Our Argentine mentor, Gaston Lahule, is a very talented player and instructor. He is able to identify a player’s strengths and weaknesses and find what position on the field is most natural for them. But his greatest gift is the way he approaches your weaknesses. He starts with presenting seemingly small tasks for you to complete [...]
Team USPA’s Nick Snow Selected Winner of 2013 Equus & Co. Award
February 22, 2013 by
Nick Snow, who has shown tremendous dedication and commitment to the sport of polo, was selected as the winner of the prestigious Team USPA Equus & Co. Award, which honors the Team USPA player who best exemplifies the program’s principles. Equus & Co. CEO and Chairman Jim Whisenand presented a check for $10,000 and a [...]
Team USPA Argentina Training – Preparing for the Next Tournament!
February 19, 2013 by
Our preparations for the February club tournament at Chapaleufú started on Saturday January the 12th. That was the day we lost our last group game of the January tournament, thus eliminating us from the finals. At that moment we had two options: 1. be happy with our result, as we had exceeded expectations, or [...]
Team USPA Argentina Training – New Update!
February 14, 2013 by
A beer with the guys…We are all sporting guys. We like to watch, play and talk sports regardless of the type. When we arrived here and had the chance to socialize with our hosts, not surprisingly, they were like minded. When the game is over the fun is only just beginning. As is customary amongst sporting types, [...]
Team USPA Argentina Training – The Club Atmosphere
February 5, 2013 by
Having been very well received by everyone at the club here in Argentina, we still did not know what to expect going into our first practice. We did not know how intense and competitive the players would be, how good natured they will be regarding fouls, and how forgiving they will be when one makes a bad play. [...]
Team USPA Argentina Training – New Update!
January 31, 2013 by
The remainder of the tournament was made up of two games for us. The first against Marcos’s team and the second against Bautista’s team. Our game against Marcos again proceeded with a different lineup for us. Segundo’s older brother Bautista filled in for Gaston who could not play due to the injury he sustained [...]
Team USPA Argentina Training Continues!
January 21, 2013 by
The club tournament at Chapaleufú proved to be an incredible learning experience. It was unlike any tournament that any of us has participated in back home. Although there were lower handicapped players on some teams, others consisted of four players ranging from three to six goals. The fact that Bautista, Horacio and Marcos Heguy participated [...]
Team USPA Argentina Training Experience!
January 16, 2013 by
The journey to Argentina began with an email from the USPA asking interested Team USPA members to express their desire to travel south and further their playing and horsemanship abilities. All of us here, Will Tankard, Jorge Estrada and Zach Grob jumped at the opportunity and were selected to participate in this 10 week long once in a [...]
USPA Today Event Friday at 4:00 PM at the Tack Room Tavern at Empire Polo Club
January 10, 2013 by
The USPA is coming to Empire Polo Club! The USPA Today event is being graciously hosted by the Empire Polo Club. The polo community and polo enthusiasts are invited to attend this event. The event starts at 4:00 – 5:30 and will held on the patio of the Tack Room Tavern Restaurant located at [...]
2012 USPA Instructors Forum – Record Breaking Attendance!!
November 20, 2012 by
The annual USPA Instructors Forum is an industry event that the professional polo community looks forward to year after year. It’s a time when instructors, managers and enthusiasts all agree to put their busy polo lives on hold to network and develop valuable skills. Each attendee understands that the knowledge gained at this event [...]
News From The Governor of the Pacific Coast Circuit
November 15, 2012 by
Hi Everyone, This is the December Newsletter because I already sent out a November newsletter. Congratulations to the following young polo players for their recent increase in their handicaps: Remy Muller 2 Harrison Sanmiego .5 / 2 arena Jared Sheldon 3 Chris Collins 3 Jesse Bray 4 LINFOOT POLO CLINIC: Corky and Kathy Linfoot are [...]
Eight New Standout Players Selected to 2013 Team USPA Program
November 2, 2012 by
Entire New Class Participates in Intercollegiate/Interscholastic Polo The U.S. Polo Association, the national governing body for the sport of polo, has announced that eight new players have been selected to its growing Team USPA development program. The prestigious Team USPA program was established two years ago to help advance the sport of polo by identifying [...]
Report From the Fall USPA Meeting
October 24, 2012 by
MYTH BUSTER Just prior to my attending the Fall USPA meeting at Santa Barbara an old polo pundit that we all know and love referred to the “Good Ol’ Boys at the USPA”. I’m here to tell you that is ancient history. Myth Number 1: The volunteers that “run” the USPA are old. First of [...]
POLO ON HAWAII FIVE-0 TONIGHT
October 15, 2012 by
The CBS hit show, Hawaii Five-0, airs tonight with a new episode based around polo. It was a 12 hour day of filming at the Hawaii Polo Club where Hawaiian Islands Circuit Governor Chris Dawson performed stunt work for the show. Polo players and fans were also filmed as extras. “Popilikia*” – Doris McGarrett (guest [...]
