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The polo arena, used for winter polo and for training, has recently been resurfaced with a sand, fibre and wax mix by Andrews Bowen
Grant explains that damage is mainly concentrated in a diamond pattern, between the goal areas and centre sides, with the corners faring better.
The season starts officially on 1st April, but
Tessa comments that it is often the end of April before they can get on the pitch, whilst in a dry season, such as 2018, play can continue into November.
Chukkas are held on a Thursday with matches on Saturday and Sunday throughout the season. Offchurch Bury Polo Club currently has twenty-eight playing members, so SUPA and arena polo are important sources of income. Students from Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham, Warwick and Coventry Universities can access lessons, chukkas and fixtures in summer and winter, with the climax of the season being the Universities Summer National Championships and their Alumni equivalent in June. Regular taster days are also held and, contrary to the traditional image of polo being an elitist sport, Grant has thirty ponies for hire so players don’t need to be horse owners.
A 94 x 47m arena offers a safe, enclosed area for teaching, as well as competition, and has undergone a major refurbishment this year. Railway sleeper-type solid fencing keeps the ball (a larger, softer version of that used in the turf game) in play and has all been treated and painted.
A new surface from Andrews Bowen is a mixture of sand, fibres and wax, Grant explains. “There’s more wax than is used for other equestrian disciplines to give additional grip, and the underlying drainage has also been updated so that play can continue in all weathers.”
Maintenance is mainly down to a pigtail tine harrow supplied by Andrews Bowen and used daily, pulled by a 54hp JCB 354, the club’s main tractor. “We can also use the one tonne roller, but I try not to roll too much as it can produce
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