Going to be lots of action on the field — TODAY at 3pm…
21 Jun
Charity Polo Tournament – Come and Support a Worthwhile Cause !!!
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Please join our fundraiser on Saturday, August 18th, 2012 in support of youth mental health. More details will be posted as we draw closer to the date
The mission of this years Polo Tournament is to raise funds and awareness for D.I.F.D. (Do It For Daron at The Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health). We are hosting a polo tournament every year in support of different charities selected by our directors. There are many volunteer positions available on the day of event. Contact us if you wish to help!
 About D.I.F.D.
D.I.F.D. is a youth-driven initiative focused on raising awareness and inspiring conversations about youth mental health. Created by friends and family of Daron Richardson who lost her life to suicide at the young age of 14, D.I.F.D. is inspired by hope for a future where young people will reach out for help without fear or shame. D.I.F.D. supports programs and initiatives aimed at transforming youth mental health. |
12 Jun
Peacful Farm Scene at 1600 Bankfield Road, Ottawa Manotick Polo Club
The day after polo is always a quiet time
30 May
FUN FUN FUN — TOURNAMENT ON JUNE 8, 9, AND 10. PLUS A REALLY BIG PARTY ON SATURDAY NITE!
We’re organizing a “for fun” polo weekend on June 8, 9, and 10 in conjunction with the Cedar Valley Polo Club from Markham/Newmarket.
About 30 people from Toronto will come to Ottawa and play at our club on those days.
EXPERIENCED PLAYERS
If you are an experienced player who wants to play lots of polo, the fee is $100.
You’ll be placed into one of four evenly matched teams.
You get four chukkers on friday night.
You get four chukkers on saturday at 1pm.
If your team does well, you get four more at 3pm.
You also get four chukkers on Sunday at eleven AM.
* times and structure subject to change (slightly, depending on numbers)
These are umpired chukkers and you’ll be be a member of a inter-club team (designed so the teams are balanced).
The fee also gets you a catered dinner and saturday evening entertainment (including a rented bull riding machine)
BEGINNER PLAYERS
If you are new to riding and polo, then we’re having coached chukkers just for you.
Experienced players will be on hand to give you advice and cheer you on.
You’ll get to play twice in slow-paced games and receive advice in real-time from a professional polo player during the entire game.
It’s a great learning / practice / getting experience exercise and is highly recommended.
The fee for this is only $50 for friday at 6:30 and then you stick around to enjoy the fast-paced action at 7.
You can also come for saturday at noon for an additional $50 and then, again, stick around for the fast-paced action all afternoon and the party on Saturday night.
If you do either Friday or Saturday, you can also play for free on Sunday at approximately 2pm (when the fast games end).
In other words, your total cost is $100 to get that great experience and advice, three chances to play polo, including the party.
EVEN IF YOU HAVEN’T TRIED POLO YET, THIS WOULD BE AN AWESOME TIME TO TRY IT — TOTAL IMMERSION !!!
Extra tickets for your guests at the party are available at $30/person (covers food and mech-bull).
There’s approximately 30 people coming from Toronto so we already have a great deal of momentum!
Please reply by Friday if you would like to take part — I hope you do — the more the merrier!
To enter, just reply to me. Don’t delay your booking, we have to finalize the caterer and book the horses.
28 May
Start of Season Newsletter
Hey Folks,
If you are on this list because you expressed an interest in Polo, it’s now that time when you can come see the matches and see what a friendly group of people we are, and how much fun it is to chase a ball down the field with your teammates riding nearby hoping you’ll score a goal or get a pass.
This year, we hope to play on Tuesdays (7pm), Wednesdays (7pm), and Sundays (4pm).
We will also play on Fridays (7pm) if demand warrants.
Tuesdays and Fridays are exclusively friendly skill building games suitable for beginners.
On Wednesdays and sundays, I’ll schedule some slower ones for those who are comfortable at a slow canter.
