It’s a new year and a new everything one month into 2009. We’ve witnessed some big changes including a new President, a new World Champion in Football and a new Board of Directors @ El Dorado. Life is changing as we knowit and to me the only way it can go is up.
The exciting news for polo is that we have a board at Eldorado who wants it back. Polo that is and it is their move now, so let’s roll. Feb. is too late to save in terms of more teams or polo, but the mindset is there and the management has no more excuses. It’s polo time.
The new board is listed below. They are willing to listen!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bud Dardi
Geof Palmer
John Clark
Chris Collins
John Leary jr
While staying in theme and talking about change, I got a very interesting email today and I am going to share it with you at the end of this posting. Read it and talk about it as the “new guard” will listen I think.
January ended with the best weather in years, a few teams and some good champions. New board member Geof Palmer and his team Antelope, with the seniors minus Clemente Zavaleta, Jr. (who is 22 maybe) were too much for the youngster’s from Cottrell minus the Colorado Cowgirl (Jenny Luttrell). Antelope had 3 international flags (USA, France and Argentina) and Cotterell Farms had only 1 (Argentina). Next year we should see an American wave if there is anyone left to play Polo. New rules support the American youth are needed.
Smokin’ Joe Henderson and the Hawks were unstoppable in the 8-goal as “Old Joe” showed the brats or rats where to go and they did it. The three young guns probably add up to about Joe’s age. All 3 of them smoked Dr. Pain (Rick Paicius) and his band of Trinity. He got a extra goal for next month for a bonus, the Doc that is. Now Lady Paicius (Robin) was a little bit better than Pappa Pacius as she led her foursome up to the trophy table as the winners of the 4-Goal Final. She also did away with the Hawaiian side. It was a spring day and it was Robin’s day. The fields are much better this season with lot’s of grass, with water and a mower, but they should be great because there is lot’s of sunshine. Before you go to bed tonite listen to this its @ http://www.bornagainamerican.com.
Now here is an add on from a group I assume is called Polo Mafia
Submitted by Polo Mafia (anonymous author).
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Changing of the guard at Eldorado PC
Rumor on the exercise track is that there has been a new Board of Directors elected at Eldorado PC. What does this mean for the Club? It does conjure up a few threads of HOPE. Hope that there will be some improvements in communication between the polo playing community and the Club. This winter it feels like the players (pros and patrons) have been ignored . . . turned away from the door during a bad economic storm.
In the recent past, the Puppet Masters (just a couple), have made the management and staff dance like little puppets controlled by thin wires, lifting limbs into unfriendly and unrhythmic gestures. There have even been reports of a puppet cutting the strings of other puppets in the play . . . traitor or narcissist? Maybe a red flag or whistle should have been called when that foul occurred. Oh, that’s right, this is a puppet show not a polo game. There are no umpires or even a third man to ensure safe or fair play.
As we continue to bury our own . . . our pros, our vendors and our good people, we must ask ourselves what we can do to make a difference? Silence is not the answer.
Will the show go on? Of course it will. The question is “how will the story unfold?” Will the sequel include a heart transplant for the Club since the old one stopped beating? Will the new Masters open the door and let the players in from the cold? Will the puppets develop friendly personalities as the wires are handed over to a new Board of Directors? Will they open the front door and stall doors so pros can leg up their horses early and so patrons can play polo for a partial season at a reasonable rate? I guess we just need to get front row seats to this puppet show and see how it plays out.
The West Coast polo playing community hosts a large number of low goal teams who are price sensitive. The Clubs in California rely on this market for a portion of their sales and income. This fact combined with the economic crisis has led to a lack of teams playing this winter and possibly this summer. This has left many pros without jobs. Less teams, means lower membership sales, lower hay sales, lower farrier sales, lower food and beverage sales and an overall lower moral around the Club. FYI – the Club is negatively affected too!
In hope of getting a voice directly to the powers above, I will pose a few questions to the polo playing community. Post your ideas, comments and feedback so that your words (your voice) will be heard.
What do you suggest that Clubs can do, in general, to help polo players (pros and patrons) during the economic crisis?
What do you suggest that Eldorado Polo Club can do specifically, to help pros, service providers and themselves during this economic crisis?
What suggestions do you have for Eldorado Polo Club on how they can improve their facility, polo leagues and staff in an effort to provide better services all around?
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See ya.