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contents contents features Guards Polo Club Board and Staff 14 Chairman’s Foreword 16 Profile of AFB Patron Clive Reid 20 The Business of Polo by Neil Hobday 28 Less is More – Mosimann’s Clubhouse Plans 32 Access Bank Polo Day 66 Guards Polo Academy 70 Polo Manager’s Report 72 Keeping Fit for Polo 76 Teams and Patrons 2017 78 Players’ Handicaps 2017 89 Players Gallery 90 Founding Father – Who is Archie David? 36 Malta Polo Club v Guards Polo Club World Horse Welfare Day 106 Polo Pony Jet Set 108 38 Retraining of Racehorses 114 Simon mace – Bringing Clubland to Windsor 41 Seen On The Lawn 48 NSIF Charity Day 58 Cartier International Dubai Polo Challenge 116 Reciprocal Clubs 127 Guards La Aguada Trophy 228 Land Rover Ambassador Max Charlton takes up dressage 60 Dog Show at Smith’s Lawn 233 The Guards Polo Club Official Yearbook 2017 is designed and published by Publications UK Ltd. T: +44 (0)20 8238 5000 | F: +44 (0)20 8905 6483 | E: [email protected] | www.publicationsuk.co.uk For advertising enquiries in future Guards Polo Club publications please call: +44 (0)20 8238 5000 or email: i [email protected] Whilst every care has been taken in compiling this publication, and the statements contained herein are believed to be correct, the publishers and the promoters will not accept responsibility for any inaccuracies. Reproduction of any part of this publication without permission is strictly forbidden. ©Publications UK LTD 2017. Guards Polo Club and the publishers make no recommendation in respect of any of the advertisers, and no recommendation may be implied by way of the presence of their advertisements. 18 guards polo club official yearbook 2017