Left to right: Jon and his son Hudson and polo trainer Tommy Ezcurra with Tommy, Jr. Photo by PMc
Jon Heinemann and other like minded polo enthusiasts including Brandywine Polo Club’s Brendan Walsh will head to the La Carolina Polo Fields in Argentina this December for an intensive week of training and playing with trainer Tommy Ezcurra. Jon and the group are excited about the “polo boot camp” as they will be able to hone their skills in the saddle three times a day; morning, afternoon and at night. They will culminate this year’s week with a day trip to see the Argentine Open Tournament in Palermo, Buenos Aires where they will have the chance to watch some of the best players battle it out on the field, including Adolfo Cambiaso, Juan Martin Nero and David Sterling.
Tim Ryan, longtime polo groom, passed away in Aiken, South Carolina after a brief illness. Tim, who took a bubble gun or wand with him wherever he went, worked for a number of polo players in many places, including Alison Colquhoun in Denver, Colorado, and more recently for Toby Wayman in Sheridan, Wyoming and Aiken, South Carolina, his current winter home. He had many friends in Aiken and enjoyed living there on his farm next to Toby. He was quick to laugh and loved a good burger and fun friends.
Photo by Deborah Parry
The Pink & Plaid Tailgate, won “The Best Tailgate” prize at The Harriman Cup at the Meadowbrook Polo Club, the oldest polo club in the United States. The alumni polo teams of the University of Virginia and Yale fought a heated match before a row of classic cars ranging from a Lincoln K convertible to two 1930’s Packards. In the end, the U.Va. team was triumphant with a final score of 6 to 5. U.Va. teammate Carl B. Scherer was designated the match MVP, and Maruka, owned by Yale teammate Chip Stiegler, was awarded the Best Playing Pony.
Photo by Debbie Miracolo of Guest of a Guest
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