POLO AROUND THE GLOBE
United Kingdom Polo season hangs in the balance By Sarah Eakin
as La Bamba de Areco],” Kennedy said. “But nobody knows when that will be, if at all.” At the time of this writing the Hurlingham Polo Association was planning to review the viability of a summer polo season based on the government’s course of action whenever it is announced. At the earliest, tournament polo would start in mid-May, and the HPA have set up a steering group to make decisions during the coronavirus crisis. It is even being suggested that if polo can be played but under some restrictions, ride-offs for starters could be banned in the short term to avoid close contact and risk of injury. The criteria, which the association will ALICE GIPPS
Some are suggesting playing under restrictions, such as banning ride-offs to avoid close contact.
As uncertainty looms over the U.K. polo season because of the coronavirus and the sport’s community finds itself in lockdown, Eddie Kennedy a wellknown polo artist and head coach at the Royal Berkshire Polo Club has retreated to his studio in Windsor, England. His polo helmet is hung up for now, but his current work is painting two other helmets that suggest there is faith that the English polo season 2020 is not over. He is decorating them with the Argentine flag, the signature look for Adolfo Cambiaso and his son, Poroto Cambiaso. “They are still planning to come to the U.K. this summer to play for Next Generation [formerly known
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