Polocross

I've learned about many different sports living here in Africa; rugby
from South Africa, Australian football, and now polocross. On Sunday
we went to Fringilla to eat lunch after church. They were having an
international polocross match between South Africa and Zambia. The
game is played on horses with sticks similar to lacrosse sticks. One
match before we started watching had a collision of 2 horses with one
of the riders (teenager) breaking both legs, or so we were told.

We watched most of the match for 19 year olds and under. There are 8
"checkers" or sections of the game. Every other one is girls and then
boys. The Zambian girls were better and the South African boys.
Actually it was quite exciting and quite amazing how those kids could
control their horses.

However, it is also quite dangerous. I don't know how the parents
could watch from the sidelines. In fact the game never seemed to
officially end since at almost the end the whistle blew. We looked to
the center of the field and there was a boy lying motionless on the
ground. Apparently the horse had tripped, threw the boy and then
landed on top of him. The ambulance came onto the field and he
eventually came to and was taken away. I still don't know how badly
he was hurt.