February 5, 2024

Vale: Hennie Coenraad

I had the pleasure of calling Hennie Coenraad a team-mate. Hennie enticed me to play low goal in the 2009 RMPA Merdeka League with his 5-Star team.  Till then, I had only played in the International or National League.
February 5, 2024

Fitness for Polo – Albert Tan

Albert Tan will conduct a two-day Fitness of Polo clinic for KL Academy of Polo, at the Kuala Lumpur Polo Club on 9th and 10th of March 2024.
January 31, 2024

Tread the Globe – Scammed!

Our British friends Marianne and Chris Fisher of Tread the Globe hit the news channels big-time when their video of being scammed by a PDRM Traffic Policemen went viral.  Watch for yourself how the policeman solicits a bribe, and then handles the money, leaving them puzzled as to what had […]
January 22, 2024

Pre-Season Gear Check

Australia was awesome, a great get-away but hot, hot, hot.  With temperatures of over 40 C, all equine sports were cancelled on the Saturday, but we finally got to play some club chukkas on Sunday before we left.  Thank your Perth Polo Club and WAPA for a great event.  We […]
January 8, 2024

The KLAP Annual Report!

Kuala Lumpur Academy of Polo organised or participated in a total of 88 events in 2023.  That comes from running horse shows, polo tournaments, cushion polo, a gymkhana, talks, tours, KL Pony Club rallies and camps, and everything else that we do. If that number of events is astounding, it […]
January 4, 2024

FIP Magazine – Dec 2023

Here is the year ending on-line magazine from the Federation of International Polo.
January 3, 2024

Olympic and Paralympic Qualifications for Paris 2024

Following the end of the qualification period on December 31, 2023, the FEI has published the Olympic and Paralympic Rankings which are used as the basis for the individual qualification slots for Paris 2024, and where relevant for reallocation and composite team purposes as per the qualification systems inherent to […]
January 1, 2024

Happy New Year!

It’s been a heck of a year in some respects, but we have also lost some loved ones, and I know of many people that have faced serious health issues.  I look forward to a better 2024.