Polo - King of Sports

by Michael Berkeley

Hardcover – to be published in July 2026

Pages: 240

Dimensions: 280mm x 240mm

Published in partnership with Chalk Stream Books, an imprint of Riverside Publishing Solutions Ltd.

Price: £40  

about the book

Polo is the sport of kings, playboys and millionaires – or is it?

Polo – King of Sports addresses some of the myths about the sport and portrays in words and images the world of low-goal polo.  It is a world populated by obsessive people addicted to their sport and united by a shared love of horses.

The book describes what happens before, during and after a game, providing a behind-the-scenes insight into the sport.  It shows not just the glamorous spectacle of the polo action but also celebrates the work of the grooms and the other officials who make the game happen.

It describes the thriving world of military polo, as well as the closely related and exciting sport of arena polo.

The stars of the show are the polo ponies themselves, supreme athletes and magnificent animals.  There are few finer sights than polo ponies at full speed, side by side, as the players compete for the ball.

The book provides an insight into a world of exciting sporting action and adrenaline-fuelled passion.

sample pages

about the author

Michael Berkeley is a freelance photographer based near Salisbury, Wiltshire. He is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society and has been photographing sport since 2017, during which time he has covered some 40 different sports, specialising in polo. Since 2018, Michael has been club photographer for Druids Lodge Polo Club.

 Photograph by Peter Meade