November 14, 2020
I recently reconnected with Neil Egerton, a wonderful English photographer I had met in China when we both worked at the FIP Snow Polo World Cup. Neil has a huge body of polo work, which he has put on the web at Polo Art Images: https://poloartimages.com/
November 9, 2020
Show Jumping course plans start with ideas. These ideas are prompted by the type of class you are designing for. A few weeks ago, I designed a couple of classes for the EAM’s Digitalization Competition 02/2020. The main class was an accumulator. The parameters set were therefore related to FEI […]
November 3, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and AHS scare have conspired to wreck equestrian shows this season. The EAM has moved to adapt to the times, starting a series of “digital” competitions. The concept is that competitors stay at their home club, and jump a prescribed course, or do their dressage tests there, […]
November 1, 2020
In this topsy turvy world upset by Covid-19, with almost no horse shows or polo tournaments, we have had instead a surfeit of training time. I have been pondering the choices we are presented with, and how it relates to the training I do, both with my horses and KL […]
October 28, 2020
With CMCO II extended to 9th November, and three cases logged at nearby Desa Pandan, we decided it would be prudent to postpone the RSPC Pony Club Polo Camp.
October 25, 2020
BkXII:165-200 Odysseus tells his tale: Passing the Sirens ‘So I explained everything to my friends, while our well-built vessel, borne on a gentle breeze, quickly neared the island of the Sirens. Suddenly the wind dropped, and a breathless calm followed, as some god lulled the waves. My comrades rose and […]
October 21, 2020
It is ironic that we have such beautiful weather when CMCO has deemed we cannot play polo. If not for this second CMCO, we would have had plenty of polo this last week.
October 18, 2020
I got some some fantastic news this week: the Federation of International Polo (FIP) is recognising our RSPC Pony Club Polo Camp that is being organised and run by KL Academy of Polo at the end of this month (Friday 30th, Saturday 31st October and Sunday 1st November).