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into to stick & ball or play chukkas on that is maintained to the same high-goal turf level as the neighbouring number one ground at Coworth Park. Peter Svoboda and his unrivalled Guards Polo Club grounds team have not paused throughout the past lockdown in their total dedication to the upkeep of the most beautiful fields in the world. This year the Academy will be stepping up


a notch with its Corporate Experiences. With a surprising amount of group bookings already in the diary, we relish the opportunity to re-start these events, which we can unabashedly say are best-in-class. This is an opportunity for work teams


Guards Polo Academy’s Ebe Sievwright is preparing for a packed summer full of chukkas, stick & ball sessions and learn to play dates, all wrapped up with an abundance of fun


READY to PLAY


“THE PURPOSE OF LIFE is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience” Eleanor Roosevelt As the season approaches, we look


forward to another full summer of polo lessons, chukkas, practices and matches at glorious Coworth Park as well as at the sensational grounds of Guards itself in Windsor Great Park. There has been a lot of pent-up


enthusiasm from our long-standing clients and we are already receiving a barrage of enquiries; people of all ages who either already have some experience in the equestrian world or newbies that have never been in the saddle before! Either way, Guards Polo Academy has the perfect setting, ponies and instructors for all categories of beginner, of any age. The Academy teaches individuals,


or groups up to six, for sessions of one hour, three hours (Half Day Experience) or six hours (Full Day Experience). I generally like to start with Riding for Polo, which is the perfect introduction to the polo pony and the very individual way in which we like to coach. It can be


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a significant contrast for normal riders, but surprisingly easy to adapt to and non- riders can enjoy their first introduction to polo, safe in the knowledge that our instructors have vast coaching experience and our ponies are patient and equally experienced. Our lesson schedule is daily – apart


from Mondays which is always the polo pony’s day off! The Academy is at its busiest at the weekend when most of our instructional chukkas, or practices for the more advanced clients, take place. We have a roster of friendly professionals that can speed up or slow down according to every player’s needs and always with one goal in mind – to help our clients have fun and fulfil their potential. The Academy’s famous


practice field is not only unique in that it was the practice field for the entire high-goal Heguy clan back in the 1990s, but is probably the only academy field that you can book


GUARDS POLO CLUB OFFICIAL YEARBOOK 2021


that may have been dispersed because of furlough and lockdown, to re-engage and reunite in small groups of between 10 and 20 people, outside in a safe environment, to enjoy learning new skills and trying something new and exciting. Whether it is team-building, a treat


for employees or client entertainment, there is no better day out than a group polo experience. All of our packages can include spectating a professional game with lunch or dinner afterwards – either on-site at Coworth Park itself, or a five-minute drive through the idyllic Windsor Great Park. This year Guards Polo Club has another


high goal tournament to add to its already impressive calendar which adds to the plethora of incredibly competitive fixtures, delivering endless opportunities for hospitality and corporate functions. We work closely with Coworth Park and its Michelin star restaurants and the royal caterers Mosimann’s, to entertain all of our visitors and ensure that their experience is complete. ◆ guardspoloclub.com/academy


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