What was that about winter. Look around folks the season of spring and summer is upon us, not realy, again in Scotland particularly the weather is being kind and making us feel that is the case, when we are deep in the middle of winter. A new event, jumping, polo dressage season is upon us. Make the most of the year!!
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! Hey Guys University Polo !

• Start Playing it's great fun

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! Hey Guys a new handy Polo Book 'Sarting to Play' !

• We have launched a new series of books for the beginner and old hand alike.
  'The game of Polo - Getting Started' is in three books and takes the beginner through the basic, shots, rules, pony control and positions so that they can enjoy their first attempt at Chukkas, and hopefully on to tournaments and club membership. Like to know more? Take a Peak Here?? at only £3.50 inc p&p each or E-mail scot.polo@btinternet.com
  Other books in the series
  'Starting to Jump' - 'Start Riding Today' - 'Controling my Pony'

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! Young Jamie Douglas to '0' !

• Young Jamie Douglas of Edinburgh Polo Club is fast following Dad in the handicap chase having been increased from -1 to 0 in the mid season HPA changes. His play in New Zealand has certainly brought out the player in Jamie and we at the Scottish Polo Website wish him the very best for the rest of the season

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! Have you vistited Lanark and Upperward Website yet? !
A members and parents site with lots to see.
Welcome to Lanark & Upperward Ponyclub Scotland

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! A thought for 2003 A Daft Things page!
Why not have a look at our page. Daft Things

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! -> Hey Start Playing Polo Today Go on Have a go <- !

Area 19 2003 Polo Road Show Has your branch responded yet
We are going to do it again this year
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Oh!! before we forget Not to be missed!! Polo at Lethame House Equestrian Centre, Scottish Equi and Muirmill Starting Thursday evenings Evenings to include, Instruction,
Rules-n-tactics stick work pony control chukkas pony dress and lots more.
Dressage will be easy after this!!
Ring or E-mail for full details 07881992472 E-mail scot.polo@btinternet.com
Don't always get it right but don't forget folks!!!
Hey        Year        Sport        Friends    Sounds Good?? 12 June 2003 see you all there More Detail 07881992472

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! Rules for Arena !

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Area 19 Pony Club Polo Road Show
Polo at your camp or rally
We bring along ponies, instructors, sticks, balls and videos for the wet days
Nichola MacDonald-Wagstaffe for Training details and to book your space
Hey it's got to be worth a look eh!!

Oh! by the way for those that don't know me, I'm the one walking away from the table in the bottom picture. My team 'The Lanark' receiving rossetts and trophies for winning the Loriner two shield at Tidworth and qualifying for the National Pony Club Polo Championships at Cowdray Park 2001
"I love showjumping and I'm beginning to enjoy eventing, but polo is just something else, believe me it's just great!!, so much fun and what a different set of friends and parties!!
We missed 2002 but not 2003 I'm going to be there

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Pony Club Polo Summer Training Camp at Perth
The camp is over three days are well worth a visit. it is held at Perth & Dundee Polo Club at Scone Palace Perth.
We cater for those wishing to camp and enjoy the three day "Extraveganza".
At camp we have training in rules, polo riding, stick work and training chukkas.
All ages of pony club can take part the only limitation is that you must be a current PONY CLUB MEMBER
Evenings are taken up with the boring
Bicycle polo, Dances, Barbques, Discos and stuff like that.
The camp has been running since 1996 and last year we had over 60 playing members from as far as Orkney in the North and Kelso in the South. To book your place for 2003 you will need to register with Mrs Cate Coward the Scottish Pony Club Polo Co-ordinator details can be found on the Pony Club Polo page.
Interested then let us know and we will sent you details by E-mail.

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"This is New Folks!!"
Hey Pony Club Area 19 are planning a Spring Polo Challenge
We need branches in the North South East and West of the Area to host the training and competition days when we can invite surrounding Pony Clubs to join us and take part.
If we can get enough interest we would like to establish an interclub competition and then an international between Ireland and Scotland.
It would be nice to give Ireland a good game as last time they were here we were soundly thrashed.
So come on all you games people that are keen on a fast and furious sport and if you have the equestrian abilities to play games polo will be a dawdle.

The playing groups in polo have different names from the games where the teams are called Junior or Senior.

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At Pony-club Polo we now have five different levels as detailed below.
A group for everyones ability and pony power
Jorrocks
A group for players that have not reached their 12th Birthday and may only play on "fluffies" Ponies that are handy ponies and not Polo Ponies

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! New Group for ponyclub polo !
! - Surtees - !

• A new group for those players that have not reached their 14th Birthday on 1st January and is the same as Handley cross except they can use polo ponies that have not played high or medium goal polo in the current year. Note:- Surtees players may not play in any other section. Players with handicap of -1 and 0 must play for their own branch

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Handley Cross

• A group for those players that have not reached their 14th Birthday and may only play on "fluffies" -> Ponies that are handy ponies, games or showjumpers but not Polo Ponies

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Lorriner

• A group of players that have not attained their 16th Birthday. This group are allowed to use either "Fluffies" or Polo Ponies

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! - Rendel- Langford - Gannon - !

• These three groups are for players between 16 and 21years and tend to be the higher standard of player. Once again these players use Polo Ponies but could equally use "Fluffies" if they felt that the pony would be good enough for the standard of the game being played

A Parent's View of Polo

• Most parents think that in the early stages they will have to buy Polo Ponies, this is not the case. The sport is no different in the quality of pony that you would use for showjumping or crosscountry. If you wish your child to jump 1.45m then you would invest in a JA pony. However if you wish to jump unaffiliated then "Dobbin Pony" is just the job. Its the same with polo this year we played at the Pony Club Polo Championships with a showjumper that won a class at Aberdeen and jumped at the Solihull Finals. She was made into a polo pony by us at a pony club camp to show that it could be done. The fact that she was a fluffy meant that we could lend her to the Berkley for the Cirencester final when one of their ponies went lame.

Parents Worries

• Quite often parents view polo as a dangerous sport, its too hard on the ponies, costs too much, the ponies wear too much leather and so on.
  Polo is a great sport and is govererned sternly by the Pony Club and the Hurlingham Polo Association the world governing body.

• ! - Allowable Periods of Pony Play - !
  As a matter of interest A Pony may only play a maximum of three seven minute chukkas in a day. The game is fast so the rules are exacting.

A Final Thought

As you can see there is ample opportunity for all ages and abilities to take part with or without polo ponies. Games ponies make ideal polo ponies for the beginner as they are used to bending, changing direction and stopping and starting very quickly. It would be nice to see players of all the age groups from all the area 19 Pony Clubs.
The training days will be full of fun, with lots to see and learn. Equipment will be provided and there will be "Fluffies" and trained Polo Ponies for you all to see.

Go on Spoil your self and have a go
Fun to have nothing to loose and Hey!! All to gain!!

You see below players and ponies of all ages enjoying Polo in training and competition.

Pony Club Championships 2001