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Jun 072011

Alexandra Deurinck

Competing in the International Challenge

Name: Alexandra Deurinck
Age: 17
Years playing Polocrosse: 4
Preferred Position: 1
Club: Henson Polocrosse France
International Caps: 9
Interests: Good team spirits and to be one with the horse !!
Horse : Rosa
Breed : Henson horse

Barbara Beaufils

Name: Barbara Beaufils
Age: 38
Years playing Polocrosse: 6
Preferred Position: 2,1, 3
Club: Henson Polocrosse France
International Caps: 14
Interests: You mean apart from polocrosse ? Any other fun, multigenerational horse sports ; natural horsemanship and homemade chocolate chip cookies!
Horse : Odyssee
Breed : Henson horse

Chloe Bizet

Name: Chloé Bizet
Age: 18
Years playing Polocrosse: 3
Preferred Position: 2
Club: Henson Polocrosse France
International Caps: 7
Interests: Polocrosse because it’s a new team sports (in France) that requires a great understanding with your horse and good team spirits !
Horse : Roukie
Breed : Criollo

Veronique Mossaz

Name: Veronique Mossaz
Age: 35
Years playing Polocrosse: 6 years
Preferred Position: 1 & 3
Club: Henson Polocrosse France
International Caps: 1
Interests: Show jumping (competes affiliated)
Horse : Ghea
Breed:Thoroughbred

Name: Remi Bader
Age: 35
Years playing Polocrosse: 6
Preferred Position: 1
Club: Henson Polocrosse France
International Caps: 10
Interests: Having fun on horseback and with my team and developing a true “working horse” sport !
Horse : Philou
Breed : Henson

Francois Mezieres

Name: Francois Mezieres
Age: 25
Years playing Polocrosse: 4
Preferred Position: 1 and 2
Club: Polocrosse nord de France
International Caps: 7
Interests: Polocrosse, for the rigorous dressage it requires of the horse, the collective team sport approach, the possibility of meeting new people from various cultures and the good times we have training and during games!
Horse : Ouessant
Breed : Barbe horse (north african)

Michel Beaufils

Name: Michel Beaufils
Age: 52
Years playing Polocrosse: 7
Preferred Position: 3
Club: Henson Polocrosse France
International Caps: 12
Interests:
Horse : Khan Kenholl
Breed : Henson horse

Name: Julien Duponchel
Age: 17
Years playing Polocrosse: 3
Preferred Position: 1
Club: Henson Polocrosse France
International Caps: 8
Interests: Team sports, having a bond with my horse, traveling around
with my friends, family and our horses all over, enabling us to meet
new people (on and off the polocrosse field!) Horse : Olympe Breed :
Appaloosa type

COACH
Name : Marc Davern
Age : ageless
Preferred Position : 1,2, 3
Club: Tipperary
International Caps: countless
Interests: Polocrosse, showjumping, pub browsing

UMPIRE
Name: Gérard Vanhoucke
Age: 52
Years playing Polocrosse: 4
Preferred Position: 2
Club: Polocrosse nord de France
International Caps: 6
Interests: Polocrosse because it’s a technical sport requires a lot of schooling of the horse but also because of heartfelt camaraderie which is required for a team for win with “fair play” and also because its accessible to all ages!
Horse : Romeo
Breed : French saddle horse