Club Announcements:
Brandywine Polo would like to welcome back the professional polo players of Omar Sosa, Tomas Escurra, Jesus Onteveros, Brandon Kircher, Juan Martinez-Baez and their families.
Another warm welcome back to Brandywine Polo Academy is Devon Cox. Devin has been touring the east coast competing in hunter/jumper classes and recently accepted into Cornell University. She will be playing on the women’s team and will be practicing her polo this summer. Congratulations Devin.
We would also like to congratulate other Brandywine Polo Academy students for their recent graduations. Alan Medina from Unionville High School, William Howard from Millersville and Connor O’Brien from Cornell University! |
Another amazing accomplishment for Dr. Cindy Buchanan winning the Family Class on Hunt Night at Devon this year. Her husband, Richard Buchanan, Cindy and two daughters Audrey and Maggie are pictured above. Cindy and her daughters showed side saddle and it was wonderful to watch. Congrats to the Buchanan family! |
Our Inter-Collegiate member spotlight goes to Bill Miller (pictured above).
Bill is 19 years old, graduated from Unionville High School in 2011 and now attends Skidmore College in upstate NY studying Bio/Pre-Med and playing polo.
Bill started his equestrian career showing hunter/jumpers for over 5 years and heard about Brandywine Polo Academy from a friend and started playing in 2007. He’s been hooked ever since. He played polo in all inter-scholastic tournaments and regionals in the area. At Skidmore he has won the All Star Inter-Collegiate at the Preliminary Regionals and Sportsmanship Award.
Way to go Bill!! |
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| TailgatersPriscilla Person, Claudia Langmaid, Kirk Hoffman, Angie Davies-Brown and Stephanie Soranno |
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Orientation to Polo graduates and instructors. |
| POLO 101:
The fast paced, rough and tumble horseback sport of polo is a game of finesse and strategy when high-goal players take the field. To help you better understand and enjoy the game, we will provide in our newsletters a few guides to the game and some of the terms used on and off the playing field.
The Field:
The polo field is 300 yards by 160 yards; goal posts are placed 24 feet apart at each end. The field is not typically marked except for the boundaries. If the field is “boarded,” 6-inch upright boards are used to mark the sides of the fields and to keep the ball in play. If the field is not boarded, the boundaries are marked with white lines.
More information to come next newsletter. |
| Brandywin Polo Hotline:610-268-8692 |
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| Brandywine Polo 2012 season is in full swing. Our opening match was on Memorial Day Monday and we welcomed back over 350 attendees to the first match of the season. Our membership is growing and we very excited for another amazing season. |
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Wasmer Schroder Day
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| Team Wasmer SchroderJesus Ontevorous, Jake Brown, Maureen Hall, Scott Brown and event sponsor Chip Norton |
Wasmer Schroeder and Fidelity Investments were our sponsors on Sunday, June 3rd, raising money to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Wasmer Schroeder is a privately owned Florida based, fixed income investment firm with offices in Naples, FL, Ceveland, OH, Portland, OR and Exton, PA. The firm manages high net worth individuals, foundations and endowments nation-wide.
Wasmer Schroeder and Fidelity Investments raised several thousand dollars from this event. We thank them for coming and look forward to seeing them back again next year for this great charity.
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Chester County Hospital Cup 
Chester County Hospital Cup was held on June 10th and hosted by the Turks Head Branch fo the Women’s Auxiliary to the Chester County Hospital. This is the 6th year of the Chester County Hospital Cup and over these past years, they have raised thousands of dollars to benefit this important regional hospital.
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Sullivan Cup
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The Sullivan Cup was held on Father’s Day, June 17th. This was our 2nd Annual Sullivan Cup match and was created last year to celebrate the wedding of Lindy Brown & Shane Sullivan.
This year, we celebrated the marriage of Eric Brown and Angela Davies. Eric & Angie are both playing members to the club and we were happy to celebrate the day with them.
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Sullivan Cup
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| BBP – Betty owned by Juan Martinez-BaezEric Brown, Angie Davies-Brown, Juan Martinez-Baez and his son Carlos |
Best Playing Pony
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| Currently, the McHugh tournament is underway. Our first match was held on Tuesday, June 19th and played by Livin’ the Vision and Christmas Tree Farms. Livin’ the Vision won 8-4.
Our next matches for this tournament will be Friday, June 22 with the finals on Saturday, June 23rd. |
| Orientation to Polo is about to wrap up the first summer session. Students are having a great time learning polo equitation, hitting techniques, rules and game strategy. If you are interested in participating in our next OTP class starting July 5th, please call the Brandywine Polo Hotline at 610-268-8692. |
| Upcoming events and tournaments:
Sunday, June 24th the Paoli Hospital Auxiliary hosts their first Polo Tournament chaired by four fabulous women Carol Rabe-Palmer, Peggy Mason, Mary Salinas and Lyn Frey.Without their leadership and the dedication of our many volunteers and generosity of our sponsors we could not host this wonderful event! We hope you enjoy the food, shopping, kid’s activities and carriage procession.
Your participation at the Polo Tournament will help the Auxiliary fulfill our $1 million pledge towards Paoli Hospital’s Maternity and Nursery Expansion campaign. We are excited to play a role in this important initiative for our community. Without your support, we could not reach our goal!
1:00 gates open, there will be shopping tents, eateries, antique car show and kids paddock.
2:15 polo demonstration
2:30 polo pony parade
3:00 The National Anthem will be sung by local 12 year old Ella Brophy. Immediately following the match begins with a carriage parade during half time.
5:00 Raffle Drawing
5:30 Awards ceremony which will include Most Valuable Player and Best Playing Pony Awards.
June 30 – July 1st – Women’s Tourament
June 17th – Chasin’ for Chalfin will be hosting the 2nd Annual Chasin’ for Chalfin Jockey Polo Cup.
Chasin’ for Chalfin was established after a local steeplechase jockey, Jake Chalfin, was severely injured from a fall in September 2010. Jake is now paralyzed from the chest down and all proceeds from this event will help him participate in a program at Project Walk in August. Jake is very excited about this opportunity as Project Walk is considered a world leader in spinal cord therapy.
The event will feature a vendor village, antique car show, special jockey chukker, awards ceremony and immediately after the awards ceremony there will be a live music, BBQ and open wine/beer bar.
Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the gate. There are limited tailgate spots you can reserve for an additional $30. For more information, please visit www.chasinforchalfin.com |
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