120 matches in 31 days, 24 teams with players from 14 countries – tomorrow the 44th edition of the Land Rover International Polo Tournament kicks off. The tournament, held at Santa María Polo Club in Sotogrande, Spain, is one of the most important polo competitions in Europe. Until the 29th August, nearly 100 players will fight for victory in the categories high goal, medium goal and low goal.
At the age of 28 years old Edouard Pan is a French polo player that has the chance to practice his job in the most popular places of the world. Passionate of horses, he discovered the polo industry very young, thanks to his family.
Denmark’s most beautiful beach, situated in the town of Hornbæk on the North Sealand coast played host to the first edition of The Scandinavian Beach Polo World Cup. Hornbæk is Denmark’s equivilant to The Hamptons and is home to the most expensive holiday homes in Scandinavia and has been a summer retreat of the jetset for generations.
8 two man teams entered the 3 day tournament with handicaps from 0 – 6 goals. The tournament had been preceded by
Although few players prefer a whippy mallet and some extra stiff, I firmly believe that a mallet should be stiff at least in the top half to three quarters of the shaft, with a little bit of flex at the tip.
Murus Sanctus and Dubai scored wins on the opening day of the high-goal Silver Cup, the first tournament of the 44th International Polo Tournament, at Santa María Polo Club, Sotogrande. They beat La Indiana and Lechuza Caracas, respectively.
It’s all things equestrian at the Nihiwatu from November 3-10. That’s when the 21-villa resort on the Indonesian island of Sumba celebrates the occasion of it joining the British Polo Day series, an international network founded in 2009 that includes events in Morocco and Russia.
A polo handicap, it has been said, is a passport to the world -- and this has certainly proved true in my case. I first took up polo eight years ago on a trip to Argentina. It has long been my philosophy that no hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle, and I have dabbled in equestrian sports ranging from eventing to flat racing.
The National Sporting Library & Museum hosts its 5th Annual Benefit Polo Match & Brunch on September 13, 2015. This year's polo season will culminate with the top women players vying for the title in one exciting 25- goal match at the picturesque Virginia International Polo Club in Upperville, VA.