Monthly Archives: June 2011

Fathers’ Day Polo

Sunday threatened to rain, but it held off until the night.  We need the rain, but it can ruin your play. Happy Fathers’ Day!  I supplied the after polo picnic  with sandwiches, chips, cookies and coca cola. Not many club … Continue reading

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Party on a polo pony

Sonny’s friends had a party at the polo grounds – they were a fun group, and came to watch the first match.        

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Low Goal / High Goal Practice

I love how Marcos is organizing the practices now, separating the low goal players and the higher goal players.  The high goal team is up to 12 – that is pretty darn fast.   It is not actually high goal, … Continue reading

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Dogs

Buddy, Marisa’s rescue dachshund (when spelling, remember it is ch and then sh) is the life of the polo play preparations and after parties. Everybody knows Buddy and Buddy knows everybody.  Recently there was an incident with someone’s dog whereby … Continue reading

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Stick and Ball

Marcos had Jose take me out to practice my hitting.  I am working on  hitting the ball at speed, so I took my shots at a very slow pace and then worked on speeding it up.  Time in the saddle … Continue reading

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