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February 2017
Group Editor in Chief Richenda Hine richenda@polotimes.co.uk
34 Editorial Rosabella Hine rosabella@polotimes.co.uk
Advertising Sales Richard Hine richard@polotimes.co.uk
Polo Reporter & Researcher Tilda Woodd tilda@polotimes.co.uk
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Overseas Reporter Katie Vickery katie@polotimes.co.uk
News Principal Design James Morgan
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All the Latest News HPA News FIP Update
Comment Additional Design Tony Ruddy
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Features 18
Financial Controller
Cover Story: Difficulties at Home
Reports
Stephen Biddlecombe, Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers, Lorna Edgar, Sarah Gent BVSC CertEM (Int.Med) MRCVS, Aurora Cotten-McKean, Lucy Wilson & David Woodd
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Your Views: Letters
Polo Times, February 2017
Cover Story: Thai Polo Open England International Polo Classic Copa Camara de Diputados Cover Story: International Arena Test Match Playnation Arena Polo Masters Cover Story: USA Round-Up Townsend Cup Challenge
42 Your Club News from Home and Abroad
37 Knowledge
52 Fitness For Polo: Nutrition for Polo 54 Nutrition Focus: Arena Focus 55 Pony Power: Polo Times Best Playing Pony Series & Thai Polo Open Winner 56 Know Your Game: Absolute Right 58 Umpire Focus: Proposed Rules Trialled 59 Vet Insight: Liver Disease in Polo Ponies 62 Bit Focus: Starting A Polo Pony
Sidelines
64 Sidelines: Social Pages 63 Gossip: Don’t be the Last to Know
Polo Directory: 68
What’s On in February?
Final bell: 72
Passions: Rege Ludwig
Women’s Polo 44
Polo Escape Ladies International
Youth Polo
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All Aspects of Youth Polo The Potrillos Cup
Military Polo 51
A Round-Up of Military Polo
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