The invite is out (thank you Jeremy for allowing LHPCC use your amazing photo in their advert!) and now you need to make sure that your horses are fit and ready for the first tournament of the season!
CHECKLIST --
The season is about to start. Have you sent the following to your club secretary? Subs - Players can only play tournaments if they are registered and paid up with a club and are paid up members of the ZPCA . Pony registration - Please send your Club secretary names of the horse/s you plan to play this year, their age and the name of the registered owner. Pony health - Horses need to be fit to play! Better start now! For the benefit of new players or parents of little players: Horse tack needed - Breast plate, standing martingale, over reach boots and bandages. If you don't have these you will be sent off the field! Riding gear - White jods or polocrosse jeans are a must for all tournaments. Shirts will be supplied by your club except in the "sponsors" where the Leopards Hill Club will supply their sponsor’s team shirts. Proper riding boots, protection for the lower leg (chaps) if you have ankle boots, knee guards (optional) and a helmet.
Don't forget your stick!
ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES! If you have any funny / Interesting photos or stories or anything you think will be of interest for this newsletter, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Club Secretaries: Choma : Lilo Marohn -
Livingstone : Stuart Roberts -
Leopards Hill Polocrosse Club : Sarah Sharpe -
Lusaka South Country Club : Stacey Smith -
Helpful Info Horse Vets Dr. Alison Mc Kendrick - 097 883284 Dr. Sally Taylor - 097 877043 Tack and riding gear Tors Coventry - 097 782167 Heather Asherwood - 096 436344 Liz Wienand—096 - 758749 Other Horse behavioural problems - Susie Coventry - 097 794388 Horse massage - Heather Asherwood Stabling Lazy J Ranch and Stables - 097 867697 Trotover Equestrian Centre - Lusaka Showgrounds - 097 807683 Polocrosse lessons and horse hire Lazy J Ranch and Stables
Web sites of interest. Is your horse an ex-race horse? Many horses in Zambia were bought off Zimbabwean and South African race tracks as 3 - 4 year olds by polo players and then later moved onto to polocrosse. If you would like to know if your horse is one of these, go to www.aro.co.za. Under "South Africa" on the left ,click "breeding" and punch in your horse's name in the box. (It has to be his full registered name and must be spelt right!) When it is found you will see his year of birth, sire and dam. For more info on your horse, click on the Sire's name and scroll down to the year of birth of your horse, find your horse's name and it will tell you what races he ran and how well he did. If you find that there are a few horses with the same name, check for the SA born ones and the date of birth and you should be able to figure out which is yours. If you do find your horse on here please send your Club Secretary the year of his birth to check / update the pony register. Other sites - www.polocrosse.net. Also, go to Google and search for Polocrosse Worldwide. Zambia features on both of them. Karen Clements is currently designing a web site for us and this shall be linked to others. Hopefully we shall be able to give you these details in the next newsletter!
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