by Steve Crowder | May 25, 2009 | England - Polo Clubs, Polo Report by Steve Crowder, Santa Barbara Polo Club
The 2009 Santa Barbara 8-goal polo league continues as Piocho remains undefeated this season. Will Rodgers PC team smoked the locals all on a very nice Memorial Day weekend. Friday it was “a come from behind” game as both Piocho and La Kirina were down and then came...
by Steve Crowder | May 20, 2009 | Polo Report by Steve Crowder
There are 18 teams playing in the Queen’s Cup. It makes us wonder what we are doing in the US that is wrong? We need to look at their program because it costs about double to play in the high-goal tournaments in the UK and it’s not always good weather there....
by Steve Crowder | May 17, 2009 | Polo Report by Steve Crowder
The Polo Report by Steve Crowder After trailing for 5 chukkers and 3 minutes, it was a do or die situation for Piocho Ranch. The Cowboys from Piocho Ranch finally got rockin’. They were down by 2 and sometimes by 4, but they never said “no” just GO. They came...
by Steve Crowder | May 17, 2009 | Polo Report by Steve Crowder
Ladies in racing and polo on a Saturday afternoon It was a big day for the women in the Horse World today. Rachael Alexander showed the big boys how big she is in the Preakness. The only Boy in her class was fast on her and he was the little one, but he has a heart...
by Steve Crowder | May 11, 2009 | Polo Report by Steve Crowder, Santa Barbara Polo Club
Piocho Ranch is all alone at the top of the Lisle Nixon, the first tournament of the 2009 season in Santa Barbara. T.J. Barrack did it for the team. With the clock ticking down and only 4 seconds to go before the first bell it was TJ going balls-to-the-wall to stop a...
by Steve Crowder | May 10, 2009 | Polo Report by Steve Crowder, Santa Barbara Polo Club
I would bet about a million people were so happy to see “June gloom” (the marine layer) arrive on May 9, 2009. Its just so sad it did not come as early aslast Tuesday. Mother Nature showed her power once again in a very mean way. In the last week here on the Gold...