96 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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Sidelines
was saddened to learn that
Trudy Peet
passed away
in April.
Samantha Charles
played polo with Trudy in Sun Valley
about 15 years ago. She was a character of the biggest magnitude
and well known on the horse show scene in Aspen and the polo
circuit in the desert. She is survived by her dearest friend,
Jerry
Knapp,
who continues to run her ranch in McLain Flats outside of
Aspen, Colorado.
Scott Lancaster
from
St. Louis Polo Club
and
Polo Girls
Society
hosted a women’s polo tournament at the
Blue Heron
Polo Club
with
Mallet Hill
vs.
Little Creek Ranch
. In the first
chukker Mallet Hill lost a teammate to a snapped hamstring.
Instead of forfeiting, Mallet Hill’s team captain
Lybbie Lewis
decided to forge on. Mallet Hill’s trio took on the Little Creek
Ranch team which included mother
Molly Sansone
and 15-year-
old daughter
Ava Sansone.
The struggle of being short a player
wasn’t enough to hold Little Creek Ranch from taking the win over
Mallet Hill. The match final score was 4 to 2.
The
San Diego Polo Club
(SDPC) will kick off the second half
of its 27th summer polo season on Sunday, August 18th with the
USPA Rossmore Cup
and
Aloha Sunday
. SDPC is happy to be
teaming up with
ILoveMusubi.com
for an island-inspired Sunday
polo. Spectators will be treated to watching Hawaii’s own
Kimo
Huddleston
, and Polo Pro at the San Diego Polo Club
,
perform
an introduction to polo, featuring rules and hitting techniques.
Kimo’s wife,
Stephanie Huddleston
, will perform a hula dance
routine. Fans are encouraged to stick around to enjoy the seventh
Chukker After Party featuring
Kieljhon of Ezzrah.
Unveiling a newly renovated backdrop for fast-paced high goal
polo,
Two Trees Farm
is once again hosting the 17th season
of the Bridgehampton Polo Club. It was a model opening day,
as supermodel
Christie Brinkley
tossed the coin before
Peter
Brant’s White Birch
team took on
Victor Vargas’ Lechuza
Caracas
. For six consecutive Saturdays, from July 20th through
August 24th, fans will descend upon the world-famous polo
grounds to enjoy great polo, celebrity watching and a fun family
day.
The oldest rivalry in U.S. polo is coming to national television.
NBC Sports
will broadcast the action from the 2013 Westchester
Cup on Sunday, Aug. 11th at 4:00 p.m. The broadcast exemplifies
polo’s recent growth and evolution as a more mainstream sport
in the U.S. This year’s match, which will take place on Sunday,
July 28th, at
Guards Polo Club
in England, representing a storied
rivalry between the United States and England dating back to
1886 and marks only the 16th time the competition will take place.
In August,
Piaget
will partner with
Nacho Figueras
and
Joe
and Diana DiMenna
to host an exhibition polo match and cookout
to benefit Robin Hood. The festivities will take place at Equuleus
Polo Club in Watermill, New York, the private polo compound built
by the DiMennas. It will feature top players from around the world,
as well as ‘local legends’ competing for the second annual Piaget
Hamptons Cup. Following the match, guests will be treated to an
authentic Argentine asado.
In honor of our “Oldies But Goodies” contest which
celebrates horses and ponies 25 years and older,
Tracy
Glover
of Dallas, Texas, sent in a photo of
Molly
, her 25
year old retired polo pony. Molly was Tracy’s first polo pony,
acquired from
Bill Walton
in 1994, and was Best Playing
Pony under
Billy Raab
in the Wellington-Bronze Cup in the
mid ‘90s. Tracy said Molly is retired and the Grande Dame
of their pasture in Fannin County, Texas. She added that the
best days of her life were those spent on a polo field with
friends and family. “The summer I spent with
Samantha
Charles
and
Kris Bowman
at the
Smiley Ranch Polo Club
in Prosper, Texas, topped ‘em all.”
Our condolences to
Sidelines
publisher
Samantha Charles
on the loss of her dachshund,
Mojo
, April 1998-June 2013.
Samantha said, “It is with great sadness I say goodbye to my
loyal companion of almost 16 years, Mojo. We had so many
good years together and he started a legacy of “Mo’s” in my
life. Mojo traveled the
Sidelines
trail with me and has seen so
many changes in my life, it is difficult to let go when some little
soul loves you so much and is so unconditionally loyal. But he
will romp in greener pastures with a bunch of “our” best friends
including Buddy! Thank you Mojo for gracing my life.”
