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Do the Math! 13 comments

backhander wrote 6 months ago: As we are gearing up to “save” the development of polo players in America, has anyone done the math … more →

Tags: Hurlingham Polo Association, International Polo Club Palm Beach, International polo Federation, North American Polo League, polo, Polo Polo, United States Polo Association, United States Polo Associction

Canadians are foreigners!5 comments

backhander wrote 6 months ago: That’s the bottom line.  Forget the fact that they operate no legitimate national association of the … more →

Tags: Hurlingham Polo Association, International Polo Club Palm Beach, International polo Federation, polo, Polo Polo, Polo Training Fountaion, United States Polo Association, United States Polo Associction, USPA Constitution Committee

The National Polo League? What a joke!20 comments

backhander wrote 8 months ago: Go to www.nationalpololeague.com and you will be startled by the opening four notes of Monday Night … more →

Tags: Allison Kelley, camacho cup, Hurlingham Polo Association, International Polo Club Palm Beach, International polo Federation, North American Polo League, polo, Polo Polo, polo lessons

TIME FOR THE USPA TO ACT7 comments

backhander wrote 11 months ago: I may be naïve in assuming that the USPA is being operated professionally, but I can’t help but wond … more →

Tags: Hurlingham Polo Association, International Polo Club Palm Beach, International polo Federation, North American Polo League, polo, Polo Polo, polo lessons, Polo Training Fountaion, polo umpires

Congratulations Nero and Company1 comment

backhander wrote 11 months ago: One of the smartest decisions in polo was made when the Argentine Polo Association elevated Juan Mar … more →

Tags: polo, United States Polo Associction, Hurlingham Polo Association, International Polo Club Palm Beach, International polo Federation, westchester cup, Juan Martin Nero, ellerstina, La Dolfina

Argentine Open Has a Chance for Greatness3 comments

backhander wrote 11 months ago: Reflecting on the performances of the two finalists in this year’s dramatic Argentine Open Champions … more →

Tags: Argentine Open, Juan Martin Nero, 40-goal polo teams

A British Team in the Westchester Cup?1 comment

backhander wrote 12 months ago: As silly as that might sound, it appears that the powers that be in England are beginning to rethink … more →

Tags: United States Polo Associction, Hurlingham Polo Association, International Polo Club Palm Beach, westchester cup, camacho cup, United States Polo Association, Javier Novillo Astrada, Eduardo Novillo Astrada, Sir Charles Williams

Aristocracy Run Amok in the Abierto2 comments

backhander wrote 1 year ago: We are all aware of the aristocracy of the Argentine Open, or Abierto, but how much of it is earned … more →

Tags: Nacho Figueras, Bautista Heguy, Black Watch Polo, the Argentine Open

2008 Argentine Open Update

backhander wrote 1 year ago: We’ve just finished the opening round of the Argentine Open witnessing some surprises and some disap … more →

Tags: Hurlingham Polo Association, International Polo Club Palm Beach, International polo Federation, polo, Polo Polo, Polo Training Fountaion, United States Polo Association, United States Polo Associction, Adolfo Cambiaso

Argentine Polo Enters a New Era2 comments

backhander wrote 1 year ago: In the midst of all of this economic uncertainly the health of polo in Argentina seems like it could … more →

Tags: polo, Polo Polo, United States Polo Associction, United States Polo Association, Polo Training Fountaion, Hurlingham Polo Association, International Polo Club Palm Beach, International polo Federation, women's polo

Argentines Pricing Themselves Out of the Market?2 comments

backhander wrote 1 year ago: Unless you’re asleep at the wheel you are aware that a number of the top Argentine polo players will … more →

Tags: polo, Polo Polo, United States Polo Associction, United States Polo Association, Hurlingham Polo Association, International Polo Club Palm Beach, International polo Federation, Argentina polo players, polo and the US economy

Is the USPA Going to Support a Women’s Open?6 comments

backhander wrote 1 year ago: The fact that women in polo in America is responsible for as much as 30% of the membership should ac … more →

Tags: polo, Polo Polo, United States Polo Associction, United States Polo Association, Polo Training Fountaion, Hurlingham Polo Association, International Polo Club Palm Beach, International polo Federation, women's polo

Surprise, surprise, the NAPL is Officially Dead!

backhander wrote 1 year ago: Let the funeral dirges begin, the North American Polo League is dead.  After its unheralded debut in … more →

Tags: polo, Polo Polo, United States Polo Associction, United States Polo Association, Polo Training Fountaion, Hurlingham Polo Association, International Polo Club Palm Beach, International polo Federation, women's polo

Polo, ladies?2 comments

backhander wrote 1 year ago: Although women participated in the game of polo two thousand years ago, it took until 1973 before th … more →

Tags: polo, Polo Polo, United States Polo Associction, United States Polo Association, Polo Training Fountaion, Hurlingham Polo Association, International Polo Club Palm Beach, International polo Federation, women's polo

Time for the USPA and the PTF to make a move4 comments

backhander wrote 1 year ago: I guess I’m disappointed because neither the leadership of the USPA nor the PTF have been able to ga … more →

Tags: polo, Polo Polo, United States Polo Associction, United States Polo Association, Polo Training Fountaion, Hurlingham Polo Association, International Polo Club Palm Beach, International polo Federation

Stop Fleecing New Players9 comments

backhander wrote 1 year ago: I’ve written before about regulating instructors and umpires but what we all have to realize i … more →

Tags: polo, Polo Polo, United States Polo Associction, United States Polo Association, Polo Training Fountaion, Hurlingham Polo Association, International Polo Club Palm Beach, International polo Federation, women's polo

How to Grow the Sport4 comments

backhander wrote 1 year ago: There are some great dialogues going among the comments made to various posts, comments many readers … more →

Tags: polo, Polo Polo, United States Polo Associction, United States Polo Association, Polo Training Fountaion, Hurlingham Polo Association, International Polo Club Palm Beach, International polo Federation

Credit Where Credit is Due

backhander wrote 1 year ago: I get complaints about how critical I am of the USPA and the PTF and how I should give them credit f … more →

Tags: polo, Polo Polo, United States Polo Associction, United States Polo Association, Polo Training Fountaion, Hurlingham Polo Association, International Polo Club Palm Beach, International polo Federation, Polo Committees

The USPA-Unanswered Questions4 comments

backhander wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been amused the last couple of weeks by the musings on the Message Board of a polo website iden … more →

Tags: polo, Polo Polo, United States Polo Associction, United States Polo Association, Polo Training Fountaion, Hurlingham Polo Association, International Polo Club Palm Beach, International polo Federation