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CAPTAIN’S LETTER
Dear Myopia Polo Members, Patrons and Guests:
Welcome to Myopia Polo, and thank you for joining us at Myopia where polo has been played on historic Gibney Field since 1887. I want to thank the spectators and patrons who choose to spend their summer Sunday afternoons at a polo match at Myopia. Whether at a tailgate spot or at the Pavilion, your enthusiasm and support are greatly appreciated and help sustain polo.
Also, thanks to our tremendous staff, led by polo manager Erica Kratz, our coaching league manager Estani Puch and the Myopia grounds crew led by Jonathan Wilbur. Special thanks to Terri Campbell, Cathy Taylor, Denny Ryus, Marlene Pippin, Jackie Miller and Patricia Johnstone for a great job on handling corporate sponsors, the gate, our website, photographs and announcing the games. Finally, thanks to all the family members who support the players and especially my wife, Tracy, who hosts the Myopia Polo Ball and, as the polo captain’s wife, puts up with a heck of a lot.
This year’s magazine focuses on the women players at Myopia and the incredible polo facilities at the club. Both locally and nationally, women are the fastest-growing demographic in the sport. Many female players at Myopia are lifelong riders, come from other equestrian disciplines and have tremendous horsemanship skills greatly benefiting them in polo. This season, please come out and support the inaugural Myopia Women’s Challenge Tournament on Sept. 22 to Sept. 24. The other feature, Myopia’s five polo fields and arena, are famous for their history and beauty. I am happy to announce the completion of the Myopia Schooling Trust Polo Field rebuilding project, to be named after the former captain of polo, Neil R. Ayer.
Please join us every Sunday at 3 p.m. from May 28 to October 3 for an enjoyable afternoon of polo. For more information on our tournament schedule, polo lessons and membership, please visit our website, myopiapolo.org, call 978-468-POLO or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Best Regards,
Dave Strouss, captain/myopia polo
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2023 Myopia Polo Magazine
MANAGING EDITOR
Robert Cook
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Brion O’Connor
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
Jacqueline Miller
CREATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR
Jodie Hall
SENIOR PRODUCTION ARTIST
Nicole Huot
MYOPIA POLO COMMITTEE
David Strouss, Captain of Polo, USPA Delegate & Tournament Committee Representative
Erica Kratz, Polo Manager
Stephen L. Willett, Treasurer
Peter Poor, Official Announcer & Tournament Committee Representative
Terri Campbell, Polo Committee & Equine Welfare Committee
Kurt Miller, Polo Committee Member
Jacek Grotnick, Polo Committee Member
Lyle Graham, Polo Committee Member
Tracy Strouss, Polo Committee Member (Chair, Polo Ball)
Michael D. Ryus, Marketing and Design Director
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