments for qualified players during the Spring and Autumn arena polo seasons.  Send inquiries to: info@nptpolo.com.   Teams and Positions are limited.  Horse leasing is available for $85/chukker.  

Opportunity to experience membership in the Club for chukkers during the outdoor (grass) season, among players of comparable skill development, with coaching provided during play.  Offered in July and August, twice per week, during Club chukkers.

Specially trained leaders guide Private Groups through polo experiences for team building Lunch & Learn Seminars, Intro Clinics or Polo Club Tour Experiences. $150/person includes box lunch or BBQ buffet, and plus primer & history, instruction in horse prep, mounted basic riding, polo hitting technique, polo rules, strategy & tactics & mounted scrimmage (optional), tour of the historic polo grounds, prizes and more, all customizable to your needs. Follow link to outline of each, for illustrated details, Group Size, availability and additional information: Details