Dear Members

The Snow Polo World Championship in Tianjin

was a great success. The games were intensively

competitive with most games being won either by

one goal or in a “shoot-out.” England was victori-

ous over Hong Kong in a hard fought final. Con-

gratulations to England on winning the Champi-

onship and congratulations to all of the teams for

a wonderful and highly competitive tournament.

Your FIP Executive Committee had a very pro-

ductive meeting during the tournament in China.

Plans are moving forward for the World Champi-

onship Tournament in 2015. I hope to provide

you with details in our next newsletter.

We are pleased to announce that the European

Championship will be played at the Chantilly Polo

Club in France, September 4-14, 2014. Infor-

mation will be will be forthcoming from Mr. Piero

Dillier Zone C Director.

The arrangements for the World Equestrian

Games (WEG) September 6, 2014 in Deauville,

France continue to progress very satisfactorily.

We have noted an increase n the number of tour-

naments where teams used National Names with-

out the approval of their National Associations.

Most associations appear to have rules regarding

the control of the use of their “country name” in

order to protect their brand and reputation. We

encourage all of our members to enforce these

rules.

I recently had the pleasure of attending the Siri-

mur 14 Goal Tournament in Jaipur India. It was

an exciting and well played 14 goal tournament.

The Commandant of the 61st Cavalry Col Navjit

Sandhu and Maharaj Narendra Singh have gra-

ciously offered to pursue the possibility of an

Ambassador’s Cup in 2015.

We are pleased to announce that ARISF/IOC

Grants have been awarded to Columbia, Italy,

and Germany during the first quarter of 2014.

We encourage all of our members to develop quali-

fying programs for our grants.

Dr. Richard T. Caleel

FIP President

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I n te r na t io na l P o lo (F IP )

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Inside this issue:

World Championship

2015 1

FIP Fortune Heights

Snow Polo World Cup 2

Rosario Tournament

Argentina 3

European Champion-

ships going to France 3

AGUA ALTA coming

to Costa Careyes, MX 3

Ambassador’s Cup

Port Mayaca, Florida 4

WADA & SportAccord

Meetings coming up 4

Volume 13 February 2014

England wins the FIP Fortune Heights Snow Polo World

Cup for 2014

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“Today we went out there and just gave it everything.”

England’s Jack Richardson was the proud recipient of the Most Valuable Player Award, a testa-ment to the skill and courage the young polo star had exhibited throughout the tournament. As is the polo tradition, the ponies had their deserved moment in the limelight, with the Best Pony Award given to Negro, ridden by Hong Kong China.

With the Fortune Heights Snow Polo World Cup 2014 conclud-ed, polo fans in China and around the world can now look ahead to an exciting programme of events coming later in the year at the Tianjin Goldin Metro-politan Polo Club, including the Metropolitan Polo Classic 2014,

19 January 2014, Tianjin –

England, the nation that gave polo its famous moniker ‘the game of kings’, reclaimed its crown today with a hard-fought win over Hong Kong China in the final of the Fortune Heights Snow Polo World Cup 2014.

After a thrilling four chukkas, England trotted off the field 6 – 5 the victors, and in so doing, denied their opponents Hong Kong China a third successive championship victory. Jubilant, the English trio of Max Routledge, Jack Richardson and Max Charlton had finally settled the score against their fierce rivals Hong Kong China, a team that had beaten them on almost every occasion at the Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club.

In the previous two Fortune Heights Snow Polo World Cups, England had drawn Hong Kong China at the semi-final stages, and on both occasions were dumped out of the competition, with Hong Kong China going on to win the title. In last year’s Fortune Heights Super Nations Cup final, they met again, and once again, Hong Kong China triumphed, beating the English 11 – 7.

Summing up the reasons for this year’s success, England coach Alan Kent cited discipline and teamwork. “They are a young team but they bonded very well together,” said Kent, delighted with the way his side had per-formed. “We have got better with each game,” explained England captain Max Charlton.

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12 Countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, England, France, Hong Kong China , Mexico, New Zealand,

South Africa, Spain, and USA were presented at Opening Ceremonies in Tianjin, China January 8, 2014

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the Metropolitan Intervasity Polo 2014, and the FIP Super Nations Cup 2014.