As you can see, we are having lots of polo intended for beginners so don’t be afraid if what you see is too fast for you. We can arrange for lessons for you at any time that’s mutually convenient ($50/hour private lesson, horse and tack included except you need boots with heels and preferably your own riding helmet).
Depending on the weather tomorrow, we’ll be on the field to play and practice polo at 7.
Because it’s early in the seasons, I won’t organize anything until I see who shows.
Tomorrow and Wednesday nite, I will be at the barn between six PM and six-forty five PM to take membership fees.
At six forty five, I will leave the barn to go play on the field.
— this is a good time for past members to pay their fees and register — all fees are due on June 1st.
— if you know how, you can send funds by email to this email ID.
— cheques should be made to Manotick Polo Club or pay by cash.
— Please note: you need to be a member to carry a polo mallet on the property.
— For insurance reasons I need printed proof that you joined the Ontario Equestrian Federation
— joining can be done online:
http://horse.on.ca/membership/
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http://horse.on.ca/membership/
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— bring me a receipt or a membership card.
Wednesday nite SEVEN PM will be the start of our polo season.
Game starts at 7 sharp. The throw-in is at 7 PM.
You will need to bring both a solid black shirt and a solid white shirt every time you come (in case the teams change).
Black (or very very dark blue) and Totally White Folks — that’s the two shirt colours this year.
Show up in something that’s ambiguous and you will be asked to borrow a shirt from someone.
The DAY BEFORE A GAME, you will need to email me how many chukkers you want to be in and if you want them to be fast or not fast. Please do not phone it in. Please do not send me an email that you don’t plan to play – it just fills my inbox and makes it hard to recognize who will and won’t play.
So this means you send an email by Monday midnight if you want to play on Tuesday.
Tuesday midnight if you want to play on Wednesday.
Saturday midnight if you want to play on Sunday.
I will try to alternate between the slow and fast but this may not always be possible due to availability of horses, riders, and horse conditioning.
The first two Chukkers will be five minutes apart, then a ten minute break, then five minutes apart between 3 and 4.
It will be up to you to book your chukkers the day before.
Late entries will not be accepted after I’ve sent out the chukker list.
I will send out the chukker roster first thing in the morning on the day of the match.
I will not be delivering chukker lists to the field this year.
Sundays will be run the same as Wednesdays on weekends matches start at 4pm.
That’s right: FOUR PM — this is different than last year which was 1pm.
Four PM lets people get some chores done or do something with their family in the first part of the day.
It’s also after the hottest part of the day which is better for the horses.
The throw-in is at four PM.
If you would like to or are planning to lease a horse, contact me and let’s get it going. The horse isn’t getting fit with you not riding it and that’s going to restrict the polo you can play.
Adios,
Nachismo
Here’s four of us who went to an Umpire Clinic last weekend ….
29 Apr
Polo Clinic – May 19 and May 20
Are you interested in trying out the sport of horse polo? Come join us at the “Average Joes” polo club here in Ottawa. This is a great way to learn the sport and see if you like it.
The clinic will be taught by Phil Van Der Burgt of the Cedar Valley Polo Club in Markham Ontario.
We will work on the riding, rules, game strategy, mallet and ball control, the line of the ball, positions, etc. For the more advanced players will work on neck and tail shots, controlling the ball and your horse at speed, fouls, and general game play.
The clinic will run for 2 days Saturday and Sunday May 19-20, 2012. The clinic is going to be limited to 10 players, the cost for the 2 days will be only $300. If you can only make one day, please come anyway — we’ll fit you in!
The schedule will run as follows:
Saturday May 19, 2012
10am Hand mallets and wooden horse
11am game play and line up rules and strategy
12pm lunch, class room rules of polo
2pm riding and Stick and Ball lesson
3:30pm break question and answer talk
4pm Coaching chukkas
Sunday May 20, 2012
10am riding and Stick and Ball lesson
12pm lunch, class room rules or polo
2pm Coaching chukkas
If you have any questions please contact Ward at wyaternick at hotmail.com. Horses not included in the $300 clinic fee unless you have made a prior arrangement. If you can only make one day, the fee is $150.
