FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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EQUINE REALTY
Charles L. Martin, Broker
Ocala, FL & Lexington, KY
Member both Board Realtors MLS
(859) 396-9102
OFFUTT REALTY, INC.
Located 5 minutes from
The Kentucky Horse Park
(859) 421-5222
MASSACHUSETTS
EQUINE HOMES
Equestrian & Country Properties
(800) 859-2745
NEW YORK
SALLY SLATER- NY & CT
Douglas Elliman Real Estate
Bedford to North Salem & Vic.
Horse property specialist!
(914) 584-0137 - Cell
TERI POWERS, CRS, GRI
Keller Williams Realty
Equestrian Property Specialist
Serving Orange County New York
(845) 258-8312
NORTH CAROLINA
BROWN, LILLIE
Town & Country Realtors
Horse Farms Specialist
Tryon, NC
(864) 978-9465
tryonhorsefarms.com
FOR SALE BY OWNER
Tryon horse country
21A on FETA trail system
1 mile from FENCE
New barn & paddock
$425. Call (864) 444-4544
PORTOFINO
Premier Equestrian Community
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SOUTH CAROLINA
AIKEN FARMS AND BARNS
Keller Williams Realty
(803) 658-8408
CAROLINA REAL
ESTATE COMPANY
(803) 648-8660 or (800) 880-0108
DAVID STINSON
Meybohm Realtors
Estates, Horse Farms, Cottages
(803) 644-1721 - Aiken, SC
DEIRDRE STOKER
VAILLENCOURT
“This Is My Neighborhood”
World Class & Luxury Properties
(803) 640-4591
KARL MCMILLAN
REMAX Tattersall Group, LLC
Full Service Commercial/Residential
133 Laurens Street, N.W.
Aiken, SC 29801
(843) 693-6115
KATE HUTCHINGS
Laissez Faire Sotheby’s
(803) 480-5230 - Aiken, SC
VIRGINIA
BUNNY FRENCH
Realtor Associate
Loring Woodriff Real
Estate Associates
(434) 996-1029
WYOMING
LINTON/BINGLE
ASSOCIATE BROKERS
JHREA - Christie’s Int’l Real Estate
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Carol Linton (307) 732-7518
Betsy Bingle (307) 732-7590
WESTERN UNITED REALTY
Colorado and Wyoming
James Rinehart
(307) 745-6024
WILL SPEER
Century 21 Cornerstone Realty
Saratoga, Wyoming
(307) 326-5760
present. “Once I picked up my first mallet I was hooked,” she said.
A year later she became the first woman to win the Monty
Waterbury Cup. “To this day, this is my most treasured trophy,” she
said. “For me, polo combines my love for horses, my equestrian
experiences and my competitive desire. I love the smell of the
horses and barn. The smells and sounds of horses put me at ease
and make me happy.”
Marc, an avid sportsman, followed his father and wife into the
sport. Horses had always been a part of his life. He was raised
on a ranch in Aspen, Colorado, where his family rode Quarter
Horses. A riding accident as a teenager curbed his enthusiasm.
He went on to become a competitive skier for 14 years and NCAA
Division I tennis player.
With prompting from his wife, father and a 16-year-old paint
named Rex, Marc’s love for horses returned and he started playing
arena polo family matches. He not only got over his fear of horses
but the natural left-hander learned how to play right-handed.
It was soon after that Marc moved his family from Philadelphia
to Wellington and purchased two of the old Palm Beach Polo
fields. When not hosting and sponsoring tournaments, the Ganzis
compete during the high goal season in Wellington.
Marc, now one of the nation’s top amateur players, and CEO
of Global Tower Partners, is team captain of Audi, which has won
every major tournament 20 and 26-goal tournament including the
2009 U.S. Open. In November 2012, Marc’s Team USA defeated
England, 8.5-6 in the International Cup.
Melissa is team captain of Piaget, which has also won several
tournaments, including the Ylvisaker Cup, where she played
against and defeated her husband’s team. “At least we kept it in
the family,” Marc said with a smile.
The Grand Champions Polo Club 2013 Fall Schedule:
Sept. 27-29, Tackeria Invitational (Palm City Polo Club, Boca
Raton); Oct. 4-6, USPA Fall Classic; Oct. 13-15, USPA Kay Colee
Memorial; Oct. 18-20, US Trust Cup; Oct. 25-27, USPA Fall
Plates; Oct. 30-Nov. 9, USPA North America Cup; Nov. 1-3, Pedro
Morrison Memorial; Nov. 8-10, Palm Restaurant Invitational; Nov.
13-24,The National 20-Goal Championship. Grand Champions
Polo Club is located on the corner of Lake Worth Road just south
of South Shore Boulevard in Wellington, Florida.
Husband and wife, Marc and Melissa, battle it out on the polo
field.
Photo by Alan Fabricant
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