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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Elephant polo action at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Each elephant carries two people, the polo player and mahout, who actually controls the elephant. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Elephant polo action at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Each elephant carries two people, the polo player and mahout, who actually controls the elephant. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     An elephant lumbers up the pitch (field) at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Each elephant carries two people, the polo player and mahout, who actually controls the elephant. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Elephant polo action at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Each elephant carries two people, the polo player and mahout, who actually controls the elephant. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPolo2014051.jpg
  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: An elephant lumbers up the pitch (field) at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Each elephant carries two people, the polo player and mahout, who actually controls the elephant. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPolo2014050.jpg
  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Elephant polo at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Each elephant carries two people, the polo player and mahout, who actually controls the elephant. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPolo2014044.jpg
  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Elephant polo action at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Each elephant carries two people, the polo player and mahout, who actually controls the elephant. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Elephant polo action at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Each elephant carries two people, the polo player and mahout, who actually controls the elephant. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Players, mahouts and elephants take the pitch (field) at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Each elephant carries two people, the polo player and mahout, who actually controls the elephant. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPolo2014042.jpg
  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Mahouts and players socialize during a break in the play at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Each elephant carries two people, the polo player and mahout, who actually controls the elephant. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPolo2014046.jpg
  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: A mahout (elephant handler) paints his elephant before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: A mahout (elephant handler) gets his elephant ready to play polo at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A polo player hands her mahout a marigold flower garland before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Each elephant carries two people, the polo player and mahout, who actually controls the elephant. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPolo2014019.jpg
  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: A mahout (elephant handler) paints his elephant before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPoloPS054.jpg
  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: A mahout (elephant handler) gets his elephant ready to play polo at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPoloPS048.jpg
  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  A mahout (elephant trainer) relaxes atop his elephant at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPoloPS043.jpg
  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: A mahout (elephant handler) paints his elephant before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPoloPS055.jpg
  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A “Khru Ba Yai” or Elephant Spirit Man, leads a blessing for the elephants before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPolo2014016.jpg
  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: “Khru Ba Yai” or Elephant Spirit Men, participate in a blessing for the elephants before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPoloPS058.jpg
  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A “Khru Ba Yai” or Elephant Spirit Man, leads a blessing for the elephants before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPolo2014018.jpg
  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A “Khru Ba Yai” or Elephant Spirit Man, leads a blessing for the elephants before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPolo2014017.jpg
  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A “Khru Ba Yai” or Elephant Spirit Man, leads a blessing for the elephants before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPolo2014015.jpg
  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A “Khru Ba Yai” or Elephant Spirit Man, leads a blessing for the elephants before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPolo2014014.jpg
  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A “Khru Ba Yai” or Elephant Spirit Man, participates in a blessing for the elephants before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPolo2014012.jpg
  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: A “Khru Ba Yai” or Elephant Spirit Man, participates in a blessing for the elephants before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPoloPS064.jpg
  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: A “Khru Ba Yai” or Elephant Spirit Man, participates in a blessing for the elephants before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPoloPS063.jpg
  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: A “Khru Ba Yai” or Elephant Spirit Man, leads a blessing for the elephants before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPoloPS062.jpg
  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: “Khru Ba Yai” or Elephant Spirit Men, participate in a blessing for the elephants before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPoloPS059.jpg
  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  Elephant polo players, their elephants and mahouts gather at the start of a match during the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPoloPS042.jpg
  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  Elephant polo players, their elephants and mahouts gather at the start of a match during the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPoloPS041.jpg
  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:   A mahout, (elephant trainer) laughs watching Europeans ride elephants and play polo at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPoloPS020.jpg
  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: Mahouts (elephant trainers) watch people play polo on elephants at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElephantPoloPS019.jpg
  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: A “Khru Ba Yai” or Elephant Spirit Man, walks off the field after participating in a blessing for the elephants before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk blesses an elephant before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A Brahmin priest, center, with “Khru Ba Yai,” or Elephant Spirit Men, participate in a blessing ceremony before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: Elephant polo game action in the King Power Duty Free vs The Devil game at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: Elephant polo game action in the King Power Duty Free vs The Devil game at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: Elephant polo game action in the King Power Duty Free vs The Devil game at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: A man participates in an elephant blessing before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:   MAXINE RECHTER, 11, and her sister, CHARLOTTE RECHTER, 7, feed an elephant grass at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  AMANDA SILLARS of the Citibank team, walks past her elephant at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: JASON FRIEDMAN (left) and ED STORY talk to another polo player atop an elephant at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  ED STORY, from Comfort, TX, LEFT, talks to a player atop an elephant at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  A mahout, elephant and polo player enter the field at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: An elephant and a polo player chase a ball