Hurlingham Polo Association

26/09/2025

🌱 The weather has been challenging this summer across the UK, and it's expected that there may be increases in grazing and hay prices over the winter.

🐴 If you have any concerns about caring for your ponies this winter or would like to report a welfare concern, please email [email protected] in confidence; the HPA are here to help all through the year.

23/09/2025

📣 HANDICAP CHANGES! 📣

The final handicap changes of the season are out - check them on the HPA website now!

https://hpa-polo.co.uk/handicap-changes/

16/09/2025

Hazel Jackson leads for England v France! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇫🇷

England women's captain Hazel Jackson (10) will be joined by Tamara Fox (6), Rebecca Walters (5), and Kristina White (1) for an international women's test match in Chantilly on Friday, 19 September during the French Open.
Nina Clarkin will act as team coach and reserve.

Wishing our England team the best of luck in France - watch this space for more updates! 🙌

04/09/2025

Our favourite snaps from the Stagshead Trophy & Colts Cup at Kirtlington on 19 August 🏇

🟥 The Colts Cup was won by the Red team: Angus Smail, Marcos Pejkovic, Ali Otamendi, and Fred Davies

🟦 The Stagshead Trophy went to the Blue team: George Copcutt, Archie Heseltine, Matias Maldonado, and Isabel Fall

Huge thanks to the teams, parents, grooms, and everyone else who came along to support these vital development games - the future is bright! 🌟

📸 The Art of Polo

03/09/2025

Proud that Polo is the Pony Club's sport of the month! 🐴

It's Polo's turn to be our Sport Focus of the Month! Often compared to 'hockey on horseback', this exciting sport combines athletic skill with teamwork and horsemanship. Keep your eyes peeled for more to come in the following month! 🤩

01/09/2025

Windrush - our KBIS British Equestrian Insurance 4 Goal Super League Champions! 🏆

With an undefeated run all season, it's the young guns of Harry Earnshaw, Celestino Merlos, Florencio Merlos, and the experienced Mikey Henderson who take the series title after the final with Canonbury at Guards Polo Club 🏇

MVP was awarded to 12-year-old Florencio Merlos, who also picked up the KBIS Best Playing Pony with Mikey Henderson's home-bred Espuelita 🐴

Best Playing Retraining of Racehorses was Harold Hodges' Kissed By Ice 🧊 sponsored by Emerson & Watson Vets.

Over 30 teams played in the 4-goal series this year - a huge thanks to everyone who made it happen and to our official equine insurance partner KBIS for their support - make sure you check out their new specialist Polo Pony Insurance!

29/08/2025

After two exciting semi finals, it's CANONBURY and WINDRUSH that line up for the KBIS British Equestrian Insurance 4 Goal Super League at Guards Polo Club on Sunday 31 August! 🏇

Good luck to both teams - the winner will book their spot at the 2026 Polo Awards! 🏆

22/08/2025

We have our KBIS British Equestrian Insurance 4 Goal Super League semi finalists! 👏

Congratulations to Windrush, Canonbury, Hardmoor Stud, and Catfoss/Anglo Asian Mining for a fantastic effort to each win their regional leagues. The teams head to the semi finals at on Monday 26 August where the two winning teams will qualify for the final on 31 August.

Good luck to all these teams - who will take the win and a spot at the 2026 Polo Awards? 🏆

13/08/2025

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 YOUNG ENGLAND WOMEN'S v YOUNG SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN'S 🇿🇦
📍 Friday 22 August 2025 at

Our Young England Women's team will take on a Young South Africa Women's team this summer in a rematch of last year's international at .

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ENGLAND
1. Alice Gregory (3)
2. Isabel Fall (3)
3. Jemima Walker (4)
4. Beanie Bradley (4)
Total: 14

🇿🇦 SOUTH AFRICA
1. Alice Eustace (2)
2. Charlotte Armstrong (2)
3. Lucy Brooke-Leggatt (3)
4. Charlotte Spilsbury (4)
Total: 11 (2 goal start)

Come along to support your teams or watch live on HPA TV!

11/08/2025

🎉 Huge congratulations to Hugh Bate and the Segavas team on winning the Harrison Cup! 🏆🐎

It's fantastic to see Segavas’ ongoing support for young British players; this year, the team welcomed Performance Pathway player Hugh Bate to play in the 15-goal and after a brilliant season, they took home the trophy at Cowdray Park Polo Club 🙌

11/08/2025

⚠️ Another heatwave is coming!

🌞 Temperatures are rising across the UK this week, with forecasts into the 30s - so be on the alert for heatstroke in horses, hounds, and humans at polo and keep the HPA's rules and guidance in mind:

📘 Read the Extreme Heat Guidance available in the HPA Welfare Booklet, available online and in print
🐎 Try to travel and play early or late to avoid the hottest part of the day
🚛 Do not travel in temperatures over 30°C unless the vehicle is temperature-controlled
🪟 Open all windows and reduce the number of horses travelling together for increased airflow
🪣 Carry extra water on board in case of a breakdown or traffic emergency
🧽 Use aggressive cooling measures on horses after play and monitor carefully
🫗 Make sure fresh water is available at all times
🌳 Keep horses in the shade as much as possible
🐶 Do not leave dogs in cars or horseboxes
🧴 Apply suncream to sensitive areas
🧃 Remember to hydrate people too!

⚠️ If the temperature is 28°C or above, or there is an amber Met Office weather warning in place, free changes are to be given during play.

📸 The Art Of Polo - POLOgrafía

31/07/2025

The Rufino Laulhé Trophy 🕊

On International Day we were honoured to award the Rufino Lauhlé Trophy for the Most Valuable Player, presented to Louis Hine by Gaston Lauhlé, in memory of his son who is so missed by the polo community.

Rufino was the MVP and youngest-ever winner of the Coronation Cup for Argentina in 2024 and this trophy will be awarded in perpetuity to the MVP on International Day in his honour.

Thank you to everyone who made this special moment possible 🤍