Gallery: Apparently China’s Billionaires Are All About Polo Now
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A trainer exercises horses.
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Chinese spectators watch an inter-varsity match between the club's Chinese players and players from the US and UK.
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An exhibition match between the club's Chinese team and teams from the US and the UK.
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A young boy eyes the cup for the winners of an intervarsity tournament at the Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club.
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A young participant in the polo club's summer camp practices riding.
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Young players in the Junior Polo Program at the Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club take a break during training.
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Painted horse sculptures sit inside the stables at the Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club.
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Children sit on wooden horses designed to help them learn to play polo.
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A Chinese horse handler wraps the legs of a horse as he prepares them for an intervarsity match.
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Chinese horse trainers and handlers exercise horses at the Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club.
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