September 10, 2020
KL Academy of Polo is offering RM2,000 in prize-money for a novice test! The catch is, you have to be a polo groom and ride it on a polo pony at KL Academy of Polo’s D-Day Dressage Extravaganza.
September 9, 2020
The Task Force set up by EAM, MRA and RMPA did some investigation of our own. Managing to obtain the microchip numbers of the four AHS positive horses in Terengganu, Dr Shri was able to check this with our Thai friends. The response revealed that the four AHS positive […]
September 7, 2020
Five days ago, I posted on this blog that the Department of Veterinary Services had announced that African Horse Sickness had hit Malaysia. DVS revealed their case history of these five horses in Kuala Terengganu Manir, to a joint EAM-MRA-RMPA Task Force on Friday.
September 2, 2020
The year got a whole lot worse, with Malaysia’s Department of Veterinary Services announcing yesterday that African Horse Sickness had reached Malaysian shores. Somehow, AHS has traveled all the way from Thailand to Terengannu. DVS has confirmed one case there, while unconfirmed rumours are that four horses have symptoms and […]
August 31, 2020
Natasha and I got married 20 years ago today. We partied with friends at lunch and dinner, then we went to The Lone Pine in Penang for an after-party that lasted a few more days. For our respective honeymoons, Natasha flew off to Sydney, where she was an FEI Eventing […]
August 30, 2020
Rest in Peace my dear friend, YDH Orang Kaya Indera Segara YM Tengku Dato Sri Haji Asmawi Bin Tengku Haji Hussin. You were my hero, the player who inspired my generation of polo players. And the nicest, most generous of friends. Till we meet again. Al-Fatihah.
August 26, 2020
An article I wrote about how Malaysian polo was affected by the Covid-19 lockdown was featured in the FIP Magazine, edition #6, which was published today.
August 21, 2020
I’ve been feeding my horses Zack’s Tack Polo Mix since 2007. Ever since I realised my horses could get a stablised rice bran feed, it has been my go-to feed for all my horses. It is scientifically a better feed, and being made in Malaysia, therefore it not only better, […]