No one knows exactly how croquet began. There’s evidence it was played in London as early as the 16th century, but the game’s French name and use of French terminology […]

You’ve heard of badminton, and possibly played it on your own lawn, but did you know it’s one of the most popular pastimes in the United Kingdom? Not so in […]

You’ve heard of polo, of course, but did you know it was first played in Persia in the 6th century B.C.? The game eventually spread across Asia, where the British […]

Cricket is a game thought to have originated in the British Isles as early as the 13th century. It is now second only to soccer as the most popular sport […]

The term ski-in, ski-out can be tricky, with multiple meanings, so use caution when booking a property that claims to fall under this category. In a best-case scenario, or the […]

A steeplechase is a distance horse race in which competitors jump obstacles in the form of ditches and fences. The name of the competition comes from early races in Ireland, […]

druh-SAHZH´ (French for ‘training’) Dressage is a classical form of horse training, as well as a sport designed to gauge how well a horse has responded to this training. In […]

ap´-ray-SKEE´ (French for ‘after-ski’) Après-ski describes the activities in which skiers participate after a day (or morning, or afternoon) on the slopes, or pistes. More broadly, après-ski refers to any […]