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We followed the peace-sport organization's mission of actively raising the consciousness of Peace Day through international sports.

Over 20 countries participated in this our first year of Polo 4 Peace. From Pakistan's history of 2,500 years of "pulu" which started as a war game and where they now played polo 4 Peace.

. Malaysia's celebration at the Royal Selangor Polo Club, in, Kuala Lumpur. was by having a buka puasa after polo. In Cairo they practiced during the week getting ready to play Polo 4 Peace .

The Detroit Polo Club draped a white blanket over the horse's back as a symbol  of peace. and asked the players, fans and guests for a full minute of silence in respect of peace.

In Kenya 4 teams battled on the polo field for two days until one was victorios in winning the  bronze  trophy casted in the image of the  Polo 4 Peace signl, The winners will  defend their title or pass it on to next year champions.

In California  at the San Diego Polo Club',  twin professional Argentine polo players hung peace signs on their helmets and horses while playing fantastic polo wearing these peace symbols   the announcer explained the day's significance.

Here in Argentina we played FEM Polo 4 Peace at San Diego Polo Club in Pilar. Four teams comprised of the best and most charismatic Argentine women polo players held a full blown tournament. A heavily read polo news Internet site asked all his readers to please take a moment of silence before any match or tournament began in Argentina on September 21st. Many clubs reported that they repected,

The most  wonderfull idea waswhen the Berlinger Polo Club in Berlin ,Germany invited and hosted Iraq's Army Polo players,to friendly chukkas and a week in Berlin. ending on  September 21st.  Success for Polo 4 Peace's first year efforts were maximized.

The beneficiary of the event disabled US solders and Iraqi civilians.

Recently in the United States, soldiers recovering from arm and leg amputations have participated in equine therapy on horses from the Caisson Platoon in Ft. Myer, Virginia, provided through the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association's "Horses for Heroes" program. This form of therapy has proven to greatly speed up the recovery of balance, muscle tone and patient confidence. (See www.narha.org for more information)

Officials in the new Iraqi government want to learn more about equine therapy and equine assisted activities with the objective of training Iraqis in these skills so that the thousands of Iraqi military and civilian amputees can also benefit from these therapies. A delegation of six equestrian experts from Iraq led by Brigadier General Abdulsalam Adnan Alobedy will visit Berlin for one week to start learning the equine therapy as well as visit other institutions of interest such as to the headquarters of Otto Bock, a manufacturer of high-tech artificial limbs, to discuss how the equine therapy can be aided by the newest technological developments in "intelligent" prostheses

This is now a global annual event  for the world's wonderful polo community ,just like Peace Day is September 21st every year for the next 2,500 . t