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IN THE

SWEET SPOT

As the curtains closed on the unforgettable Indian Spring Polo Season, some outstanding players took to international pitches, raising the flag higher!

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Index

POLO

2nd Polo Rider Cup The 2nd Edition of the Polo Rider Cup awakened France to the power of Polo once again, but this time with new teams and format. The 10-day-event brought new surprises, plus new patrons.

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SOTOGRANDE SUMMER 2022 The victory of Real Club de Pineda in Open de España (medium goal)

In the Sweet Spot

and Los Schatzies in Open de España (low goal) at the Ayala Polo Club,

As the curtains closed on the unforgettable Indian Spring Polo Season, some outstanding players took to international pitches, raising the flag higher!

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Sotogrande had some unexpected twists, turns and thrilling polo.

The Force Of Combined Driving The equestrian sport involves coherence and synchronization between the driver, horses and the navigator.

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Marquetry Marquetry is an ancient technique of creating patterns and designs. We explore the artisanship that has caught the attention of luxury maisons, aircrafts and ships.

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TOURNAMENTS

POLO RIDER CUP The 2nd Edition of the Polo Rider Cup awakened France to the power of Polo once again, but this time with new teams and format. The 10-day-event brought new surprises, plus new patrons.

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he Polo Rider Cup 2022 was hosted by the Polo Club of Chantilly, North of Paris, France under the international rules of Polo enacted by the Federation of International Polo (FIP) from June 8-18. The Edition was well supported and patronized by the official partners FIP, FFP, Land Rover, Hiway Media, Sixt, Château De Rouillac, Bianchet etc, to name a few.

The 14 International teams participating in the tournament could represent at maximum two clubs per country, but amid the ongoing unexpected turn of events, a third club from Argentina had been authorized by the FIP, the French Polo Federation (FFP) and GAME POLO to participate in the Polo Rider 5

Tournaments

Tournaments Group A

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Coronel Suarez Polo Club

ARG

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Las Brisas Polo Club of Chicago

USA

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Evviva Polo St Moritz

SUI

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Ellerstina Polo Club

ARG

Group B

B1

Polo Park Zurich

SUI

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Polo Club of Chantilly

FRA

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Berlin Polo Club

GER

B4

Empire Polo Club of Coachella Valley USA

Group C

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Araucaria Polo Club

ARG

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Polo Club Niederweiden

AUT

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Deauville International Polo Club FRA

Group D

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Cup. After tough selections, Coronel Suarez Polo Club (ARG) rounded out the Polo Rider Cup and replaced the Moscow Polo Club due to the tense situation between Russia and Ukraine.

The inaugural match was a 6

Hongkong Polo Association

HGK

D2 BP Polo Malaysia

MAS

D3 Hamburger Polo Club

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clash between Araucaria Polo Club (ARG) and Polo Club Niederweiden (AUT) where the former won with 13-8 goals.

Through the next few days defending champions Polo Park Zurich (SUI), Hong Kong Polo Association, Deauville Int.

Polo Club and Polo Club de Chantilly also presented a tough competition but fell short to the finalists Eviva Polo St. Moritz and Ellerstina Polo Club.

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COVER STORY

In the SWEET SPOT As the curtains closed on the unforgettable Indian Spring Polo Season, some outstanding players took to international pitches, raising the flag higher!

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fter a thrilling Indian Season 2021-2022, the action hasn’t stopped for many Indian players who have taken on international tournaments since April this year. The infectious high spirits have definitely taken over as many countries are only recently reverting to the pre-pandemic play, and the excitement is palpable. Among the various players, here are a few noteworthy ones that have left everyone in awe.

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Cover Story To start off, Sawai Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur (also known as Pacho) exhibited his knack by participating in almost all tournaments at the Jaipur, Delhi and Jodhpur season, and winning a few. Alongside proudly supporting the PDKF Ladies Open in March, he also played outstanding games internationally. Recently he played alongside Robert Storm, Jaime Serra and Gonzalo Bernal at the 10/12 goal 128 del Open

Cover Story de Paris, France, for Saint Mesme. From June 11 to June 26, the team exhibited exceptional horsemanship, and Pacho’s harmony with the members led them to reach the finals of the Open against Kazak.

In Singapore, the two maestros of Indian Polo who have represented the country in the World Cup as well, participated in tournaments with incredible zest. Heartened by Col. K.S.

