A Second Glance at The Indian Polo Awards

Hundred + 87th Editions

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POLO

In-Game Events And Polo Side events, like DJ entertainment, help to enhance the viewing experience for spectators, and also help players to relax

The Egyptian Connect For The Indian Polo Awards, the friendship between Egypt and Indian polo players remains etched in history, and stands out for outstanding camaraderie and Polo.

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SPRING

International 2022 Captained by Colonel Ravi Rathore, Team Europe played an enticing game and hoisted the Challenge Trophy of Victory’s Cup during the Spring international 2022, Singapore Polo Club finals.

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Discover rare saddle coverings in velvet with intricate motifs at the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum.

Murano Glassware The Carlo Moretti brand keeps the classic Murano glassware art alive. The technique evolved from the Roman times and was rediscovered in Venice around the 15th century.

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Equine Artifacts

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SPOTLIGHT

Spotlight

IN-GAME EVENTS AT POLO MATCHES

Side events, like DJ entertainment, help to enhance the viewing experience for spectators, and also help players to relax

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n-game events (also known as limited time or live events) are a subset of a wider notion that has been a crucial component of match entertainment since its inception, boosting engagement via excitement and anticipation. It’s all about persuading the audience to participate in your game, which is exactly what an in-game event excels at. In-game activities are becoming a typical aspect of the overall sporting experience.

However, the general surge in popularity necessitates organizers and event management companies being wiser and

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with traditional polo, it spices things up for the audience. Many of the guests may have never attended a polo match before. This is one way to quickly make the game more accessible by integrating polo into the metropolitan atmosphere. Attendees may be engaged in the game while viewing live DJ performers for a more complete event experience. In short, it can be said that including a DJ can help to attract a new audience to the polo match.

more sophisticated in their implementation of in-game events. A few years ago, Christmas or other holiday events might have been enough to have your crowd applauding.

However, it is now the basic minimum that is required of your game. As a result, there is a vast array of in-game events available — and they are no longer viewed as merely to enhance the main game. In many situations, in-game events have taken the place of the main attraction of the game.

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NETWORKING: Piotr Borewicz from Warsaw polo club says: “Polo is just not about the match, it’s also about networking and due to the DJs, it creates a friendly vibe which can help in networking with people easily.” Polo is mostly about networking and meeting new people and events like DJ performances help to make the process of networking more interesting CLICK TO READ MORE >

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CURTAIN RAISER

THE EGYPTIAN CONNECT For The Indian Polo Awards, the friendship between Egypt and Indian polo players remains etched in history, and stands out for outstanding camaraderie and Polo.

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rilliance and virtuosity soak every seam in the ageless friendship between Egypt and India, especially vis-a-vis polo. This friendship tale remains one of the purest displays of global alliances and mutual respect between two nations. Egypt’s earliest encounters with the mallet occurred around the 1200s, and the aristocratic crowd remained enamored by the complexity, camaraderie and bravura of play. The affair then trickled down 9

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Curtain Raiser into the general populace who enjoyed the sport for its intricate details and the thrill attached to it. Towards the East, across the seas, the polo saga on the Indian terrain although much older, exuded its own flamboyance. Even though the Great British Empire is accredited as the meeting point, for the Indian Polo Awards, it is the close ties related to the field of polo that remains the most precious element of EgyptIndia friendship India quickly amassed a reputation within the sport, especially through the spectacular contributions of the Jodhpur Lancers team of the 1950s. The famous four– Maharaja of Jaipur Sawai Man Singh 2nd, Col Maharaja Prem “For many of us, of the older generation of polo players, India has been incredible and instrumental in forming us as players and as people. How can we forget some of the great players and great teams of polo India has had. As a young boy, I was lucky enough to be exposed to some of them.

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Singh, Maharaja Hanut Singh and KV Singh–had gained a huge reputation for being the invincible quartet who played with unmatched elegance.

Farouk Saleh Younes, Honorary President of the Egyptian Polo Federation and Founding Ambassador of the Federation of International Polo, while lauding the first-off-its-kind Indian Polo Awards, spoke on the long-standing ties between India and Egypt polo players.

The Gezira Sporting Club of Egypt, held since the late 1880s, a summer sporting season, known in the international polo society as “the place to see and be seen.”

Younes narrates a tale that dwells on the greatness of the Famous Four: team (Jodhpur Lancers) of the Maharaja of Jaipur, Maharaja Prem Singh, Maharaja Hanut Singh and KV Singh.