at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A spectator reaches out to touch an elephant's trunk during the lunch time fruit buffet at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A spectator reaches out to touch an elephant's trunk during the lunch time fruit buffet at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai dancer performs as an elephant during the opening ceremonies at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai dancer performs as an elephant during the opening ceremonies at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A person in an elephant suit leads a "parade" during the opening ceremony at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk blesses an elephant before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk blesses an elephant before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: An elephant polo player participates in a blessing ceremony before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   An elephant eats pineapple tops in the corral at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   An elephant eats pineapple tops in the corral at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      A  mahout and his elephant walk into the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      A  mahout and his elephant walk into the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: Elephant polo game action in the King Power Duty Free vs The Devil game at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: Elephant polo game action in the King Power Duty Free vs The Devil game at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: An elephant steps on a polo ball during the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: Elephant polo game action in the King Power Duty Free vs The Devil game at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  A worker picks up elephant dung during a lull in the action at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: Elephant polo game action in the King Power Duty Free vs The Devil game at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: A mahout picks a mallet before an elephant polo game at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: Members of The Devil CDD elephant polo team plan their strategy for their game against King Power Duty Free. The Devil lost to King Power at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: WANVISA KOMIDR and AMANDA SILLARS of the Citibank team, walks past an elephant at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  ED STORY, from Comfort, TX, LEFT, talks to a player atop an elephant at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  A mahout, elephant and polo player enter the field at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A little person leads a person in an elephant suit during the parade opening the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: A member of the Citibank team gets saddled up on his elephant before playing the Sata Story Design team. Citibank lost to Sara Story in the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  MADELINE RECHTER (left) and her son, PATRICK RECHTER, 5, pet an elephant at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The Rechters are vacationing in Thailand from Belgium. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  A mahout on his elephant at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JUNE 2011 - CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: "Mahouts" or elephant handlers, with their elephants at the Elephant Nature Park near Chiang Mai, Thailand. Elephant Nature Park rescues working elephants abused by the owners. Many of the rescued elephants used to work "begging" in the tourist districts of Bangkok and other Thai cities. A few of the elephants were injured by landmines on the Thai-Burma border. The park does not offer elephant rides or shows like most of the other parks in Chiang Mai, instead offering a chance to get close to the animals on a more humane basis.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Elephants and their mahouts go into the lunch time fruit buffet for the elephants at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JUNE 2011 - CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: "Mahouts" or elephant handlers, with their elephants at the Elephant Nature Park near Chiang Mai, Thailand. Elephant Nature Park rescues working elephants abused by the owners. Many of the rescued elephants used to work "begging" in the tourist districts of Bangkok and other Thai cities. A few of the elephants were injured by landmines on the Thai-Burma border. The park does not offer elephant rides or shows like most of the other parks in Chiang Mai, instead offering a chance to get close to the animals on a more humane basis.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  Elephants, mahouts and polo players warm up at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Elephants at the fruit buffet at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Elephants at the fruit buffet at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Elephants at the fruit buffet at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: Tourists photograph elephants eating fruit at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: Elephants eat fruit at a fruit buffet during the King’s Cup Elephant Polo tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: Elephants eat fruit at a fruit buffet during the King’s Cup Elephant Polo tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: Elephants walk into the fruit buffet at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: Elephants charge upfield during the The Devil vs. King Power Duty Free game at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. King Power defeated the Devil. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND: A Brahmin priest blesses the elephants before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:A Brahmin priest leads a blessing for the elephants before the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  Elephants and their mahouts line up at the opening of the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  Elephants and their mahouts line up at the opening of the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  Elephants and their mahouts line up at the opening of the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  Elephants and their mahouts line up at the opening of the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  Mahouts and elephants watch the action at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2013 - HUA HIN, PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND:  Elephants, mahouts and polo players warm up at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts and the tournament is hosted by Anantara Hua Hin. This is the 12th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves. There are 16 teams in this year’s tournament, including one team of transgendered “ladyboys.”     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A mahout (elephant trainer) walks his elephant down a country road near Luang Prabang, Laos. Laos used to be known as the "Land of a Million Elephants" because of the large number of elephants, both wild and working, in the country. The Laotian elephant population is dwindling as wild elephant are hunted or suffer loss of habitat and modern technology in industries that used to use elephants, like logging, switch to mechanized tools. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Elephants and mahouts at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Elephants at the fruit buffet at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Elephants at the fruit buffet at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Elephants at the fruit buffet at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Elephants at the fruit buffet at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Mahouts on their elephants watch the action at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Mahouts relax on their elephants at the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at VR Sports Club in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament’s primary sponsor in Anantara Resorts. This is the 13th year for the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The sport of elephant polo started in Nepal in 1982. Proceeds from the King’s Cup tournament goes to help rehabilitate elephants rescued from abuse. Each team has three players and three elephants. Matches take place on a pitch (field) 80 meters by 48 meters using standard polo balls. The game is divided into two 7 minute “chukkas” or halves.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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