Bannaby Angus is taking the polo world by storm

But for one Angus stud, a quite rare image is conjured up - hitting a ball around on horseback.

Bannaby Angus stud's polo team is making a big impact, and player Olivia de Govrik is thrilled with its success.

The idea for a polo team first came about as a chance to showcase talented horsepeople with rural and farming backgrounds.

"Our close friend, polo player and fellow cattle farmer based at Timor near Scone, Gus Aguirre, greatly encouraged the start of the team because he thought it could be a great way to further employ country players," she said.

"To get the team going, we owe everything to my mother's partner Keith Kerridge, principal at Bannaby Angus, and to our players who went above and beyond to do what they could, whether they changed their schedules or drove eight hours to play for the team, to get us on the field."

For Miss de Govrik, getting Bannaby Angus Polo running was a huge achievement.

"I saw a great opportunity to involve Keith to showcase country life, skilled horsemen and women who were also farmers, especially in the Goulburn area," she said.

"It was exciting to have a new team and patron in a sport that has been slowly declining in Australia, especially a team that focused on young country-based, farming, community players. Country polo has been the backbone of Australian polo."

Not that it was easy - getting the team ready to hit the field was a big job.

"It was a major logistical feat to get the team up and running, from sourcing players, horses, mapping out tournaments, organising transport, players' accommodation, to merchandise, social media and polo gear. All up it took about six months of planning," she said.

The team is made up of talented horsepeople, including Henry Bell, cattle farmer and polo player from Goulburn; Jack Archibald, farmer and captain of the Australian polo team, Scone, and Shannon Booth.

It also includes Jack Grimes, from Ellerston, Hunter Valley, and Piper Trickett, from the Richmond area.

Brother and sister, Anna and Archie Dowling, Enviroganic Farm, Young, have also played on the team.

Miss de Govrik said there were many things the team loved about playing together.

"Everyone who played with us was incredibly supportive, informative and brought so much knowledge and experience of the sport," she said.

"We had a strong inaugural women's team playing at Windsor Polo Club for Bannaby Angus. Our team included some of Australia's best players who shared their experience and gave invaluable advice and encouragement.

"It wasn't just the team enjoying playing together, but friends, colleagues and industry people who attended the tournaments and sat together in the Bannaby polo marquee."

And the team has been a force to be reckoned with, coming up with the goods time and time again.

They were winners of a number of competitions this year, including the Bob Skene League 4 goal played at Kerry Packer's Ellerston; the Royal Richmond Cup 4 goal, and were finalists in the NSWPA Inaugural Women's Tournament 4 goal, and the 8 goal Goulburn Polo 100 Year Tournament.

"We had an incredible first season. We made it into every single final we played," she said.

There have been many highlights, but for Miss de Govrik, winning the Bob Skene tournament was a memorable moment.

"When we started the two-week tournament, we lost the first game to some very intense country players and all of us had somewhat resigned ourselves to getting beaten by the 'old boys' of Scone Polo Club in the following games. So to have won, with definitely the youngest team and only one with two female players, we were absolutely ecstatic."

Bannaby's Keith Kerridge had a very simple reason for forming the team.

"It was about further encouraging young farmers to participate in a sport that has traditionally had strong support from the farming community," he said.