Horses taking over Hartman Arena this weekend for charity

Hartman Arena is going to the horses – polo horses, that is.

For the first time, the Park City arena is hosting a charity polo event, sponsored by the U.S. Polo Association, among others.

The Park City Polo Challenge is a fundraiser for Carpenter Place, Wichita Children’s Theater, the Wichita Family Crisis Center, Park City Pride and the Oklahoma State University Polo Team.

The highlight of the night will be a match between the women’s teams from Oklahoma State and Colorado State universities, followed by a pro-am polo match.

Mike Carney, volunteer president of Wichita’s Fairfield Polo Club, organized the event based on a similar one he’d seen in Scottsdale, Ariz.

“It’s an absolutely beautiful sport to watch, but indoor polo or arena polo is a lot easier to grasp – it’s a smaller field and it’s more compact,” Carney said.

But you don’t have to go for the polo – there will also be a fashion show from the U.S. Polo Association’s clothing line throughout the night, as well as live music by Patz and a live and silent auction.

“We’re just going to make a party out of it,” Carney said. “You can because you’re there to give to charity, or for a fashion show, or maybe you’ll even go for polo.”

This story was originally published September 14, 2017 at 12:44 PM with the headline "Horses taking over Hartman Arena this weekend for charity."