Mallets were the weapon of choice and horses the mode of transport as teams did battle in the 2023 Poverty Bay Polo Open at the Bushmere grounds over the weekend.
BATTLE OF BUSHMERE: Above, Harvest Transport Poverty Bay A's Burne McNeil (in blue) has support from Cody Clark in their clash with Hawke's Bay A. Harvest Transport went on to win the 4-goal handicap final over Hawke's Bay B. Kaharau Poverty Bay B won the 4-goal open final, Kirpatrick Feed Supplies Poverty Bay D won the minus-grade final and Hawke's Bay C the low-goal final. Picture by Paul Rickard