November 20, 2019
Argentina never disappoints. It was a short trip, but as ever, I got a lot done. Not being able to attend the Federation of International Polo’s General Assembly this year, I was able to meet Horacio Areco (pictured above), the new President of FIP, and the executive of Alejandro Taylor […]
November 9, 2019
The off season has hit hard. No polo since September, and RSPC’s field to be closed till January. I have sent some of my horses for their end of year spell, at the National Stud Farm. They will be there till the new year. I’ll bring them back January, in […]
October 29, 2019
A top Australian trainer, Mick Kent, has authored an article calling out the fact that in Australia, 14,000 Thoroughbreds are foaled, while only 9,000 make it to the track. In an era where social media outrage is aimed at racehorses going to the knackers yard, a 35% failure rate is […]
October 27, 2019
I took over instruction of the polo lessons this week, at KL Academy of Polo. With so much rain, there was no chance of going out on the fields to stick and ball or play. I decided to introduce a series called Riding For Polo.
October 21, 2019
In show jumping, we say there are horses for courses. What that means is that certain horses go better over some types of courses that others. It stands to reason that a big and tall, long striding horse might do better in big outdoor courses than in tight indoor arenas. […]
October 16, 2019
Zack’s Tack sponsored our Technical Polo Jeans with silicone grip strips for both of the Malaysian squads that will playing at the 30th South East Asian Games polo in The Philippines. The Zack’s Tack Polo Jeans were presented to the teams on Saturday’s Equestrian & Polo Carnival that was organised […]
October 14, 2019
In talking to new owners, and in running Zack’s Tack, I find there is less and less knowledge of bits and bitting. It is not enough to say your polo pony uses a “polo bit.” Which is a bit like saying “my car runs on wheels.” Of course it uses […]
October 9, 2019
The FEI World Cup Jumping that I course designed last weekend at Thai Polo & Equestrian Club was more of a holiday than a real show. With four shows to come before the FEI Asian Equestrian Championships in December, Thailand has a surfeit of shows. Consequently entries were low as […]