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HURLINGHAM MAGAZINE
Publisher Roderick Vere Nicoll
Executive Editor Peter Howarth
Editor Gemma Latham
Assistant Editor Jemima Wilson
Editor-At-Large Alex Webbe
Art Director Julia Allen
Picture Editor Amy Wiggin
Contributing Photographer Tony Ramirez
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Deputy Chief Copy Editors Kristin Braginetz, Gill Wing
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09 _PONYLINES
The latest polo news, including the HPA chief executive’s column
18 _HPA STATEMENT
An update on UK visa rules
20 _A NEW PACE OF PLAY
As advancements in technology affect the way we play polo, Charlie
Froggatt examines how the sport can embrace the changes
22 _MAKING HISTORY
Reflecting on the history of polo at Cambridge University
24 _MORE THRILLING THAN FICTION
A look at the extraordinary life of polo legend and war hero Tommy
Hitchcock as celebrated in a series of mid-century comic books
26 _ LIQUID ASSETS
We raise a glass to the exceptional selection at London’s Hedonism Wines
28 _WIDER HORIZONS
IPA chief Mark Bellissimo envisions a bright future for polo in Florida
30 _A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN
Polo player and Jaeger-LeCoultre ambassador Clare Milford Haven on
her tireless fight to raise awareness for mental-health issues
34 _OPINION: HÉCTOR MARTELLI
The veterinary surgeon and polo commentator explores the issues
surrounding the most contentious issue in pony breeding: cloning
36 _BAND OF BROTHERS
Wallace Ashton recalls the epic journey his father and uncles undertook
in the 1920s to prove polo was just as competitive ‘down under’
42 _BACK IN THE SADDLE
Medical professor Hilali Noordeen on the groundbreaking advancements
being made in spinal cord injury research and treatment
46 _A TRUE GENTLEMAN
A tribute to the late, great Mark Vestey from his son Ben
53 _ACTION
The Triple Crown, Thai Polo Cup, Townsend Cup, Scottsdale Polo Party,
Copa Cámara de Diputados, Chilean Open, Thai Polo Open
66 _PLAYING AWAY
Yale Polo Club members Doug Barclay and Joe Williams reflect on their
trip to play polo in San Salvador in 1954
Mark Vestey, left, and
Victor Law enjoying
Montecristos and vintage
port on a Concorde flight
to New York in 1975
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