Hurlingham Polo Association
Sport | Polo |
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Abbreviation | HPA |
Founded | 1925 |
Affiliation | Federation of International Polo |
Replaced | Hurlingham Polo Committee |
(founded) | 1875 |
Official website | |
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The Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA) is the governing body for polo in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United Arab Emirates and many other countries. The Federation of International Polo produces the International Rules of Polo through a cooperative agreement with the Hurlingham Polo Association, the [[[1]|Asociacion Argentina de Polo]] , plus the United States Polo Association .
Within its jurisdiction, the Hurlingham Polo Association is responsible for implementing the rules of polo and for disciplining player who commit infractions against these rules. It also designates handicaps for each of the 2,000 or so players in the UK. It drew up the first set of formal British rules in 1874, many of which are still in existence.
The association originated as the Hurlingham Polo Committee in 1875 (which drew up the first English rules). The Hurlingham Polo Committee was re-titled as the Hurlingham Club Polo committee and expanded to include representatives on the Council from the Services, the County Polo Association (formed in 1898 to look after the interests of the country clubs and to run the County Cup Tournaments), the three London polo clubs - Hurlingham, Ranelagh and Roehampton - and from all associations within the Empire where polo was being played in 1903. Later, in 1925, the Hurlingham Club Polo Committee was re-designated as the Hurlingham Polo Association.
The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh has been Patron of the HPA for many years. The HPA is run by a committee of 16-20 Stewards headed by a Chairman, Stephen Hutchinson and Chief Executive, David Woodd.
Major clubs affiliated with the HPA:
- Guards Polo Club
- Cowdray Park Polo Club
- Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club
- Cirencester Park Polo Club
Some of the larger British clubs affiliated with the HPA (not exhaustive):
- Ascot Park Polo Club
- Beaufort Polo Club
- Beverley Polo Club
- Binfield Heath Polo Club
- Burningford Polo Centre
- Cambridge Polo Club
- Cambridge County Polo Club
- Cheshire Polo Club
- Dallas Burston Polo Club
- Druids Lodge Polo Club
- Edinburgh Polo Club
- FHM Polo Club
- Fifield Polo Club
- Ham Polo Club
- Hurtwood Park Polo Club
- Kirtlington Park Polo Club
- Knepp Castle Polo Club
- Lacey Green Polo Club
- Longdole Polo Club
- New Forest Polo Club
- Norfolk Polo Club
- Pangbourne Polo Club
- Ranelagh Farm Polo Club
- RMA Sandhurst Polo Club
- Rugby Polo Club
- Rutland Polo Club
- Silvery Leys Polo Club
- Suffolk Polo Club
- Sussex Polo Club
- Taunton Vale Polo Club
- Tidworth Polo Club
- Vale of York Polo Club
- West Wycombe Park Polo Club
- White Rose Polo Club
- White Waltham Polo Club
- Polo Wicklow
References
External links
- The Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA) Website. The governing body for polo in the UK, Ireland, and many other countries.