Garcha and Satinder Garcha, Col. Ravi Rathore VSM (Retd.) and Dhruvpal Godara contested the Gold, Silver, Bronze and Victor’s Cup at the Singapore Polo Club’s Spring 2022 Season. The Arjuna Awardee and Honorary Secretary of the Indian Polo Association, who also recently umpired at the Fall 2021 Season, Col. Ravi Rathore (+4) states: “The tournaments involved the participation of two Argentine pros Carlos Pando and J.J. Hambert, Waqas Khan and Sattar Khan from Singapore/Pakistan, and us from India. The rest of the team members were from the 10

Singapore Polo Club and they allotted us our horses as soon as we got there. We had to rush into the tournaments the next day and never really got to try our hand at the horses’ skills or practice with them but it worked out well.” Both Dhruvpal Godara and Col. Rathore stayed in Singapore to participate from May 9 to June 5 and are preparing for a new roster of tournaments. Col. Rathore won the Gold, Bronze and Victor’s Cup while Dhrupal Godara won the Silver (also named MVP) and the Bronze Cup. CLICK TO READ MORE >

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Polo Around the World

EAST COAST SILVER CUP

KAZAK CONQUERS THE 128TH OPEN DE PARIS

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he 128th Open de París was played from Saturday, June 11 to Sunday, June 26. The prestigious competition sees seven teams, up to 12 goals, split into two leagues. The club is set in a privileged location, in the Bois de Boulogne. Polo de Paris has a rich polo history: the 1924 Olympic Games were held there and polo was among the sports involved.

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a Fe emerged the winners of the East Bronze Cup, the first tournament of the East Coast High Goal Series, hosted by Greenwich Polo Club, in Connecticut, United States. The tournament is the most important competition played on the East Coast at this time of the year.

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Dates

Teams and Scores

IGEA (13) v. Roller Rabbit (11)

Dates

Teams and scores

21 June, 2022

23 June, 2022

Red Falcon (4) v. Le Hamo (3)

22 June, 2022

White Birch Farm (13) v. La Fe (9)

25 June, 2022

Red Falcon (3) v. Sweater (10)

23 June, 2022

Roller Rabbit (17) v. Level Select CBD (16)

25 June, 2022

La Magdeleine (4) v. St. Mesme (7)

26 June, 2022

IGEA (12) v. La Fe (14)

26 June, 2022

Kazak (11) v. St. Mesme (11)

26 June, 2022

Level Select CBD (13) v. White Birch Farm (11)

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Polo Around the World

BRITISH OPEN: PARK PALACE VAARA WINS

WINNING STREAK CONTINUES FOR BLACK BEARS

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he British Open Polo Championship for the Cowdray Gold Cup, one of the highlights of the British season, hosted by Cowdray Park Polo Club, set in Midhurst, West Sussex, continued on June 25, with a lone match that saw Park Place Vaara victorious over King Power, after a remarkable comeback in the last chukka. The tournament sees fourteen teams compete, up to 22 goals.

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week after winning the Costwoled Airport Warwickshire Cup, Black Bears claimed their second consecutive trophy at Cirencester Park Polo Club, the prestigious Apsley Cup. In the championship match, that took place on June 25 in Gloucestershire, Guy Schwarzenbach’s foursome beat Semper Anticus by a 6-4 score. The tournament saw four teams up to 18 goals, compete.

USPA SECURES PERMANENT HOME FOR POLO IN SOUTH FLORIDA

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he United States Polo Association has purchased the core assets of the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida (“IPC”). The USPA has acquired 161 acres from WEP Polo LLC and WEP Polo Operations LLC, including Fields 1 through 5, the IPC grandstand, the Pavilion, the Mallet Grille, the Seventh Chukker, the USPA Clubhouse shop, the Outback Field, the Outback facility, and the IPC social club and its facilities, including a swimming pool, gym, and tennis courts.

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EXPERTS

THRILL OF COMBINED DRIVING

The equestrian sport involves coherence and synchronization between the driver, horses and the navigator.

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ombined Driving is an equestrian sport comprising gigantic carriage driving, wherein the driver rides the carriage drawn by a single, double or four horses. Governed by the Federation of Equestrian Internationale (FEI), the sport was recognised as equestrian discipline in 1970. The 3-phase sport involves Dressing, Cross country marathon and obstacle cone driving.

Driving Competitions are classified as Concours d’Attelage (CA) by FEI. World Championships are denoted as Championnat du Monde Attelage(CH-M-A). Single horse and Four-in-hand World Championship are held 17

Experts

Experts

every two years in an even numbered year while Horse pairs are held in odd years.

Boyd Exell (AUS) is the undisputed eight-time Champion of FEI Indoor World Cup Driving.

COMPETITION PHASES Phase A: Driven Dressage Presentation and Dressage carries a maximum of 10 penalties each. The judge grades on the turnout, safety, cleanliness, general condition and impression of the horses, track and vehicle, the matching 18

of the horses or ponies, and the dress of the driver and the grooms.

Phase B: Marathon The marathon is closely aligned to the second phase of eventing, the speed and endurance. It tests the fitness and stamina of the horses as well as drivers’ intellect regarding the horse pace, over a 10-22 km course.

It’s the crowd pulling and the most thrilling section of the match.

