by Staff Writer | Jan 16, 2007 | Archives
AIKEN POLO CLUB – 2007 will be a milestone for Aiken Polo Club, and indeed the City of Aiken, as we plan a year long celebration of the sport of polo, and its contribution to the development and prosperity of Aiken. As it was so eloquently said March 23 1882, in...
by Staff Writer | Jan 15, 2007 | Archives, Polo Tips by Tom Goodspeed
By Tom Goodspeed In one of my articles, I spoke of mallet head positioning at the finish of your swing being crucial to the direction of your shot. There is another element that is equally essential to the accuracy of your shots, and that is what is commonly...
by Staff Writer | Jan 8, 2007 | Archives, Polo Tips by Tom Goodspeed
By Tom Goodspeed Simply speaking, horses are very often the definition of our handicaps. However, I am speaking of the term “rating” a horse, with respect to when someone says this horse rates well. When we say a polo pony rates well, we can compare it to the cruise...
by Staff Writer | Jan 4, 2007 | Archives, California Polo Clubs, Eldorado PC, News
January Leagues 4-Goal/6 Chukkers – Two 2 week tournaments. Double Eagle Vladimir Rivkin Zhenya Kirueshkin Erik Wright Juan Martin Gutierrez Empire Polo Al Haagen Rob Scapa Domingo Questel Lolo Payan JHHE George Gilstrap Dan Walker Diego Andrade Dylan Foster Kentfield...
by Staff Writer | Jan 2, 2007 | Archives, Polo Tips by Tom Goodspeed
By Tom Goodspeed If you answered both, you are dead on. I will start with the thing. Happens to be a mallet thing and some of you may be walking around or rather running around with a ringer and you may not even know it. In the world of mallets, a ringer is when the...
by Staff Writer | Dec 30, 2006 | Archives
Urgent Update on EHV-1 – New Case in Golden Gate A horse at Golden Gate Fields turned up postitive for EHV-1 Neurological today. GG Fields, Bay Meadows and Pleasanton are on lock down. Please post any new news or cases on the PoloZONE.com message board. We...