The Kihikihi Polo Club is to host another of its successful international day tournaments in February 2014.

These events have become a main feature of the Kihikihi Polo Club calendar and the inaugural tournament in was held 10 years ago in 1994 when Kihikihi played an English side. For a number of years Kihikihi challenged an overseas team but the New Zealand Polo Association stepped in and put up a New Zealand side in 2003.

The event has become the showcase of polo in New Zealand, attracting crowds of up to 3000 to watch the cream of New Zealand players contesting an overseas team. The date for next year's event is February 8.

The Kihikihi club, one of the oldest polo clubs in the Waikato, was formed in 1892. The Kay family has been involved since its inception and the fifth generation of Kay family play today.

The glory days of the Kihikihi Polo Club were during the 10 years from 1952, when it first won the Savile Cup, then went on to win seven times in the next decade and played in nine finals in that time. It was 30 years before the club had any more success when the next generation won at Tangimoana in 1991. The players were in many open finals in that period but only had the one success, although they featured a number in the Handicap finals and Hamish Wilson Cup.

Ponies are an integral part of the polo game and must have ability to be quick to stop, turn, and accelerate quickly when called for, and be able to win a ride off when demanded of it.