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Equine Around The World

MARY-KATE OLSEN AT LONGINES EIFFEL JUMPING EVENT

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RUSHFORD ENDURANCE

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he famed horse race of the UK that holds an endurance ride annually has once again returned for three rides: June 17-19, July 30-31 and August 19-20. The first tournament was extremely competitive with riders from UAE and India taking part. Hamdan Al Marri won CEI2* 120 while M7 stable riders Khalfan Beljafla and Saeed Al Muhairi won CEIYJ1* 100. The headline class, the CEI3* 160km, was taken by Salem Malhoof Alkitbi from the UAE.

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More thrilling action is expected for the upcoming tournament in July as there will also be a national 80 km and 40 km ride.

LONGINES NATIONS CUP

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Participating in the 8th edition of the event at the highest level (5-star), the actress and fashion designer turned heads with her Showjumping skills in Paris on June 24.

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he Longines European Equestrian Federation (EEF) Series is Nations Cup Competition held over two identical rounds.

Teams of 4 riders compete in both rounds, collating the scores of the best 3 riders from each round. The teams progress through the regional qualifiers to the semi-final, and the best 10 teams qualify for the finals. The matches began on May 6 and will see the finals on September 11 in Warsaw.

For the CH10 Rotterdam which took place between June 16-20, the

Irish horsemen Daniel Coyle took the victory while Belgium won the semi-finals for the Nations Cup Zonals in Deauville on June 16 after 8 rigorous rounds. As the competition progresses, more fiery action is expected.

Source: @Instagram_chiorotterdam

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Equus Around the World

HISTORIC VICTORY

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s the Longines Global Showjumping Tour for 2022 continues, another exciting win took place on June 26 in the Longines Paris Eiffel Jumping. Ömer Karaevli took the second ever win for Turkey with his horse Avant Toi (whom he had only ridden for 3 months till then). On his win against the Saint Laurent double sets that covered

the expansive Eiffel Tower Arena he states: “It is so special to be so close under the Eiffel Tower with such a beautiful crowd, last three days has been amazing and what a feeling for us riders to have such a horsemad crowd with so many people.” With five tough competitions it’s no surprise the victories were so close.

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COUPLE GOALS

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Scores 1

Ömer Karaevli (TUR) & Avant Toi

0 / 0 – 39.85

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Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) & Catenda

0 / 0 – 40.05

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Edward Levy (FRA) & Uno de Cerisy

0 / 4 – 38.64

he Taking the first and second position for the CSI 4* Milano Grand Prix, FEI’s highest rated player and Olympian, Martin Fuchs and his fiancée and International Rider, Paris Sellon laid a new standard for equestrian duos.

Following them came Italy’s Giacomo Bassi by 39.51 seconds, Denmark’s Mathias Nørheden Johansen finished fourth by a double clear and Hong Kong’s Patrick Lam fifth after a time penalty in round one.

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DESIGN

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Design

Marquetry is a technique of creating patterns and designs on objects, like furniture pieces, using thin veneers or layers of materials like hardwood, shells or ivory. Pieces are cut and fit together to form a decorative flat surface image.

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t is an intricate, timeconsuming technique that includes numerous phases, from sketching the pattern on a card and pricking and carving the veneers, to putting the pieces together, one at a time, before scraping, wiping down, waxing, and polishing the surface. As technology advanced, craftsmen were

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arquetry dates back to thousands of years.

Ancient Egyptians practised similar inlay work. But marquetry developed into a sophisticated art form in Europe in the mid-1500s. It’s an inlay method, which includes covering a solid base with materials like ivory, shell or brass. Contrary to parquetry, which usually involves geometric shapes, marquetry has figurative elements.

Although tastes have evolved over the ages, flowers, birds, and landscapes continue to be popular.

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able to speed up the process, with equipment like the jigsaw blade and scroll saws bringing the possibility of more detailed work.

Currently, a single design may comprise many thousands of unique pieces of carefully selected veneer.

Each piece undergoes four separate processes of cutting, hot-sand shading, pressing and doublecutting before being placed with painstaking precision by the hand of the marquetry artist.

It takes weeks to assemble a finished piece of work. The marquetry artist begins by hand-drawing ideas inspired by the brief, evolving these over several weeks with the use of CAD. These are then presented with swatches of sample veneer and other inlay materials, and the client is invited to suggest changes that are then incorporated into the final design.

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Spotlight

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ryma, a dynamic British marquetry company, is known for excellence in craftsmanship and design. The company specialises in designing and making decorative marquetry for the interiors of superyachts, luxury cars, private homes and jet aircraft. In an age of mass production, they apply a fresh and contemporary approach to produce bespoke work, using traditional marquetry skills of the highest quality. When applied with skill it adds a new decorative dimension, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary, like in marine or aviation projects.

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commission for Lord and Lady Laidlaw with Struik en Hamerslag, it features a vast curving panel depicting the Wonders of the World from the Taj Mahal to the Blue Mosque of Instanbul, and Mount Everest to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Over 7,000 hours of painstaking work went into the production of the marquetry.

STELLA MCCARTNEY BOUTIQUE The Stella’s dressing room helped bring marquetry back into the minds of the interior design world and establish the medium as a truly contemporary luxury surface option.

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