March 27, 2021

The Secretariat

In 2011, we had a crew of people that ran the secretariat of the FIP Polo World Cup Zone D Play-offs.  This was the secretariat of the F.O.A. fame.  We have remained friends, though some are no longer based in Kuala Lumpur.  Coming from her base in Langkawi, Sue Crawford, […]
March 20, 2021

Mobility – Riding For Polo

Here is a Tik Tok that Natasha (Zacks.Tack) created on Tik Tok.  It shows three of our KL Academy of Polo students, Sally Shackleton-Tallis, Linda Lee and Kabir Kannan, doing some movements in my Riding For Polo lessons that I do on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
March 13, 2021

The Intern’s Debut

Julian Ashby Lancia is a kid that has been interning at Kuala Lumpur Academy of Polo for the last year.  He is dead keen on horses and riding, and rides anything and everything given to him to work.  Julian was in the first batch of graduates from KL Academy of […]
March 7, 2021

Cancellations Galore

If it’s not the Covid-19 Pandemic, it is some other virus. Now Equine Herpes Virus has brought the Sunshine Tour to its knees, and Europe to a halt. Nine horses are dead, five in Valencia, Spain the epicentre of the outbreak, two in Barcelona, and two in Germany.  There are […]
March 6, 2021

The New Season is Here!

  The new polo season has come suddenly.   We were hoping to be playing soon, still, it caught us by surprise – a nice surprise – that we are playing polo from today. We’ve had a week of stick and ball to get the horses ready, but I reckon they […]
March 3, 2021

Chris Ladbrook is Back at RSPC

I am delighted that KL Academy of Polo has secured the services of Mr Christopher Ladbrook to teach riding, jumping and equitation at the Royal Selangor Polo Club.  Chris is an old friend – he moved to Malaysia, from Wellington, New Zealand, around the same time I moved to Kuala […]
March 2, 2021

ZT Botanicals

Zack’s Tack has a new product that we produce in Malaysia.  Introducing ZT Botanicals, a combination of Comfrey, Tea Tree and Lavender.
February 28, 2021

A Horse is NOT a House Pet

I got a call today, from someone who wanted to buy a horse.  Her father wanted a pet for their garden.  While I’m sure there was enough space in the garden, I had to explain to her that a horse is NOT a House Pet, at least not in Malaysia.  […]