Working Women Ace and Bad Ass earn USPA arena titles Photos by Oana Moore
La Jefa’s Katie Mitcham races to catch Bad Ass Polo’s Posey Obrecht, who is riding Rosalita.
Virginia Polo, Inc. in Charlottesville, Virginia, held a competitive weekend of elite women’s arena polo, Sept. 22-26. In the end, Demitra Hajimihalis came away with a pair of titles after competing in both the USPA Women’s Arena Handicap and Women’s Arena Open. The action began with the USPA Women’s Arena Handicap. Played at the 10- to 14-goal level, four teams vied for the title. A competitive semifinal double-header saw La
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Jefa (Katie Mitcham, Emmie Golkosky, Jessica Schmitt) narrowly advance over Summerhill Farm (Victoria McGraw, Alana Benz, Marissa Wells), 1413; and Garrison Forest (Lindsey Morris, Zoey Bivalacqua, Anna Winslow-Palacios) fall to Bad Ass Polo (Josie Dorsey, Posey Obrecht, Demitra Hajimihalis), 18-14. Two days later, on Saturday, Sept. 25, Bad Ass Polo and La Jefa met in the final, each laser-focused on winning the prestigious national title. Gaining a