That was an amazing team! I saw them play in Egypt at the Gezira Sporting Club for a few months prior to their departure to Europe. They came by horse through the Suez Canal in Egypt to spend the rest of the season with us (which was

the perfect season as we had good polo in Egypt). On their way back, circa 1957, they related stories of what they had accomplished. Maharaja Prem Singh had quite the fame that time – of course, Maharaja of Jaipur as well but specifically Maharaja Prem Singh because he remained in Egypt. He remained with his horses, and now thinking back,

the relationship between the players and the horses was very interesting. At that time he had this unusual habit of giving camel milk to his horses which was the talk of the town: the Indian players cared about their horses so much to give them camel milk.”

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Polo Around the World

Polo Around the World

QUEEN’S CUP: QUARTERFINALS ALREADY SET

DUKE OF SUTHERLAND CUP UNDERWAY AT COWDRAY PARK

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he English season is in full swing, with many tournaments being played at clubs around the country.

Cowdray Park Polo Club is currently hosting the prestigious Duke of Sutherland Cup. The tournament, which began on Monday, May 23, sees ten teams, with up to 18 goals, compete. The finals are due on Sunday, June 5.

Dates

Teams and Scores (Quarterfinals)

1 June, 2022

Green Gates (10) vs. Ferne Park (8)

1 June, 2022

Emlor (7) vs. White Crane (8)

1 June, 2022

Four Quarters Orange (7) vs. Black Bears (6)

1 June, 2022

Snakebite (6) vs. Altimira K (10)

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ubai, Scone, King Power, Great Oaks Les Lions, UAE, Park Place, La Magdeleine and Park Place Vaara qualified for the quarterfinals of the Queen’s Cup after the last league matches that were played on Wednesday, June 1, that saw Scone and Great Oaks Les Lions victorious.

The Queen’s Cup sees fifteen teams up to 22 goals, competing for the coveted trophy.

Therefore, the quarterfinals are ready to take place on Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5.

Quarterfinals (schedule) Dates

Teams

4 June, 2022

Dubai Polo Team vs. Park Place

4 June, 2022

Great Oaks LL vs. UAE Polo

5 June, 2022

Scone Polo vs. La Magdaleine

5 June, 2022

King Power vs. Park Place Vaara

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Polo Around the World

Polo Around the World

BARRIÈRE DEAUVILLE POLO CUP 2022 A GREAT SPORTS TRADITION

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eauville, land of polo! Since the middle of the last century, it has been an immutable tradition to cross the track of the Deauville – La Touques racecourse to attend high-level polo games during August. An event that combines both glamour and sport: the Deauville Int. Polo Cup will welcome some of the world’s best players from August 6 to 28 for the Barrière Deauville Polo Cup 2022.

EAU HOTEL CAPTURES WORLD POLO LEAGUE POLO PRIDE TOURNAMENT; EMMA BOERS NAMED MVP

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ELLINGTON, Fla., May 30, 2022 — The highly-anticipated, star-studded World Polo League Polo Pride lived up to expectations Sunday at Grand Champions Polo Club.

In a thrilling final, Eau Hotel defeated defending champion Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, 5-4, in overtime in the second annual event benefitting the “It Gets Better Project”.

Boers, 27, was named Most Valuable Player. The British player, based in Ascot, scored three goals including the game-winner. In the semi-finals, she also scored three goals.

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EXPERTS

Experts

EQUINE

Artifacts Discover rare saddle coverings in velvet with intricate motifs at the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum.

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he George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum in Washington DC is a museum of textile art on the university’s main campus in Foggy Bottom since 2015. The museum was established in 1925 by George Hewitt Myers, a rug and textile collector and connoisseur, whose initial collections included 275 rugs and 60 Source: Websites/ The George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum

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“Equestrian textiles were embellished with utmost care and attention using highquality material, design, colour and technical skill, all of which are present in this diverse collection of textiles from across time and geography.”

SUMRU BELGER KRODY senior curator of The Textile Museum Collection,

related textiles such as Turkish rugs and Ottoman carpets. In 2011, The Textile Museum affiliated with The George Washington University to foster advanced research and appreciation for art, history, and textile cultures all over the world.

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eminent equestrian textiles. A rare textile consists of a field with a large central compound floral palmettes flanked by two large leaves decorated with hyacinth sprays, smaller compound palmettes with cockade leaves in the upper corners, and corner-pieces in

both lower corners. The conglomeration of Ottoman work with Turkmen horse trappings dubbed kejebe, provide a clue to the objects used as decorative trappings deployed behind the saddle. The impact of Ottoman floral style is readily visible on the saddles and other horse ornaments made with velvet.

