If you’ve always wanted to try your hand at a chukka or two, here’s your chance.
The Beaufort Polo Club is offering 48 Horse & Hound magazine readers the chance to attend one of two polo days in July – a great opportunity to rub shoulders withthe elite of the polo world and try your hand at a new challenge.
The day begins with morning coffee in the club house before an introduction to the sport, including basics of polo riding, perfecting strokes on a wooden horse and an introduction to the rules plus game tactics.
The morning session will finish with the chance for readers to take part in an introductory chukka before enjoying a champagne reception and three-course lunch.
The afternoon will be spent picking up more tipsfrom the professionals as you watch a medium-goal match from your seat in the stand, before the prize-giving and afternoon tea in the club house.
Tickets for the polo day cost £185, including instruction, provision of ponies, lunch with wine, daymembership of the polo club, plus a Horse & Hound polo shirt and certificate to commemorate your day.
There is the option of attending either the Animal Health Trust Day on Friday, 6 July in the presence of Princess Anne or the SPARKS day on Saturday, 14 July, in the presence of Princess Michael of Kent.
Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis. For your application form contact: Andrew Tucker, Horse & Hound, Room 2018, King’s Reach Tower, Stamford Street, London SE1 9LS or email andrew_tucker@ipcmedia.com
Should either of the two days have to be cancelled due to FMD, tickets will be fully refunded.
About Beaufort Polo Club
The Beaufort Polo Club is set alongside the Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire, one of the most beautiful parts of England.
From May to September, matches are played every weekend and on some weekdays, together with a number of national tournaments.
For more information on other events at theBeaufort Polo Club, please contact Simon Tomlinson or Mel McQueen (tel: 01666 880510).
