Winter 2026

PE 1272 Walking Tours

Asynchronous January 2-17
This section of Walking Tours will be remote and held through Canvas with daily assigned hour long walking challenges. Students will log their workout with a designated fitness app (Strava) and submit through Canvas Assignments. Those who have logged at least 15 hours of walking/running by the end of the three-week session will receive a PE credit. Students do not need to be in Ithaca to participate. Students will be required to use the approved fitness app to report assigned walking/running workouts.

PE 1576 Intro to Equestrian Polo

M/W/F 6:00pm-9:00pm January 2-16
Students will be taught the basics of riding for polo, mallet and rein handling, the 4 major strokes, use of artificial aids, and offensive and defensive strategies in playing arena polo. Game rules will be discussed in classroom instruction, video review, as well as mounted on horseback. Students will be taught the differences similarities between outdoor grass polo and arena polo. Horsemanship and horse care for polo will also be a focus in this course. Students must demonstrate competence & comfort in an English saddle at the walk, trot & canter and will be asked to perform a simple riding pattern during Day 1 of the course. Only students deemed able to ride safely by the instructor will be allowed to continue with the course. Any student found lacking in safety or skills will need to drop the course. Students accepted for the course, must join the United States Polo Association as student player-members at www.uspolo.org.

For more information on the courses, visit the SCE website. To register, go to: https://sce.cornell.edu/courses/register/credit/cornell and click the “request access” button.