A Round-Up of Women’s Polo

Ladies Masters Final

Los Pingüinos Why Not – Orion Advisord, winners of The Ladies Masters Gold Cup

Women in Polo 2022

The Ladies Masters allows teams between 0-40 goals to compete and this year saw six teams between 16-23 goals take part in the second iteration tournament. After three qualifying days, the Finals were played on Saturday 23 April at the AAP in Pilar, with Los Pingüinos Why Not – Orion Advisord defeating Thai Polo 11-8 in The Gold Cup Final, Polo del Parque Lincoln La Invernadera beating Las Monjitas Tienda Lines 9-6 in The Silver Cup CAIH Ladies & Youth

Final and La Cañada 303 Polo Ranch securing The Bronze Cup Final.

The Ladies Masters Teams: Los Pingüinos Why Not – Orion Advisord

(22): Pauline Schäer (3), Juana Pando (1), Lía Salvo (9) & Hazel Jackson (9) Thai Polo (23): Clara Martínez Ferrario (4), Milagros Sánchez (7), Maitena Marré (6) & Fátima Balzano (6)

Polo del Parque de Lincoln La Invernada

(19): Juana Lavinia (2), Agustina Imaz (4), Catalina Lavinia (5) & Clara Cassino (8) Las Monjitas Tienda Lines (17): Bianca Pagano (3), Sofía Rivas (5), Luisa del Carril (4) & Camila Rossi (5) La Cañada 303 Polo Ranch (16): María Papini (3), Sofía Taylor (4), María Bellande (5) & Mercedes Prario (4) CLUB All Ireland Polo Club PHONE 00353 01 6896732 El Metejón Equimix (16): EMAIL dstone@indigo.ie Elena Zorrilla (1), All England Polo Club Hickstead* 01273 834 315 Fleur Van Andel (4), Clelia Crespo (4) polo@hickstead.co.uk Apsley End Polo Club* Ash Farm Polo Club* 01462 712444 07799 812739 & Sol López Llames (7) tobiana.scott@gmail.com ashfarmpolo@hotmail.com Barfold Polo Club 07778 808853 mborwick@gmail.com Bawtry Polo Club 01302 773282 info@bawtrypoloclub.co.uk Beaufort Polo Club 01666 880510 enquiries@beaufortpoloclub.co.uk Beverley Polo Club* 01964 544877 info@beverleypoloclub.co.uk Binfi eld Heath 01491 411969 bhpcmanager@gmail.com

CLUB

Home Farm Polo Grounds Hurtwood Polo Club Kirtlington Park Polo Club Knepp Castle Polo Club Leadenham Polo Club Longdole Polo Club* Moor Farm Polo Club Moor Hall Farm Polo Club* New Forest Polo Club Women in Polo have got a whole host of tournaments planned for the 2022 season, ranging from 4 to 12 goal. The WIP League kicks off on 28 – 29 May at Rutland Polo Club with the 8 and 12 goal and ends on 10 – 11 September at Aspect Knepp Castle. The rest of the League tournaments include: 2 – 3 June: Kirtlington Park Polo Club (4 & 12 goal) 4 – 5 June: Cirencester Park Polo Club (4 goal) 11 – 12 June: Tedworth Park Polo Club (8 & 12 goal) 18 – 19 June: Silver Leys Polo Club (4 & 8 goal) 2 – 3 July: Binfield Heath Polo Club (12 goal) & Cirencester Park Polo Club (8 goal) 9 – 10 July: New Forest Polo Club (8 & 12 goal) 16 – 17 July: Dallas Burston Polo Club (8 & 12 goal) 23 – 24 July: Thoresby Polo Club (4 goal) 30 – 31 July: Rugby Polo Club (4 & 8 goal) 6 – 7 August: Rutland Polo Club (4 & 8 goal) 10 – 12 August: Cortium (12 goal) 20 – 21 August: Westcroft Park Polo Club (8 & 12 goal) 10 – 11 September: Aspect Knepp Castle (8 & 12 goal) Polo directory

