Tom Goodspeed Bio

Bio
Thomas F. Goodspeed

Tom Goodspeed

Tom got his start in polo at the Joy Farm Polo Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has been playing polo for 40 years and managing equestrian facilities for 25 years. Tom has produced a series of 5 Instructional Videos, Polo Basics, that have been the benchmark of polo training videos for over 15 years. He has authored numerous instructional articles and continues to actively teach polo clinics.

He is and has been a member of numerous USPA committees, and is currently the Chairman of the National Arena Committee. He holds an “A” Umpire Certification for both Outdoors and the Arena.

Tom was the General Manager of the San Diego Polo Club from 1990-2004. In the 14 years Tom was in San Diego, He helped grow that program to one of the top five player rosters in the USA. Tom’s strength has always been a balance between club management and new player development.

Tom was the Captain of the 1973 and 74 National Intercollegiate, Univ. of Connecticut Championship team. After graduating from the University of Connecticut in 1977 with an Animal Science degree, Tom became the General Manager of the Ox Ridge Hunt Club from 1977 until 1985. The Ox Ridge Hunt Club is a multi-discipline equestrian facility in Darien, CT.

In 1985, Tom accepted the position of Director of Equestrian Activities at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. It was there, that Tom, along with Dan Healy, Tony Lukashevich, and Joe Henderson, helped developed the largest polo school on record.

In LA, Tom also managed the Pro Arena Polo (18-24 goal polo) for ten 11 game seasons. Tom captained the LA Colts, and then the LA Stars, becoming one of eight players to hold the highest arena handicap in the world, nine goals. In 1995, Tom won the Polo Magazine Award for “Arena Player of the Year”. Tom also carried a five-goal handicap at the height of his outdoor play.

Tom has participated in numerous special polo events throughout the country and has had extensive experience with sponsorships and marketing.

Tom has performed in the Corinthian Horse Show in Atlantic City, the National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, the Cadillac Celebrity Polo in Montreal, the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, and numerous celebrity events in Los Angeles, and Hawaii.