118 SIDELINES MARCH 2013
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
Heather Spitler,
Kris Bowman,
Don Delise
and Sidelines
Magazine
Publisher
Samantha
Charles
(left
to right) traded
in their polo
ponies for skies
while in Aspen,
Colorado.
e
The
Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach
is offering
“Polo
in Paradise”
packages. As the offcial hotel partner for the
International Polo Club Palm Beach, guests can choose
from three unique and luxurious polo experiences during the
2013 season. From the “Stay & Play with the Best” package
to “A Perfect Polo Picnic” to the “Ultra VIP Sunday Brunch
& Polo” experience – packages are available through April
21. To make reservations, call (800) 432-2335 or visit www.
fourseasons.com/palmbeach.
Photo by LILA Photo
Gulfstream Polo Club
will be hosting the annual
Polo Pony
Sale
April 18-20 as well as the
Polo & Balloons
Festival May
10-12.
Natania,
undefeated so far in the USPA Interscholastic Open
season, scored their latest win, 26-8, over
Cornell
on January 20.
“The boys played well individually and as a team they did great,
feeding off each other,” said
Travis Worsham
whose grandson
Wyatt Harlow
plays on the team with
Kamran Pirasteh
and
Connor Deal
with
Drew Peterson
as alternate. Hopes are riding
high that Natania will win the Southeast tourney and a shot at the
national title held in March at the
Empire Polo Club
in California.
USPA Interscholastic team members
Natania
: (from left to right)
Connor Deal, Wyatt Harlow
and
Kamran Pirasteh.
Not shown:
alternate
Drew Peterson.
Photo Courtesy of Natania Farm & Polo Club
Natania Farm & Polo Club specializes in year-round polo with
indoor and outdoor arenas: fun, family-friendly, all amateur polo –
affordable from lessons to chukkers.
Team USPA teamed up with two other USPA programs,
Young
Player Outreach & USPA Umpires, LLC,
to offer
Umpire
Certifcation.
Participants included:
Kareem Rosser
,
Kylie
Sheehan
,
Matt Collins, Jeff Shuler
of
Team USPA
and
Julia
Smith
,
Loreto Natividad, Gates Gridley, Brandon Alcott,
Dani Wastey
of
Young Player Outreach
along with
USPA Staff
Member, Justin Powers.
The students took to the feld/arena as
umpires at Palm Beach Polo Club, Gulfstream Polo Club, Grand
Champions Polo Club, Palm City Polo Club and
Mike Harris
along with USPA Head Umpire Instructor
Steve Lane
, Roving
Umpire
Bradley Biddle
and
Robert Lyn-Kee-Chow
coached
them via ear pieces and side board chats.
Prestonwood Polo Club
has released its spring schedule for
the 2013 season, which kicks off with Polo on the Lawn Kentucky
Derby Day, Saturday May 4, one of the Dallas area’s biggest
events of the year. The Preakness Stakes Cup will be May 18
and in June Prestonwood will host Polo for the Planet and the
USPA Patriot Cup.
Empire Polo Club’s
Polo d’Elegance
charity polo match takes
place Saturday, March 23rd. This fabulous event will beneft local
desert charities. The event will be hosted by polo player and
Ralph Lauren model
Nacho Figueras.
Doesyour barnor organizationhavenews, tidbitsor announcements
you would like to share in the Asides column,
dedicated to polo
news. It can be something as fun as a wedding announcement,
new horse purchased, upcoming clinics or exciting wins. Send to
editor@sidelinesnews.com
Actress
Bo Derek
, of “10” fame,
getting ready for the opening coin toss
at the 10th Anniversary Season of the
International Polo Club Palm Beach.
The opening day festivities included
the 20-goal Herbie Pennell Cup in the
sports most beautiful polo stadium.
Photo by Alan Fabricant
Polo player
Kris Kampsen
and
Ali Solimine
are fnally engaged!
Kris is currently playing polo in
Palm Beach and the couple lives
in Wellington. They have been
dating for seven years.