PHONE EMAIL

07807672120 rachaelkearnet@hotmail.co.uk 01483 272828 polo@hurtwoodparkpolo.co.uk 01869 350138 info@kirtlingtonparkpolo.co.uk 07920 023639 info@aspectpolo.co.uk

On Sunday 24 April, the second Ladies CAIH (Campeonato Argentino del Interior con Blueys Polo Club* 07930 323263 polomanager@blueyspolo.co.uk Bramham Polo Academy 07811 993316 emmadvh@btinternet.com Handicap) and the first Youth CAIH Finals were played at Malagueño Polo Club. Six teams Bunclody Polo Club 00353 87 6605917 info@poloclubbunclody.com entered the Ladies CAIH which was won by Malagueño (Córdoba Este), who defeated Burningfold Polo Club 01483 200722 derrek@burningfold.com Cambridge Polo Club* 07711 217004 cambridgepoloclub@icloud.com El Caburé (Córdoba Norte) 5-4½ in the Final and the first ever Youth CAIH saw 11 teams Cambridge County Polo Club* 01223 812922 info@cambridgecountypoloclub.co.uk compete with El Chañar (Córdoba) takin the overall win and Polo Picnic Group (San Luis) wining the Minor Categeory. Carlton House 07901 561113 harrietservaes@hotmail.com Chester Racecourse Polo Club 01244 304602 amorris@chester-races.com Cheshire Polo Club 01948 861020 info@cheshirepoloclub.co.uk Chiltern Polo Club 07973 174542 info@chilternpoloclub.com Cirencester Park Polo Club 01285 653225 info@cirencesterpolo.co.uk Cowdray Polo Club 01730 813257 enquiries@cowdraypolo.co.uk Curraghmore Polo Club 00353 51 387102 mkennedy@cssgroup.ie Dallas Burston Polo Club* 01926 811 111 enquiries@ixlevents.com Dorset Polo Club 01202 623985 offi ce@dorsetpolo.co.uk Druids Lodge Polo Club* 01722 782597 abi@druidspolo.co.uk Dundee and Perth Polo Club* 07831 365 194 jamesscrawford@aol.com Eastwood Polo Club 07875 743475 frankums@googlemail.com Edgeworth Polo Club 01285 821695 edgeworthpolo@gmail.com Edinburgh Polo Club* 07971 072336 james.dgls@gmail.com Emsworth Polo Grounds* 01344 883112 info@fourquarterspolo.co.uk Epsom Polo Club* 07961 232106 epsompoloclub@hotmail.com FHM Polo Club* 07778 436468 frances@fhmpolo.co.uk Fifi eld Polo Club* 01628 620061 fi fi eldpoloclub@live.co.uk Great Trippetts Polo Club 01428 741916 charles@trippetts.com Guards Polo Club* 01784 434212 polo@guardspoloclub.com Ham Polo Club 020 8334 0000 offi ce@hampoloclub.com CAIH Youth & Ladies Teams Hertfordshire Polo Club* 01707 256023 polo@hertspolo.co.uk

