Polo Loses James W. Ashton

ShareFeb. 14th ’10 – James Ashton died after a fatal fall when his horse went down at speed in a 10-Goal Polo Match at Polo Escape in Thailand.  He was rushed to the nearest hospital, but James did not make it in time.  James was the FIP Interim President and a major polo supporter in [...]

Tragedy in the Outback . . .it is very bad.

Share Many or most people of polo know some people from the great country of Australia. It is time to say a orayer for many of them as they are in a firestorm much worse than the many we have known in Californiam which have been bad enough. These wildfires are killing thousands of animals [...]

George Oliver Cup Candidates

Share As we travel into the late months of Sept. we are looking for the Young Guns for the 2nd annual George Oliver Cup. Do we know about the young guns at your club? The George Oliver Cup is a tournament for the best young guns in North America 25 and under. All players are [...]

New South Wales Polo Assoc. Newsletter – Australia

ShareNEWSLETTER, JUNE and JULY 2007 Dudley Cup 23 teams, 90 players, 450 ponies and 20 matches made up the annual Countess of Dudley Cup held in glorious weather on the last weekend in May. Thank you to players, spectators and organisers for a fantastic weekend of polo to finish the Autumn Season on, that saw [...]

May ’07: NSW Polo Assoc. Friends of Polo Newsletter @ Australia

ShareThe Spring Polo season will culminate with the Countess of Dudley Cup tournament: the 12 Goal NSW Clubs Championship, held at Windsor Polo Club on 26 and 27 May. Everyone welcome, entry at the gate approx $15, or free for NSWPA Annual Members. Bring your picnic and the Clubhouse is also open. Following the winter [...]

May '07: NSW Polo Assoc. Friends of Polo Newsletter @ Australia

ShareThe Spring Polo season will culminate with the Countess of Dudley Cup tournament: the 12 Goal NSW Clubs Championship, held at Windsor Polo Club on 26 and 27 May. Everyone welcome, entry at the gate approx $15, or free for NSWPA Annual Members. Bring your picnic and the Clubhouse is also open. Following the winter [...]

March 4th ’07: South Africa and New Zealand Head To FIP World Cup In Mex.

ShareSouth Africa Tops Field at FIP World Cup Zone D Final. NZ and South Africa Head to Mexico for World Championships The New Zealand polo team secured a place in the FIP 2007 World Finals yesterday with a dramatic 7 all draw against arch enemies Australia. This draw combined with two previous wins gave them [...]

March 4th '07: South Africa and New Zealand Head To FIP World Cup In Mex.

ShareSouth Africa Tops Field at FIP World Cup Zone D Final. NZ and South Africa Head to Mexico for World Championships The New Zealand polo team secured a place in the FIP 2007 World Finals yesterday with a dramatic 7 all draw against arch enemies Australia. This draw combined with two previous wins gave them [...]

March 4th ’07: Day 4 of Zone D Finals @ New Zealand

ShareSOUTH AFRICA PIP NEW ZEALAND BY ONE GOAL AT THE FIP WORLD CUP ZONE D FINAL AND INDIA BEAT PAKISTAN Click here to view photos by Brett O’Callaghan. South Africa staged a magnificent comeback to defeat New Zealand in the dying seconds of the Federation of International Polo (FIP) World Cup Zone D play-off today [...]

March 4th '07: Day 4 of Zone D Finals @ New Zealand

ShareSOUTH AFRICA PIP NEW ZEALAND BY ONE GOAL AT THE FIP WORLD CUP ZONE D FINAL AND INDIA BEAT PAKISTAN Click here to view photos by Brett O’Callaghan. South Africa staged a magnificent comeback to defeat New Zealand in the dying seconds of the Federation of International Polo (FIP) World Cup Zone D play-off today [...]