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Jaipur Polo and Riding
Club
Dec 3 - 22, 2002
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| Exhibition Match Dec 3 |
Godfrey Phillips India Trophy
| Royal Kashmir Cup |
| Female Players | Maharaj
Jagat Singh Memorial Cup |
Female Players for
Jaipur Dec 2002 Tournaments
Claudia Zeisberger - Singapore Polo Club
Handicap -2
Claudia has been involved with horses since she was 5 years old. In 1997, she was asked by the Singapore Polo Club to head their Children's Riding Section - and accepted, even though she had not completed her Riding Instructor's License. She turned the operation profitable within the first year and continued on until the end of 2000.
Claudia is presently preparing for her Australian Riding Instructor's License.
Whilst teaching at the Polo Club, she was introduced to the sport of Polo and - having been talked into taking the Polo Test by a friend - fell in love with the sport instantly. She has been playing polo for the last 2 years in Singapore and Malaysia and owns 2 Polo Ponies.
Georgia Bird - UK
Age 26, Handicap -1
I have played polo for several years and I have two of my own horses that I retired this year. I run my own bussiness called Polo Prizes. I Supply top clubs with Prizes for all levels of Polo tournaments. I am
currently working inLondon In property and play chukkas at the weekends.
Kirsty Craig - UK
Age 20, Handicap 0
I have been playing polo since pony club during which I won the prize for best female player. I have four of my own horses three of which I made myself. I play club polo at Kirtlington and also for my uni Oxford Brooks.
Katie Edmeades - UK
Age 20, Handicap 0
I have played since pony club. I spend the summer in England and the winters playing and grooming abroad. I manage Irongate Polo Team in Cirencester which I also play full time for. I have started doing freelance management to professional players organising thier polo and doing thier accounts etc. This winter I am making youngsters and teaching polo to schools, and pony club.
Sarah Henderson - Inglesham Polo Club, UK
Age 21, Handicap -1
She has been playing polo for 3 years having come from a horse racing background. She is currently studying Equine & Business at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. She plays polo in the holidays. She has 3 ponies and making an ex-racehorse and hoping to further her career in racing and polo.
Yvonne Twiss - Singapore Polo Club
Age 38, Handicap -2
She has been playing polo for the last 8 months and learned to play at SPC. However, she learnt to ride as a child in England. She has been living in Singapore for 11 years and she is a partner in the Oil Broking business. Polo has quickly become an additive past time for her.
Joanna Stewart - Edgeworth Polo Club
Age 32, Handicap -1
She has been playing polo for over 3 years although she gets to play only for about 3 months every summer in England as the rest of the time she lives and works in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia where there is no polo club. She also played at Dubai Polo Club but this is her first time in India.
Harpreet Bedi - Jaipur Riding & Polo Club
Age 32, Handicap -2
From our very own home grounds we have Ms. Harpreet Bedi. She has been riding for the last 2 years. She started playing polo 3 months ago to keep up with her husband Satinder and father-in-law Col. KS Garcha. What else would one expect when one is living in a house full of passionate polo professionals!! She and her husband are running a polo team called ZARA fondly named after their one-year-old daughter. They have hired an Argentinean player to power boost their team. Her love for the game has set an ambition inside her to play for their team
Zara.
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