Author Archives: Susan Leslie

We played the quarter finals and won, we played the semi-finals and won,  we played the finals and ALMOST WON 6 – 8 against a very tough team.    

Here is a perfect day.  I am nervous as usual, before a game.  First time with our new pro, Jose fresh from Argentina – a 4 goal player.  Turns out, he never played in the arena before!  Considering, he is very very good.  Well, he did most of the work, it was a very fast […]

 

Here is a great article from ESPN on one of the top women polo players: http://espn.go.com/espnw/features-profiles/6478924/sunny-hale-rules-game-queens

I made it into the “Blue Book”!  This was the highlight of my first full season of playing.

Yesterday the rain held off just long enough to get the season started.  I always get nervous before I play, and this time especially because I had not been on a horse since October 30th.  On the drive to the fields I gave a self-help talk:  “I am NOT going to listen to my body” […]

This polo season is dedicated to my Aunt Ann, who passed away last June, Uncle Tom, and cousins Teal and Franz.  I thank them for summers in Missouri, cantering up the wheat fields bareback and barefoot.  Aunt Ann would take me for long trail rides through the woods, stopping and getting off to examine moss […]

May 1 is the first day of practice and I am already nervous.  Haven’t been on a horse since the Halloween Tournament.  I still have my winter coat of fat, hoping to ride it off as I did last summer.  Wish I had practiced yoga more consistently over the winter.  Time to polish my boots, […]