102 SIDELINES APRIL 2013
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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The
2013 President’s Award
has been presented to the
International Polo Club Palm Beach and its president
John
Wash
(pictured with
Bo Derek
). The Palm Beach County
Hall of Fame Committee congratulated John’s dedication in
promoting the sport of polo, and his determination in making
the sport a top generator of tourism dollars in the county. John
and the International Polo Club will be honored at the 37th
annual Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame Banquet
and Annual Sports Awards on March 24th at the Palm Beach
County Convention Center in West Palm Beach.
Photo by LILA PHOTOS
Internationally recognized professional polo player and Ralph
Lauren Polo model
Nacho Figueras
will be playing polo at Empire
Polo Club in California on March 23rd in the
Polo d’Elegance
Charity Match
. The theme of the event will revolve around
horsepower, combining a blend of the elegant sport of polo with
modern and vintage luxury automobiles. This one-day event will
offer spectators the chance to watch Nacho compete in a high-
goal polo match while supporting a good cause, the
Boys and
Girls Club of Coachella Valley
.
Number one ranked superstar polo player
Adolfo Cambiaso
was in Wellington, Florida to compete in the Outback 40 Goal
Challenge and took time to talk to
Sidelines TV
producer
Rob
Jordan.
Watch Adolfo’s great interview on the Sidelines website,
www.sidelinesnews.com.
Photo by Alan Fabricant
(WCT) is hot this year with outdoor and arena polo. The WCT
Finals Outdoor will be held April 3-6 at the Grand Champions Polo
Club in Wellington and the WCT Finals Arena Championships will
be held in October at the California Polo Club in Los Angeles.
The San Diego Polo Club
is gearing up for an action-packed
summer, kicking off the excitement on April 13 with the opening of
their polo school. Practice chukkers begin May 9 and opening day
is June 9. Take part in the action if you are in the San Diego area.
Learning from the Pros! The
Team USPA
2013 players were in
Wellington in February. Polo Hall of Famers
Owen Rinehart
and
Charles Smith
along with well-known coach
Charlie Muldoon
helped teach and train Team USPA 2013 in a wide-ranging
weekend clinic that included on-and-off-the-feld lessons. Team
USPA Players taking part included:
Daniel Galindo, Jeff Shuler,
Kylie Sheehan, Harrison Samaniego, Miguel Questel, Devin
Vass, Patrick
and
Matthew Collins.
The
Gay Polo League
will honor gay Olympians during the
April 12-13 International Gay Polo Tournament festivities. Six-
time Olympian
Robert Dover
will serve as Chairman of the Gay
Polo Olympian Committee.
Robert has earned more honors than any other U.S. dressage
rider in the sport’s history. He competed in six consecutive
Olympics for the U.S. equestrian team, four world championships
and seven World Cups.
Mason Phelps, Jr
., founder and president
of Phelps Media Group International, will serve as committee
vice chairman. Mason, a lifelong horseman, was a U.S. Olympic
alternate for the U.S. three-day team that competed in the 1968
Mexico City Olympic Games.
International Polo Club
Palm Beach
is proud
to announce that for the
sixth consecutive year,
luxury Swiss watchmaker,
PIAGET, will be sponsoring
the esteemed
USPA Gold
Cup
. The 26-goal USPA
Gold Cup is a symbol of
professionalism, good
sportsmanship, and high-
goal polo at its fnest.
Currently holding a 7-goal
handicap,
Jeff Hall
(pictured) is one of the best
polo players in the world
and an ambassador for the
luxury Swiss watchmaker.
Photo by Laretta Houston
Congratulations to
Nick Snow
, who has shown tremendous
dedication and commitment to the sport of polo, and was
selected as the winner of the prestigious
Team USPA Equus
& Co. Award
, which honors the Team USPA player who best
exemplifes the program’s principles. Equus & Co. CEO and
Chairman
Jim Whisenand
presented a check for $10,000
and a unique, engraved belt buckle to Nick in February at the
International Polo Club Palm Beach. Finalists
Stephanie Massey
and
Tiamo Hudsepth
were also honored and received beautiful
Tackeria “Ultimate” saddles in recognition of their contributions to
the Team USPA program.
Get Ready Girls!!
The Women’s Championship Tournament