January 2017 – Table of Contents

68  Ingate (Full Article) Subscribe for just $9.95 or Order Individual Issues Here! FEATURES 14 Kerry Hannon: On Money and Horses 22 Ralph Caristo’s Influence on Generations of Riders 26 Charity: Panther Ridge Conservation Center 30 Show Jumper Brian Walker Answers Your Questions 32 Anna Cardelfe: Finding Balance In and Out of the Saddle 38
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Beauty and the Barn: Polo Player Zinta — Fashion Model and Instagram Sensation

By Susan Friedland-Smith (http://susanfriedlandsmith.com/) Photos by Coy Gutierrez It’s not unusual to scan through the pages of a fashion magazine and see models posing next to horses, sporting clothing and accessories from the equestrian world. What’s more out of the ordinary is when a model is a rider in real life — not just in
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Kris Kampsen Is the Comeback Kid: A Broken Neck from a Mountain Biking Accident Couldn’t Keep the Polo Player Off the Field

    By Lauren R. Giannini Kris Kampsen got hooked on polo in early childhood under the tutelage of his father, Edward Kampsen, co-founder of the Tampa Bay Polo Club. Kris was 15 when he set out to forge his career in polo. Two years later, he was rated 3 goals and moved to 6
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Polo’s Nic Roldan: Making a Difference On and Off the Field

By Kendall Bierer It’s 9:30 on a Tuesday morning at South Forty Polo Club in Wellington, Florida. The horses have been worked and are back in the barn, munching hay and hanging their heads over their stall doors as they “supervise” polo star Nic Roldan. He sits in a circle of chairs in the aisle
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The Winning Ways of Nick Manifold

By Lauren R. Giannini Nick Manifold considers himself very lucky. His life is filled with horses, polo, excitement and romance — an exhilarating combination to fire up the plot in any book or movie. Granted, his chosen lifestyle demands dedication and hard work, but yes, he’s living his dreams and making polo his career. Born
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Polo Adventures in Sheridan, Wyoming

By Kerstie Allen Sheridan, Wyoming, is a hidden summer wonderland of Western and polo heritage. When I arrived in the town voted “Best Town to Live Like an Old West Cowboy” by True West magazine, I felt like I’d stepped back in time and literally found the original center of America’s horse world Craving the
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The Art of Being a Polo Groom

By Kerstie Allen Polo grooms. There would be no polo without them. These behind-the-scenes workaholics have a true passion for polo. If you like to work with horses and are interested in polo, becoming a groom is a great way to get involved. This season, I decided not to play, and give my body a
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Polocrosse: King of the One-Horse Sports

By Kerstie Allen This month I’d like to give a big shout out to my fellow teammates of the American Polocrosse Association U.S.A. World Cup team as they head to South Africa in July to represent the United States against five other countries in the 2015 Polocrosse World Cup. Polocrosse is “the king of one-horse
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Life in the Art World

Canadian Artist Melinda Brewer By Katie Navarra Canadian-based artist Melinda Brewer has dedicated her life to chronicling the sport of polo and its most accomplished horses. She’s been honored with countless awards and her artwork has hung in galleries across North America and around the world. This year marks the fourth consecutive year she’s been
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Loreto Natividad Strives To Be the Best

By Lauren R. Giannini Loreto Natividad takes his passion for polo very seriously. His all-out commitment to polo is a recurring theme among members of Team USPA who all agree that whatever challenges crop up, it’s totally worth every effort to play polo. “One challenge has been maturing as an adult and understanding that polo
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