My first chukker
Last week was amazing! I was around polo horses a lot and the highlight: I played my first chukker!! (for non-polo people: I played in my first polo match!)
Tagged: Learning to play polo
5 things to do off the polo field
Polo is not just a sport it’s a lifestyle. Almost everyone who tries polo falls madly in love with the sport and before you know it polo is on your mind 24/7 and all conversations and actions have something to do with polo. All you want to do is get up on that pony and swing a mallet. Some people are lucky and get to play and watch polo all year around, others (like me) live in a country (Bahrain)...
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. ...
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...
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...
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
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
