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PAIGAHS SEAHORSE TAKES MOUNTAIN VIEW 2-GOAL
Paigahs Seahorse’s Hugo Pasten makes working the nearside look easy, even as he is being challenged by Los Amigos’ Akemi Tinder. He is followed up by Kevin Yungk in the final of the 2-goal Paigahs Seahorse Cup.
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HE Mountain View Polo Club in Charles Town, West Virginia, held its annual 2-goal Paigahs Seahorse Cup in the club’s arena. The tournament is generously sponsored by club member Shamsiya Shervani and her company, Paigahs Equestrian Gear. The match saw Los Amigos (Derek Wilson, Akemi Tinder, Sierra Goff) take on Paigahs Seahorse (Hugo Pasten, Kevin Yungk, Shamsiya Shervani/Willow Longerbeam). Los Amigos came out strong in the
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first chukker, scoring five goals with only one answered by Paigahs Seahorse. But Paigahs came back to score six goals in the second, while shutting out Los Amigos to take a narrow lead. Paigahs continued to dominate in the second half, with Pasten striking 11 of the team’s 13 goals. He was named MVP for his efforts and his off-the-track thoroughbred, Rosie’s Nature, was Best Playing Pony. A few weeks earlier, the club held
its annual Karen Carra Memorial Women’s Arena Tournament. Due to COVID restrictions, participation was limited to four local teams competing in two flights. Matches were two chukkers each. In A Flight, Mountain View (Akemi Tinder, Sierra Goff, Mirta Capra) showed no mercy against Rebellis Farm (Kasey Morris, Willow Longerbeam, Claudia Tobler), shutting it out, 6-0. B Flight offered a much closer match with Old Farm Vet (Kija Wilson, Liz Zeller, Christina
