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In the spring edition, we touch on a number of interesting topics and tournaments
in Palm Beach and other parts of the world. The biggest one was the lowering of
the USPA tournaments from 26- to 22-goal, introducing prize money and creating
the Gauntlet of Polo
TM
. This spawned a new independent 26-goal league and Darlene
Ricker describes in Talk how this was a win-win for the game. Women’s polo is
another theme, and Dawn Jones tells us that having women’s only handicaps has been
a catalyst for the ladies. One of the benefits of playing polo is the ability to travel
and enjoy the game in different locations. One of my personal favourites is Careyes,
which is celebrating its 50th year – also look at Daniel Crasemann’s article on his
club in Mallorca.
In Features, you can read about the pros and cons of cloning, the advantages of
tutoring, as well as the rewilding of the Knepp Castle Estate, except for its polo
fields, of course! If you come to the Cowdray Gold Cup, Knepp is close by and well
worth a visit.
In Action, we cover the 20, 22 and 26 goals as well as the Townsend and the
Westchester Cup which the USA won in overtime. Finally, in Archive, Brad Scherer
writes about the last all-amateur team to win the US Open in 1971, which was the last
time it was played at 22 goals.
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J A D E D E V E R E - D R U MM O N D
is the marketing lead for MHF Polo.
She first teamed her passion for
equestrianism with her flair for
marketing upon joining Grandstand
Group, organisers of Horse of the Year
Show. She then did a stint in Formula
One, working for FanVision, F1 team
Force India, and Manor Racing.
D AW N J O N E S is an avid polo
player when not on film location as
a production stills photographer in
the motion picture industry. She
counts winning the Women’s US
Open twice, once awarded the game
MVP, and playing in the historic
Argentine Women’s Open 2017,
among her many accolades.
C R O C K E R S N O W J R is a
veteran polo player, father of three
former professional players and the
Harvard Polo Team head coach. He
played polo while working in East
Asia, the Middle East, South America
and Western Europe and is the
author of three books focusing on
experiencing climate change.
D A N I E L C R A S E M A N N grew up
in Hamburg and has been active in
commercial real estate development
in Germany since 1988. He started
playing polo in Hamburg in 1983
under training from Tom Winter,
building the first fields and stud
in Hamburg in 1990, and the first
fields and stud in Mallorca in 2005.
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