Recently, Allen R Freedman and Judy Brick Freedman, former trustees of the Textile museum, donated 100 saddle blankets to the museum which makes it one of the world’s most significant collections of global equestrian textiles. To celebrate the eminent gift, The Museum organizes an International Exhibition in 2026 - designated as year of the horse, as per the Chinese Zodiac.

Sumru Belger Krody, senior curator of The Textile Museum Collection, says “Equestrian textiles were embellished with utmost care and attention using high-quality material, design, colour and technical skill, all of which are present in this diverse collection of textiles from across time and geography.”

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Equine Around The World

FARRIER TRAINING PROGRAM 2022

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n line with the projects for the Dubai International Horse Fair slated for March 2023, Dubai Racing Club has organized a bespoke, first-of-itskind UAE National Farrier Training Programme which began on May 30, 2022. Major General Dr. Mohammed Essa Al Adhab, Board Member and General Manager of the club states, “Working to qualify ambitious young UAE nationals in many areas of this industry is a priority for us, as this will create new job opportunities for citizens and further strengthen the sport in the region.” Through this program a variety of equestrian collaborations within GCC and internationally are expected while it will reconnect the Emirati youth to an integral occupation within equestrianism.

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Exceptional glamour takes the stage as the seventh leg of the Longines Global Championship reaches Cannes and Richard Vogel took the astounding victory on June 2.

Equus Around the World

WRANGLER NATIONAL FINALS

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he Women’s Rodeo Cowboys Association announces the Wrangler National Finals. Breakaway Roping is expected to take place between November 29-30, 2022 at the South Point Arena & Equestrian Center in Las Vegas. Within two days and ten rounds of the performance, the top 15 winners are vying for the $250,000 prize victory. After this the Rodeo Finals will be held between December 1-10 at the Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas.

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Equus Around the World

Equus Around the World

USEF COMBINED DRIVING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

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he Chester Weber, reigning champion of the USEF Combined Driving National Championship for Advanced Four-in-Hand Horses will defend his title against the participants of this year’s event from June 2 to June 5 at Hermitage Farms, Kentucky. Kicked off on June 2,

Weber earned a 46.36 penalty score as the sole Four-in-Hand entrant.

In the weekend, he’s expected to compete at the highlight event, the marathon phase where participants are tested on their timing, technicality and obstacles based on the FEI guidelines.

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ratoni, Italy will become the host to the prestigious 2022 Eventing Championship from September 15-18 for which test events started from May 12. Other than the outpour of participation and €3m invested into the venue– that held the 1960 Rome Olympics–around 140 volunteer applications have been received for the event. Alongside that, in

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line with their sustainability goals and philanthropic work with WWF and Willberry Wonder Pony, 50 oak trees were planted. The event has hired professionals to focus on the sustainability side on all aspects of the championships – for example, ensuring dressage huts are made from recycled wood. It is also encouraging and aiding in offsetting transport-related CO2

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EVENTING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022

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BRANDS

MURANO GLASSWARE The Carlo Moretti brand keeps the classic Murano glassware art alive.

The technique evolved from the Roman times and was rediscovered in Venice around the 15th century.

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he authentic Venetian murrine glass has remained an undying classic. Patience is required for this craft, which includes heating and melding tubes of multi-coloured glass, to produce kaleidoscopic flower designs. La Fornasotta’s exceptional glasses, as well as Carlo Scarpa’s Murrine vases for Venini and Eros Raffael’s creations, convey the elegance of this traditional glass making process.

Carlo and Giovanni Moretti founded the Carlo Moretti brand in Murano in 1958. For

Image Source: Carlo Moretti

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Spotlight Brands

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more than 50 years, the Italian brand has merged historic know-how passed down from father to son with an alwayscurrent design vision, expanding the glassware well-known oeuvre. Their spherical sculptures use creative and bright lines to wrap around glasses, flutes, and vases.

There are a variety of glassware, and a few of them are: EPTA GLASSES Developed in collaboration with the designer Diego Chilò, the EPTA glasses with their transgressive and irregular shape, incorporate copper details. The copper integrated into the glass retains its colour, while on the outside it is burnished in a splendid anthracite colour. Blown by mouth and hand-finished, the EPTA are available in three colours in the transparencies that distinguish the company: Yellow, Orange, Green and in a luxury version with gold leaf decoration.

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BORA GLASSES These are decorated in red and blue for a romantic toast. Born as if they had been pushed by the wind, the Bora are collector’s glasses with an irregular section and inclined profile. Blown by mouth and handfinished, they are realized with different decorative motifs applied hot: murrina, little rods, festoons, speckles, streaks, coloured rings and spirals, gold and silver leaves, transparent and opaque.

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