A very busy week wherever you might have been but the cream was there and did it some in spectacular fashion like Justify 13 winner of Triple Crown 2nd horse in 38 years that says it all . Across the pond it was Big Ben and RH coming up short so there will be no repeat this year of the Queens Cup but two yanks in the final 4 as La Indiana and Michael Bickford still looking strong and this team actually has one Americans pro with Nick Roldan at 2 , Big Bob and Valiente are still in it and it could be two yanks in the finals that will be fun in UK hope they get a crowd . ON this side of the pond it was Mr Palmer smoking and playing amazing must be a son 15 who is on his way to big time motivating him , But Pop won over.The Ranch hands of Klentner Ranch never a game Peke Gonzalez a lot like Pop Mariano was on fire early and finished the same and Mr Polo Nacho Figuaras could not have been happier as his son Hillario was WOW a bonafide young gun . He did it all and Dad had to be very Proud this boy may not be the face of Polo like Pop but he maybe Mr Polo’s pro soon. Weather was awesome for June and crowd was good . There is no reason not to come to Santa Barbara Polo club you will never match the Weather anywhere and for a small town you cannot be anywhere else. It could be a big one tomorrow as both Valiente and La Indiana take on some big sticks in the Queens Cup but they been there before. Polo IS GOING STRONG EVERYWHERE FROM MAINE TO CALIFORNIA BUT IT COULD BE SO MUCH BETTER AND THE MOST COMMON EXCUSE IS COST . WELL THAT STARTS WITH LEADERSHIP . Most Sports change over the last century well we have done very little over the last 5 decades. First and foremast the USPA has this vision and I do not think they really do that anyone should be able to play Polo that is Bull S— that makes no sense so why say it ? You cannot possibly think that is possible simply because it is not the way the program has been working they take in many kids but in the end it is always team USPA with 90 % kids who are going to play anyway if they want to because they can, how in the hell does this help anyone . This year announced team 3 are already sponsors and one a high goal pro Son what does this do to expand Polo ????????? If and it no doubt is cost look at it this way many people are going Private so they avoid the bullies and doing there own thing. Why ? They want to be part of the game they are paying for , So it is simple they aare spending close to the same but they are being involved and enjoying the GAME as in they get to hit the ball and compete not LEAVE IT BLOCK OR GET OUT OF THE ROAD and that really is happening and that is also why we now have one Patron over 4 goals in the USA . Go back 20 years we had the Orthweins 4- 5 -6 goals one pro Gonzalo Tanoria or who ever he sent they worked with them all year not for 3 months or a tournament The Buschs 3-4-5-goals Hector Galindo always there building there skills the Goses 3-4 goals Memo Gracida and Joe Barry every day working them Peter Brant – Ben Guiterez – Hector Barrente they worked him and he became 6 goals maybe 7 . This is why so many people played Polo first and foremost they could afford it and they liked it and they wanted to play IT not watch IT from a field side seat on the field . Ego is fine but it has ruined many things but in the end they are gone and damage is done and we are there now .
STOP IT Javier Tanoria know it and is easily the most brilliant mind in Polo .
- cut cost in Polo 6 horses per game
- they finally did this ! out of bounds other team hits it
- take away throw inns 1 per game
- knock inn after score some arguments gives scoring team advantage HOW 300 yards to goal vs 1 foot
- why 6 horses takes a little thinking but no pro can run for 7 minutes, has to use patron and he will play better just because he is part of the game as he always was before and he will enjoy which most want to get there moneys worth vs a trophy and not be a real part of it .
- ADD TO THIS USPA make them use Americans to build youth POLO . Because there is absolutely no chance for them NOW we can read and the UK did this and it worked WELL? We have maybe 2 Americans on how many teams in the high goal? Count on one hand and that is not counting Patrons . Sort of like US Soccer 5 million kids in soccer at 12 and we cannot beat Trinidad . WHY we have given them no future so why keep going ? They do not and there budget was supposedly 1 billion dollars wonder where that WENT
life is short but Polo life is shorter for the New Possibles .
just an opinion
see ya