FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
SIDELINES NOVEMBER 2013 107
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Great Meadow Polo Manager John Gobin
(left) presents
the mallet for Most Improved Player at
Great Meadow
Polo Club and School
to
Jerry Hanley
, from Washington,
DC, a former Army Ranger, during the Black Tie Gala at
Salamander Resort in Middleburg, Virginia.
Photo by Lauren R. Giannini
Southampton Hunt & Polo Club
(SHPC) inaugurated a kids’ polo clinic, titled “Little Stars,” in August. The clinic was organized
by
Ali Bailey
, with two instructors,
Ezra Stevenson
and
Belinda Brody
. Ten students took the six-session clinic, which
included riding, hitting, drills and chukkers. All ten students graduated and received certificates and awards. Next year the clinic
will run from June through August. Pictured (from left to right) is Ezra Stevenson (instructor),
Taylor Stansfield, Alex Natella,
Luca Natella, Ali Bailey
(director),
Zoe VanDenBol, Sophia Neis
and
Ashley VanDenBol.
Congrats to the young polo
players!
What does
Dr.
Patterson
do when he’s
traveling around the
country? One frequent
stop on the inter-global
trail is
Hatchaway
Bridge Farms
. Pictured
here is morning coffee
with
Sidelines
Magazine
publisher Samantha
Charles before an early
morning run.
Continued on page 120
Saratoga Polo Manager Cuko Escapite
celebrates winning
the prestigious
Whitney Cup
to reveal his inner super hero. A
little bit theatre, a little bit of sports adrenaline, a lot of fun! Just
what a Saratoga Polo experience is all about!
