Australian Junior Mixed Team Victorious!

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Aug 232010
 
Our wonderful Juniors took home the 3 Test Series against South Africa defeating them 2 games to 1.

The third and final test was a very close affair! Scores and Results as follows

1st Test – Australia 22 d Sth Africa 20

2nd Test – South Africa 28 d Australia 22

3rd Test – Australian 23 d Sth Africa 20
Individual Awards for the Series

Best No 1 – Natalie McLarty (South Africa)

Best No 2 – Mitchell Whiteley (Australia)

Best No 3 – Farran Mathie (Australia)

Champion Horse – “Limit Up” ridden by Hilary Beech (Australia)

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Australian Invitational Team Wins!

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Aug 232010
 

An invitational U19 side also headed to South Africa in conjunction with the Australian Juniors. This Team was a Mixed U19 and once again did our country proud taking out the Series 2-1. Scores and Results as follows:

1st Test – Sth Africa 26 d Australia 18

2nd Test – Australia 25 d Sth Africa 24

3rd Test – Australian 22 d Sth Africa 20

Individual Awards for the Series

Best No 1 – Christie Edwards (Australia) – tied with Henru Potgieter (South Africa)

Best No 2 – Sara Cawood (South Africa)

Best No 3 – Lucy Grills (Australia)

Champion Horse – “?” ridden by Henru Potgieter (South Africa)

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Polocrosse at The Pan Pacific Masters Games

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Aug 212010
 
The Pan Pacific Masters Games

The Pan Pacific Masters Games

Dust off those riding boots! Polocrosse will be one of the major sports on the program at the 7th Pan Pacific Masters Games to be held on the Gold Coast in Australia from 6 to 14 November this year. We are inviting local and international players to take part in this massive even.

The Pan Pacific Masters Games is a celebration of master’s sport with both fierce and friendly competition and a jam-packed entertainment program at the Games Village at the end of each day. There will be 34 sports on the program, with more than 10,000 people from all over the world expected to participate.

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International exchange offers chance to watch world-class polocrosse!

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Aug 202010
 

Four great opportunities to watch world-class polocrosse at a local venue are fast approaching! Bucks County Polocrosse Club will host an international junior polocrosse exchange and series of exhibition matches this August in Pipersville Pa. In the first week of the exchange 8 top junior polocrosse players from New South Wales, Australia, will join with 8 top junior polocrosse players from across the US in an exciting training camp and exhibition match.  The first pair of exhibition matches will be held Friday, August 13, at 6pm and Saturday, August 14, at 9am at Come Along Farm, in Pipersville Pa.  Spectators are invited to both matches, with tailgating particularly encouraged at the opening math on Friday.  Gates open at 5:30pm, with the match starting at 6. Continue reading »

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U16 Tri Nations 2010

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Aug 192010
 

Irish Success vs United Kingdom

Senior Ladies

Ruth Shanahan, Avis Wotton, Dara Mangan, Julie Gallagher, Rhona O’Dwyer, Joanne Lavery, Shirley McDonagh.

Senior Mens

Aidan McDonagh, Eoin O’Donnell, Conor  Doyle, James Smyth, Seb Chambers, Paul O’Leary, Aaron Power.

Under 16’s

Sarah Brandon, Mark Cole, Shannon Furlong , Emma Errity, Emily McDonagh, Ellie Byrne, Jennifer Whelan.

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European Challenge Report

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Aug 072010
 

The Wicklow Bay club recently hosted the European Challenge test matches between Ireland and Holland. The Irish team gave a great account of polocrosse across the country with 8 clubs being represented on the 9 player squad. There were a total of 4 test matches in all, 2 on Saturday and 2 on Sunday, with all payers selected from the C or D grade ranks. Continue reading »

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REPETITIVE-USE INJURIES IN HORSES

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Aug 032010
 

By Betty Lindquist

www.HorseCoursesOnline.com instructor

Equine Massage course

Practice makes perfect – yes?  Not always – too much practice can create problems.

Yes, our horses do have to practice in order to perfect movements, but there can come a time when, because of practicing one particular thing over and over again, their bodies begin to lose the ability to do other movements easily.

What makes this happen?  As a horse practices moving in a certain way, a movement pattern can gradually become so firmly entrenched the body loses the flexibility to use itself in other ways.  The muscles tighten into a pattern that is comfortable just performing in that one way; other movements become difficult.  Muscles and tendons begin to develop in a way that accomplishes one movement well, but begins to lose the flexibility to do other movements equally as well.  The muscles become “specialist” that do one thing very well, but may not have a wide variety of equal skills. Continue reading »

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Anderson will be at games

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Aug 032010
 

Jenny Sheppard, August 3, 2010

AT THIS year’s World Equestrian Games in Kentucky, spectators will be entertained by a multitude of equine demonstrators.

Among them will be South Australian Clinton Anderson, who is known around the world for his training method, Downunder Horsemanship.

Anderson, who grew up in Australia, became infatuated with riding at a young age. His grandparents bought him his first horse, Casey, when he was nine. Continue reading »

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Ireland World Cup Squad

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Aug 022010
 

With less than a year before the World Cup the Irish squad has been assembled and preparations are well under way. The teams have been training over the course this year’s polocrosse season and have recently had a successful outing during the annual Tri-Nations tournament between Ireland, UK and Wales. This also served as a warm-up for the World Cup and gave the national coaches a chance to assess players, positions, line-ups and strategy. Confidence is high in the team Ireland camp and the squad are looking forward to the challenge of the 2011 World Cup.

The Irish Polocrosse Association would like to congratulate the following panel for their selection to the World Cup squad. Continue reading »

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USA World Cup Squad

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Aug 012010
 

Let us introduce you to the Polocrosse World Cup Squad.

World Cup Team Calendars- June 2010- through July 2011- this calendar takes you through all the months until World Cup with great action photos. To order your calendar and support the team please email us to order! Continue reading »

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