By Prof. Eduardo Amaya: In the heat of the game—where time seems compressed between sprints, turns, checks, and mallet strikes—there is a single point of anchorage that unites the player with the horse: the stirrups. Small, discreet, nearly invisible on the field at a glance—yet essential. Within them lies part of the balance, connection, and
With the peak season in Wellington, Florida, United States, now over, the USPA updated the handicaps accordingly. It’s worth remembering that a few weeks ago, the same USPA had raised and lowered the ratings of players who hadn’t participated in the Gauntlet of Polo, such as Benjamín Panelo (from 7 to 8) or Pablo Mac
If we talk about women’s polo, one of the undisputed global icons is Hazel Jackson, the 34-year-old British player. Born in New Forest, a town an hour and a half south of London, she is rated 10 goals in Argentina, the United States, and England. She’s a champion of all the major women’s polo tournaments.
The polo season in England is beginning to warm up at the different clubs, and while we await the high-goal tournaments, the medium-goal tournaments are the main attraction in these last days of April and the first days of May. At Guards Polo Club, where The Queen’s Cup will be held from May 20 to
The equine industry in Argentina is a sector that moves millions of dollars every year. As an agricultural export country, one of the foundations of its economy is precisely the export of animals to different countries around the world, which is reflected each year in its contribution to Argentina’s GDP. Between 2014 and 2023, a
Following the conclusion of the José Ignacio Domecq Cup and then the Barón de Strabrock Cup, the third and final cup of the Iberian Polo Tour de Primavera (Spring) will begin this afternoon. The XXI Jerez Polo Cup will be held on the fields of Santa Maria Polo Club, home to Los Pinos, in Sotogrande,