But say that to someone in Thailand and they might assume you attended the King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in the town of Hua Hin. The annual event raises money for the Thai Elephant Conservation Center in Lampang, Thailand, which cares for more than 60 elephants and their "mahouts," the people who drive the lumbering giants.
What? You've never heard of elephant polo? The Thai game is a rip-roaring version of the jolly old sport. Of course, the players ride pachyderms instead of horses. That means that the mallets are a couple of feet longer to adjust for the elephants' height and the field -- or pitch -- is shorter because the elephants are more plodding than the ponies.
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