POLO PRO:
MASON WROE M
ason Wroe grew up in a horse family in Midland, TX. Born to a polo-playing father and a mother who rode dressage and jumping, Mason was riding before he learned to walk. He started testing the waters as a pro in his teens at the Midland Polo Club and played intercollegiate polo at Texas A&M, where he won the 2007 National Championship and was named Player of the Year. After graduation, Mason decided to commit to the polo lifestyle and started his now 17-year career as a pro in earnest. Mason is based in Cat Spring,TX, where he, his wife, Kaylee, and their young daughter, Evelyn, base their polo operation. They carry about 35 horses, but Mason’s primary string is 20 ponies. He has spent the last two summers in Aspen, playing with Tonkawa, and in the winter, the Wroes take their brood to Florida. Mason’s young daughter, Evelyn, has made him re-evaluate the balance between work and family life: “I said to my wife about Evelyn the other day: ‘Did you ever think you could love someone so much?’ If I have a horrible game or lose, she doesn’t know that. She runs and jumps in my arms, and it puts the game in perspective; that is so much bigger than the game. It changes you as a person.” While he has spent many winters in Wellington, FL, Mason was ready to take on a new role this year at the Sarasota Polo Club as Director of Polo and Head Polo Pro. “To grow as a person and a player, you have to constantly put yourself in uncomfortable situations. I am not going to play polo forever, so being able to have different tools in my chest is what made me look into this opportunity.” Mason Wroe is awarded MVP at the 10-Goal Texas Open (pictured with daughter Evelyn)
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