Take part in an exciting sport
Polo. Enjoy the beauty and power of this exciting sport Saturday as the Menlo Polo Club hosts the first U.S. Polo Association Sanctioned Ladies’ Tournament. Women in polo represent the largest growing sector in the sport, now accounting for 30 percent of USPA’s members.
Eight teams of amateur and professional women players compete in this free, family-friendly event. Opening ceremonies begin at 10:30 a.m. Matches, which last about 90 minutes, start at 10:40 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. at the Menlo Circus Club, 190 Park Lane, Atherton.
Parking is available on Park Lane or at Sacred Heart School next door. There is limited bleacher seating and spectators are encouraged to bring comfortable chairs. Erik Wright, manager of the Menlo Polo Club, is on hand to provide information to those interested in learning the sport.
Polo clinics held at the Horsepark at Woodside place students in groups by skill level. No prior polo or riding experience is necessary and the majority of clinic players have never ridden before. Participants do not need to own a horse and may join at any point during the month or season.
For information, visit www.horsepark.org or call Erik at (760) 861-9887.
More horse action
Want to see more horses? Get close to the action at the Horse Park at Woodside as Gina Miles, individual silver medalist at the 2008 Olympics, joins the West Coast’s best event riders taking part in dressage, cross-country and show jumping Saturday morning. The 30-plus contestants in the featured $30,000 Preliminary Challenge test their skills over the cross-country course.
The Preliminary Challenge riders compete Saturday evening over a special show jumping course in the Bay Arena, which overlooks the southern end of San Francisco Bay. The advanced and intermediate divisions tackle the cross-country course on Saturday afternoon and finish over their show jumping late Sunday morning. Spectators can see every fence on the panoramic cross-country course or sit just a few feet away from the jumps on the show jumping course.
Admission is $10 per car. The Horse Park at Woodside, located on Sand Hill Road one-half mile west of Interstate 280, is a vital part of the Bay Area equestrian community, hosting numerous hunter/jumper shows, dressage shows, Pony Club clinics and competitions and carriage-driving competitions.
To learn more about the Horse Park at Woodside visit www.horsepark.org. To learn more about eventing visit the U.S. Eventing Association’s website (www.useventing.com).
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