The Prince of Wales has been branded a “serial hypocrite” after it emerged that the heir to the throne– who prides himself on his green credentials – used a helicopter to fly less than 70 miles in order to attend a polo match.
120 matches in 31 days, 24 teams with players from 14 countries – tomorrow the 44th edition of the Land Rover International Polo Tournament kicks off. The tournament, held at Santa María Polo Club in Sotogrande, Spain, is one of the most important polo competitions in Europe. Until the 29th August, nearly 100 players will fight for victory in the categories high goal, medium goal and low goal.
At the age of 28 years old Edouard Pan is a French polo player that has the chance to practice his job in the most popular places of the world. Passionate of horses, he discovered the polo industry very young, thanks to his family.
Denmark’s most beautiful beach, situated in the town of Hornbæk on the North Sealand coast played host to the first edition of The Scandinavian Beach Polo World Cup. Hornbæk is Denmark’s equivilant to The Hamptons and is home to the most expensive holiday homes in Scandinavia and has been a summer retreat of the jetset for generations.
8 two man teams entered the 3 day tournament with handicaps from 0 – 6 goals. The tournament had been preceded by
Murus Sanctus and Dubai scored wins on the opening day of the high-goal Silver Cup, the first tournament of the 44th International Polo Tournament, at Santa María Polo Club, Sotogrande. They beat La Indiana and Lechuza Caracas, respectively.
A polo handicap, it has been said, is a passport to the world -- and this has certainly proved true in my case. I first took up polo eight years ago on a trip to Argentina. It has long been my philosophy that no hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle, and I have dabbled in equestrian sports ranging from eventing to flat racing.
England are now unbeaten in all three International Test Matches that have been played for this year. Thankfully the monsoon-like weather took a break for the day and Guards Polo Club was bathed in glorious sunshine.