1. 10 BMW INTERNATIONAL POLO
BRING ON THE
HORSES
Who can resist the enormous black eyes, the powerful neck, flowing mane,
flared snorting nostrils, thundering hooves and primal echo of a magnificent
horse? From the wobbling infancy of a bouncy pony to the sweating,
swollen-veined, gladiator-muscled race horse, to an immaculately groomed
show jumper. Somehow one is always humbled, always in awe of and yet
deeply calmed in the presence of horses.
As children we get to see, feed and ride horses, it’s just something parents see as
a natural part of being introduced to the world. Some of us are fortunate enough
to enjoy the experience through our teenage years on farms and at riding schools.
Most of us bury ourselves in the mayhem of adult city life as we furiously build
careers, only taking time out for urban entertainment or the occasional cycle or
run, ideally in a green space but most indoors at gyms or in concrete jungles.
And so we tend to lose contact with the calming, timeless, sensory experience
of being in the graceful presence of these spiritual animals.
No sport can claim the sense of indugent luxury as ‘the sport of kings’.
The word polo is synonymous with fine food and wines, high heels, sexy
dresses and handsome, muscled and muddied players displaying their
amazing horsemanship while risking their lives for their country’s pride.
At the BMW Polo International Series each year invited guests, picnickers
and ticket holders are treated to a journey back in time where deadlines
andevery stressor are suspended while we soak up the glamour, entertainment
and the rare opportunity to reconnect with horses.
Enjoy the day and if you weren’t able to be there try to take some time out
to visit a farm or stables to remind yourself that life is short and beautiful.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Shirene Briell, Tim Butcher, Emma
Campbell, Shane Doyle, Sandy Kennedy,
Liesl King, South African Polo Association,
Tracy Melass, LeeAnne Robertson,
Andie Morris, Roger Westbrook
Paul
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