Newsletter no. 368 Argentina



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NEWSLETTER NO.368



ARGENTINA
The following will represent England in the Copa de las Naciones: Charlie Hanbury 5, Mark Tomlinson 6 (replacing an injured Ollie Cudmore), James Beim 7 and James Harper 6. It is a 22-24 goal International tournament run by the Argentine Polo Association featuring teams from England, Argentina and Chile. Played at Palermo matches are scheduled as follows
Sat 16th April:   England v Chile
Tue/Wed 19th/20th April: Argentina v Loser of First Match
Sat 23rd April: Argentina v Winner of First Match
Argentina: Juan Martin Zubía 5, Eduardo Novillo Astrada 9, Bartolomé Castagnola 3,Francisco Elizalde 7.
Chile: TBC

In addition, an England Colts team of Luke Wiles, Ned Hine, James Fewster, and Will Harper are playing at Palermo on the same dates as the England matches against representative teams from the same countries.


POLO SERIES SPONSORED BY LYCETTS. In 2016, RoR/Lycetts will give prizes at the International Test matches, and at the Junior HPA Tournament Final in August, and in selected medium and low goal games. In addition, RoR will be holding its Racing to Polo Challenge at the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club on 5 September. In the five main classes all horses must have raced in GB and be registered with RoR (using their racing name please).  The prizes for each of the five classes will be £1,000 to the winner, £500 for the second placed pony, and £300 for 3rd, £200 for 4th, £100 for 5th, £100 for 6th.
The Royal Windsor Horse has changed the format of the polo pony classes with one for polo ponies and a second for Retrained Racehorses now playing polo. The winner in each section will receive £500.
HPA MEMBERS’ CAR BADGE The HPA members car badge gives members access to the Internationals at Beaufort (Saturday 18th June), and Guards (Saturday 23rd July). Please see the HPA website for further details.

WELFARE BOOKLETS. The Welfare Booklet has been rewritten and rebranded in both English and Spanish. These will be sent to all Clubs for distribution to their members. Please read them carefully and pass them to anyone that is involved in the care of your horses.
CONCUSSION.  If a player has suffered from a concussion at your club, you as the club must notify the HPA within 24 hours so that the HPA can notify other clubs. The player will not be permitted to play again for a minimum of one week from the date of the concussion without a certificate of fitness from a doctor. For more information please see Rule 2.44.
HORSE PASSPORTS Please ensure that all of your horse passports are up to date. If you have a horse without an up to date passport you are liable to receive a considerable fine. The HPA continues to issue passports and all the various passport forms required can be found on the website http://www.hpa-polo.co.uk/ponies/passports/. If you have any queries, please contact Olivia at the HPA.
ARENA END OF SEASON HANDICAP CHANGES These will be effective from 1st May 2016 and can be viewed in the latest news section on the home page of the HPA website www.hpa-polo.co.uk
DATES FOR THE DIARY
Mon 9 May Voluntary Coaches – one day course TBC
May TBC First Aid Course Little Coxwell (please contact the HPA )
Tue 31 May Polo Awards Guards Polo Club



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