96 SIDELINES AUGUST 2012
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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Asides
Celebrities were surrounded
by fans, who delightedly shook
hands or lined up for hugs and
photos, at the 6th Annual
Van
Metre Polo Cup
, which raised
funds for Capital Caring at
Great Meadow in The Plains,
VA. The all star roster included
AMW host
John Walsh,
Salvatore Ferragamo
of the
Italian fashion dynasty, and
Nacho Figueras
. Rounding
out the teams for the feature
match were
Tim Gannon
,
co-founder of Outback
Steakhouse, Inc.,
Beau Van
Metre
, his daughter
Ashley
,
Carlitos Gracida
and
Juan
Salinas-Bentley.
We have it
on reliable authority that the
celebrities started playing
in the Van Metre Polo Cup
because of their good friends
Juan and Tammy Salinas-
Bentley
(look for a story about
celebs and charity matches...).
Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II
is scheduled to
Nacho Figueras and Tobiana, Most Valuable Player and
Pony at the Van Metre Polo Cup
Photo by Lauren R. Giannini
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present awards to equestrians recommended by famed
horse gentler
Monty Roberts
for their pioneering efforts
to encourage violence free training in South America
where extremely harsh traditional horsemanship has
been the norm for centuries. The Queen will present
the awards to
Adolfo Cambiaso
(Argentina),
Carlos
Gracida
(Mexico and Argentina),
Memo Gracida
(Mexico and Argentina),
Carlos Leite
(Brazil),
Catherine
Cunningham
(Guatemala),
Eduardo Moreira
(Brazil),
Joel Baker
(USA),
Mateus Ribeiro
(Brazil) and
Satish
Seemar
(Dubai).