The normal game consists of four chukkas, or periods, of seven and one-half minutes each.
Club membership fees are usually lesser in comparison, in large part because an arena does not have the high annual maintenance cost of a grass field.
Player investment is often smaller because, at a minimum, only two horses are needed to play a regulation arena polo match.
Rather than a dedicated truck and large trailer, a bumper-pull trailer and a SUV is usually sufficient for transporting the horses of the arena polo player.
Arena polo can be played year-round, which is attractive to many players because it makes progress in the sport easier and quicker.