From the Horse's Mouth

Sponsor & Supporter News Issue 9 – January 2007

Happy New Year

Friday 12 January marks 100 days until the competition begins at Morgan Park. Between now and then we'll be publishing a monthly edition of From the Horse's Mouth to keep you in touch with breaking news. If at any time you would like more information on any of these items, either click the link within the story or see the green strip below for how to contact us. On with the show...

• Competitors: In December Australia named its four reserves and Ireland named its travelling team. This leaves just New Zealand to announce who will take to the field in black and their team will be announced in the coming weeks. Each competing nation is currently collating player profiles and photographs and these will be published in the official preview guide - this full colour lift-out will first appear in Queensland Country Life in the week of 9 April 2007 www.polocrosse.com.au/worldcup/about_nations.htm.
• Carnival nominations: Visitors to Morgan Park will be spoilt for sporting entertainment when international competition is interspersed with another major polocrosse carnival. The Australian Equine Alliance Club Carnival is expected to attract nominations from 100 (mostly Australian) clubs. Nominations for this separate but concurrent competition opened on 1st January and will close on Friday 16 March. Application forms can be found at www.polocrosse.com.au/worldcup/overview_carnival.htm.
• Virtual coverage: When competition gets underway on 23 April, enthusiasts around the world will be able to follow the action on line. At the end of each day's competition results and photographs will appear through our website, with links to view the full photo gallery and place orders. Filming of all international matches will appear through internet streaming technology and again this will be linked through our website. Of course for those who are building a polocrosse library, a copy of the highlights DVD will be a must have and order forms for this will appear on the website prior to the start of the competition.
• Landline: The film crew from ABC TV's popular Landline programme have confirmed they'll be filming on-site for four days during Cup week. In 2003 they attended the World Cup, producing stories that were aired both on ABC's Stateline and Landline programmes. Their feature story will go to air on Australian television screens this year.
• Weather watch: The English have a reputation for talking about the weather, but in drought-ravaged Australia watching the forecast is also a daily pursuit. Valued media partner ABC Radio Southern Queensland has added their link to world cup information right next to their weather watch link. This should ensure good exposure for us - so long as it doesn't bring rain that particular week! www.abc.net.au/southqld/.
• Did you read? The international equestrian media is showing interest in the World Cup with preview articles appearing or soon to appear in a range of titles including South African Polo Leisure magazine, New Zealand Horse Trader, NZ Equestrian Bulletin, Singapore Polo and PQ International. And for those travelling on Qantas in March, look out for a feature on the world cup in the in-flight magazine The Australian Way. www.polocrosse.com.au/worldcup/news_articles.htm