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THE POLO PORCH
October 24-30, 2017 Houston/Brookshire Edition Thank you to the following sponsors for their generous financial support of this newsletter:
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BPC League: Brookshire Polo Cup finals this Friday! Prizes awarded to the players and horses in the best costumes!! Exact times TBA. USPA Centennial Cup Texas Youth Outdoor Challenge: The Texas Youth Challenge was held at Pecan Acres Polo Club in Fulshear, Texas, on Saturday, October 21, 2017. There were four teams competing in the tournament: Rocking P Polo, Horsegate Polo, Vintage Polo and Team Tejas. Paul Jornayvaz presented the trophies. 1st place went to Rocking P Polo and 2nd place went to Horsegate Polo. Best playing pony went to Yamin, owned by Anson Moore of Horsegate Polo and MVP went to Grayson Price of Rocking P Polo.
BPC Halloween Party & Asado Friday, October 27, 7:30pm WEAR A COSTUME & BRING... BEVERAGES + a SIDE DISH, APPETIZER, or DESSERT Prizes awarded to best costumes!
Photo Credit: Courtney Price More photos on the blog: www.thepoloporch.com
Pecan Acres will be hosting another Centennial Cup Texas Youth Challenge in the Spring of 2018. It will be a bring-yourown-team format for age groups 5th - 12th grade for students currently involved in Interscholastic Polo.
Pro Player of the Week Robert Orthwein
Home base: Sealy, Texas Age he started playing: “Both my mom and my dad are accomplished riders -- my dad was inducted into the polo Hall of Fame and my mom grew up doing hunter jumpers -- so I started riding before I can remember. However, I did not start playing competitive polo until I was 16.” Handicap: 4 Fall 2017 Leagues: HPC 8 Goal + BPC League Teams: Cinco Canyon Ranch + South Texas Polo What he enjoys when he’s not on the field: “Spending time with my wife Tiffany and our dogs.” What he loves about polo: “Scoring goals, and helping horses and players improve in this sport my dad taught me.”
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Jill Hunter