07429 299026 offi ce@leadenhampoloclub.com 01452 864544 info@longdolepolo.com 07494 114190 shop@moorfarmshop.co.uk 01279 450637 alecbeve@btinternet.com 07977 224404 annabelparryjoyner@yahoo.co.uk Norfolk Polo Club 01508 480400 offi ce@norfolkpolo.co.uk Northern Ireland Polo Club 07803 020577 info@northernirelandpoloclub.co.uk Offchurch Bury Polo Club* Pangbourne Polo Club 07816 830887 07708 906810 Advertising info@offchurchburypoloclub.co.uk aprice@polofi x.com Polo directoryPeover Polo Club 07766 016 833 polomanager@peoverpoloclub.co.uk Polo Wicklow* 00353 404 67164 siobhan@polowicklow.com RAF Cranwell 07739 569491 rafcranwellpoloclub@yahoo.co.uk Ranelagh Polo Club* 01344 885697 ranelagh@labravapolo.com RCBPC* 01344 890060 polo@rcbpc.com RMAS Polo Club 07973 174542 rmas-nc-aci-projinters@mod.uk Rugby Polo Club* 01788 817724 info@rugbypoloclub.com Rutland Polo Club 07772 040668 secretary@rutlandpoloclub.co.uk Silver Leys Polo Club 07730 060200 silverleyspoloclub@gmail.com St. Albans Polo Club 07956 017090 info@stalbanspoloclub.co.uk Stewarton Polo Club 07974 706045 info@stewartonpolo.co.uk Special occasion polo cards for Suffolk Polo Club 07990 576974 aes3@cam.ac.uk birthdays, anniversaries, get well soon, Sussex Polo Club* Taunton Vale Polo Club 01342 714920 01823 480460 info@sussexpolo.co.uk nhs.wheelers@gmail.com weddings, & baby congratulations; Tidworth Polo Club* 01980 846705 info@tidworthpolo.com from £2.99 plus p&p Toulston Polo Club Triskelion Polo Club* 07776 234638 07624 272547 info@toulstonpoloclub.com polo@triskelionpolo.club Vale of York Polo Club* 07788 426968 info@valeofyorkpoloclub.co.uk Visit www.Katesart.com Vaux Park Park Polo Club* West Wycombe Park Polo Club* 07703 524613 07787 560729 vppc@btconnect.com secretary@westwycombepolo.co.uk or txt/tel 07887 678421 Westcroft Park Polo Club* 01276 858545 info@westcroftparkpolo.co.uk or email: enquiries@Katesart.com White Rose Polo Club* White Waltham Polo Club 01430 875767 07748 670587 info@whiterosepolo.co.uk kim@playpolo.co.uk image copyright protected by Katesart.com 2007 * Also open for arena polo in the UK winter

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IMPROVING POLO SKILLS

by Rege Ludwig

Unfortunately, there has been little written on the subjects of how to teach the game of polo and/or how to play it. My soon to be released educational program entitled, Improving Polo Skills, deals with both topics.

My major focus is on the riding, the controlling and the playing of the polo horse. I discuss how you do each affects the way you execute the strategy of the game, and hit the ball.

Over many years of working in polo, I have heard again and again that the polo horse is at least seventy percent of a player’s ability to play the game of polo. If that is true, as I am sure it is, then it only makes sense that if you want to improve your polo playing skills, the obvious place to start is where the largest percentage of your playing ability lies, i.e., riding, controlling, and playing the horse.

In the book, Improving Polo Skills, Book One, Riding, I go into great detail explaining “WHY” the Polo Style of Riding is so important to playing the game of polo. I then go into the “HOW TO” of riding in the Polo Style.

In the book, Improving Polo Skills, Book Two, Hitting, I go into an in-depth discussion on why a strong, secure and stable hitting platform is crucial to hitting any of the eight shots used in polo. Additionally, I introduce my Hitting Checklist, which is a series of steps that must be executed in sequential order if efficient hitting of any of the eight shots used in polo is to be realized. I refer to that sequential order as, The Law of Sequence. I also go into how the ending of one shot feeds into the beginning of the shot used for hitting in the opposite direction on the same side.

In the book, Improving Polo Skills, Book Three, Strategy, I discuss what the line of the ball and the right of way are. I reference each in a manner that defines how each should be used if maximum safety and effectiveness of play are to be realized. I also discuss, from an offense and a defense perspective, what the responsibilities are for each of the four positions in the outdoor game and the three positions of the indoor game. I also break the width of the field down into three sections that extend the length of the field. The middle section is an 80-yard-wide area where the offensive #1 and defensive #4, while staying on a direct line between the ball and the goal, should play the majority of the game. The two 50-yard-wide sections, on either side of the field, are areas where the #2s and #3s should play a large portion of the game.

Half Seat Begin Offside Fore Shot to End Offside Fore Shot/Begin Offside Backshot