Category: Polo

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Scandinavian Beach Polo World Cup

Beach polo has come to Denmark with a bang! Polo enthusiasts and curious crowds made their way to one of the most beautiful and famous beaches in Denmark, the picturesque Hornbæk beach in North Sealand for the inaugural Scandinavian Beach Polo World Cup. The event was kick-started with a Players’ Dinner at Havreholm Slot, where a Veuve Clicquot champagne reception was in place followed by a mouth-watering and summery menu of barbecue and the best part was the dessert (yes...

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Horsing around and the great fall

I finally fell off a horse! And before freaking out and thinking OMG is she ok, yes I am and it is a good thing to fall off your horse. I know it sounds a little crazy, but horse-people know what I am talking about. Basically it is inevitable that you will fall off at some point and the longer it takes for it to happen the more fear is built up and that is really bad for riding.  ...

People / Polo

Fitness for Polo

Polo is an extreme sport. Between steering the horse (which is done with your legs), pushing an opponent away and setting up a swing to then hit the ball and make it go far, a polo player uses just about every muscle in his or her body. Twisting and turning in ways you hardly thought possible. I have been a gym rat since my late teens and would dare to say that I am in pretty good shape. I do...

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Finals day at Chestertons Polo in the Park

The third day of Chestertons Polo in the Park was as picturesque and beautiful as the previous two days, which you can read about here and here. As the temperature was rising so was the excitement of which team would take home the trophy. With the best view and delicious food and wine in the Sponsor’s Marquee we decided to stay put and concentrate on the matches.     The Runner’s up Final had our team Abu Dhabi battle against team...

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Ladies Day by Little Miracles Drinks – Polo in the Park

The second day of Chestertons Polo in the Park was sold out for a reason, it was Ladies Day sponsored by Little Miracles Drink. I was honored to have been invited by the main sponsors of the event Chestertons, as I helped write the “What to wear at Chestertons Polo in the Park” article on their website before the event.     I must say that one of my favorite parts of this day was to people-watch and look at...

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Chestertons Polo in the Park day 1

After weeks of anticipation and planning our perfect #MyPoloStyle the day finally arrived! Although a few dark clouds in the morning threatened with rain, by the time we made our way down to Hurlingham park it was a gloriously sunny afternoon. As we got closer to the park it was obvious that something was going on as large groups of perfectly clad gentlemen and girls in summery dresses were making their way to the event of the summer the Chestertons Polo...

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Learning Polo at The Berkshire

I embarked on my polo-playing journey only a few months ago. I began with general practice riding lessons in Bahrain at the end of March, then I had 3 polo lessons in Florida at the Grand Champions Polo Club, then  back to Bahrain for a month doing GP riding and now I just returned from London, where my friend, pro polo player and teacher, Royston Prisk gave me two polo lessons at The Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club. So my...

Places / Polo

London Calling

Some fun things are coming up and I am super excited to share it with you guys! So it obviously involves a lot of polo and a bit of flying as well, you know my usual #FlyingForALiving and #TravelingForPolo. In a few days I will be getting on a huge Emirates A380 heading to London! It is always fun being a passenger on Emirates and I hope I meet some of my ex-colleagues in the skies. I will be in...

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#MyPoloStyle

I am so excited because Chestertons Polo in the Park is right around the corner, happening on 5th, 6th and 7th of June in Central London at the Hurligham Park in Fulham. This is really one of my favorite social polo events of the year, as I also mentioned in my post Polo for the People. My best friends and I have been there the past two years and we will be there this year again, which is so special, because...

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Polo handicaps for newbies

Last week the USPA announced the polo handicap changes, including the most exciting one being Pablo Pieres Jr. “Polito” going up to 10 goals in outdoor polo. Polito was born in Connecticut and is therefore the first American player to receive a 10-goal handicap since Adam Snow in 2003 and is currently the only American 10-goaler. In my eyes he is more Argentinian than American, but his passport has the eagle on it so I guess that is what counts...

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Increasing my polo passion at Grand Champions

Conclusion of my three beginner lessons is that polo is even more amazing to me than before and I can’t wait for my next polo lessons

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The US Open Polo Championship Final

The US Open Polo Championship was held this past Sunday the 19th at the International Polo Club in Palm Beach, a highly anticipated day for polo fans everywhere being the last tournament of the US Triple Crown. For more info on the US Open check out my last post here and more about the sport of polo here. I had watched the 16 matches leading up to the finals on Chukker.TV from Bahrain and from Denmark, but I was lucky enough...

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US Open Facts and stats

We are approaching the end of the prestigious US Open Polo Championships, the teams have battled out on the field during a total of 16 matches to now find the two finalists, favorites Orchard Hill will play against Valiente on Sunday 19th at 3 pm. For a simple description of the polo rules etc. go to my blogpost What is polo? In preparation for the final I have collected some stats and facts about the US Open: The International Polo Club...

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Baby steps towards playing polo

I am determined to learn how to ride a horse properly and hopefully I can do it gracefully as well at some point. Once I have mastered that I can pick up a mallet and figure out how to control that as well

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Sunday Funday – 8 hours of watching polo online

I am so happy that it has become more common to film and live-stream polo matches and drone filming is awesome as well. The whole US Open is shown on Chukker.tv and this is the schedule