Story by Metropolitan Polo Club Press Release: See all player and results:

www.snowpoloworldcup.com

More information is available online including internet streaming of all the games:

www.hurlinghampolo.com

COSTA CAREYES POLO CLUB HOSTS 15TH ANNUAL AGUA ALTA

Six 10-goal teams will come to the private resort of Careyes

located on the Pacific Ocean for 8 days of competition during

Semana Santa, April 12 through April 19th. Alberto Ardis-

sone and Giorgio Brignone have hosted this event for 15

years of exciting completion and social events that are one of

a kind. This year the polo club has added a 4 goal tourna-

ment as well as Junior Week and the Azteca Gold Cup – an

18 goal tournament. Players from all over the World – 11

countries were represented in the Agua Alta last year – hav-

ing come to Careyes to enjoy the Mexican ambiance that

Ardissone and Brignone have made possible by their gener-

ous hospitality. Mexico`s FIP representative,Guillermoe

Steta, will be fielding a team Please see www.careyes.com .Contact: susanstovall@careyes.com.mx

Hola from Rosario POLO Festival, ARGENTINA! A brief report about our annual international tournaments, played during the months of November and December 2013. Thanks to a great -but this time extremely hot- weather, we have been able to continue playing and practicing polo until January 10th 2014! Of course, we count with four (4) fantastic irrigated fields in Jockey Club Rosario and La Ilusión PC. Ten weeks of good fun and competitive polo!

Tournament schedule:

From 20th to 24th of November. LA ILUSION TROPHY. Handicap: 4 to 8

From 3nd to 5th of December. VII TORNEO INTERNACIONAL DEL JOCKEY CLUB RO-SARIO. Handicap: 2 to 6

From 12th to 15th of Dicember.15th ANNIVERSARY "BETO FONTANARROSA MEMORIAL CUP". Handicap: 4 to 8

Info: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rosario-POLO-Festival/155417914491115 Story contributed by: Martín Román.

Page 3 Volume 13

“European Nations

Championship,

Chantilly 4th to 14th

September 2014”

European Championships go to France Sept 4-14, 2014 places of Argentine polo,

marked by the presence of

hundreds of horses and their

petiseros in traditional dress

and always willing to share

their maté on the side of the

fields.

Note in the agendas, on the

way back from WEG : Europe-

an Nations Championship,

Chantilly 4th to 14th Septem-

ber 2014.

The next European Champion-

ship will therefore be from the

4th - 14th of September in Paris.

In charge will be Alberic De

Coulange from the Polo Club

de Chantilly .This European

Championship, under the um-

brella of the Fédération Inter-

nationale de Polo (FIP) will

take place in a period of in-

tense and spectacular games at

the Apremont Farm, with tour-

naments including the Open de

France and the female Open de

France. With other club tour-

naments, the performances will

be on all nine fields thanks to

the great Argentine profession-

al players, the best female polo

players and the presence of the

top eight European nations. A

real festival of polo in the con-

text that, at this time it can be

compared to the most beautiful

Sign up now for 82nd FIP Ambassador’s

Cup April 1-6, 2014 in Port Mayaca, Florida

You can go online to download

the flyer and registration

form by going to the Resource

Page on the FIP website:

(or by clicking here:)

http://www.fippolo.com/wp-

content/uploads/2013/04/Port-

Mayaca-Ambassador-Cup-FIP

-Flyer-2014.pdf

Entry Fee is U.S.$500 per

player which includes horses.

More information at

PortMayacaPolo@gmail.com

or Phone Port Mayaca Polo

Club 772-228-0115

President’s Business Address

Federation of International Polo (FIP)

Dr. Richard T. Caleel, President

205 Lambert Road

Carpinteria, California 93013 USA

Phone: 805-695-0142

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Email: rcaleel@fippolo.com (Santa Barbara, California)

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SportAccord Convention Belek/Antalya, Turkey, 6-11 April 2014

WADA’s next Symposium for Anti-Doping Organizations, to

be held on 25-26 March 2014 in Lausanne, Switzerland

FIP is in full compliance and will be represented

at these meetings.

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