Wow! San Diego Polo Club! These People Know How to Have Fun!

The San Diego Polo Club Closing Day USPA Spreckel Cup Finals at Rancho Santa Fe

This weekend, our field trip took us to the Closing Day USPA Spreckel Cup Finals at The San Diego Polo Club in Rancho Santa Fe. A fast paced game on horseback, with incredible feats of “how-the-heck-did-he-stay-on?” surrounded by people who obviously know how to have a good time. Boy!  This was fun!!   Polo is played on a field that could hold 9 football fields!  The riding was spectacular, although Sally Swift would have been aghast at their lack of apparent “balanced and centered” riding.  I say “apparent” because these riders never fell off going at break neck speeds with arms and legs flailing  around, so they had to have good balance; they certainly were amazing to watch!  The horses – thoroughbreds – were athletic and seemed to thoroughly enjoy the game.  Horses held on the side lines for change out, never took their eyes off the field, and intently watched the ball in play.  At half-time the fun and informative announcer beckoned the crowd out onto the field to fill in the divets.  The match went into over time, with Tri Tech scoring the winning goal.  They rode victoriously off the field to The Black Eyed Peas “Let’s Get it Started”. My kind of people – now if I could just get a polo pony!!

Next weekend we’ll be attending the annual REINs benefit Hoedown!  Join us for a night of good food, fun friends, dancing, silent auction – all for a great cause!!