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R O D E R I C K V E R E N I C O L L
P U B L I S H E R
F O R E W O R D
I think you will find the words and features in this spring issue interesting.
We have published a statement from the HPA on the visa issue. It has been
a difficult process but progress is being made.
In the Talk section, we cover a range of topics – Charlie Froggatt investigates
how advancements in technology are changing polo and how the sport can reap
the benefits, while Jaeger-LeCoultre ambassador Clare Milford Haven discusses
the importance of raising awareness for mental-health issues.
In Features, Wallace Ashton describes the epic journey his father and uncles
undertook in the 1920s to prove polo was just as competitive in Australia. They
played in London and Long Island and, with the sale of their ponies, were able to
buy several large properties back home. Meanwhile, Hilali Noordeen is passionate
about his polo, but in his work life is developing groundbreaking new treatments
set to revolutionise the recovery rate of spinal cord injuries. On our cover is Mark
Vestey, a remarkable English gentleman who lived life very well. His son Ben pays
tribute to a man who no one ever had a bad thing to say about.
Finally, in the Action section, Héctor Martelli gives his account of the Triple
Crown. You will see reports on the Cámara, the Chilean Open and more.
On the publishing front, I would like to thank Arabella Dickie who was the
editor of
Hurlingham
for more than eight years, and welcome Gemma Latham,
who has done an excellent job editing the spring issue.
For all the latest polo news and action, visit
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IMAGESOFPOLO.COM, SAM CHURCHILL
J A C Q U E L I N E G I L B E R T is
a second-generation polo player
from New Zealand and a former
captain of the Cambridge University
Polo Club. Currently studying
entrepreneurship at the University
of Cambridge, Jacqueline co-
founded luxury wearable technology
company Camford 1209.
H I L A L I N O O R D E E N is
a consultant spinal surgeon at the
Royal National Orthopedic Hospital.
He holds a doctorate of medicine
from the University of Oxford, where
he played polo for the Old Boys’
team. He enjoys arena and outdoor
UK polo and has competed in the
Arena Gold Cup for three years.
B E N V E S T E Y began playing polo
aged eight. He has represented
England in the winning team at the
European Championships and
reached the semi-finals of the
British Open Gold Cup. During his
subsequent military career, Ben was
captain of the Regimental, Army and
Combined Services polo teams.
WA L L A C E A S H T O N was
raised in Australia on an 8,000-acre
grazing station that his father, Jim
Ashton, purchased after the Long
Island polo pony sale in 1930.
Wallace rode from a young age. His
first polo tournament was Goulburn,
which he has won three times: in
1966, 2006 and 2015.
