Intro 2 Polo Day

Intro 2 Polo Day (PDF)

Black Diamond Polo Club’s 2014 Calendar

The Black Diamond Polo Club’s 2013 Schedule

Western Canada Polo Tour 2013

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Devon Findlater for earning the Most Improved Player award, and to Enedino Tadeo for earning the Groom of the Year award!!!

Western Canada Polo Tour 2012

Save the Date: The Bill Leslie Memorial Tournament

Argentina Anyone?

Hola todos…Hello all!

I thought now would be an appropriate time to check in and see if anyone had interest in a trip to Argentina…a vacation to an exotic locale, a respite from the harsh Canadian winter and an opportunity to warm up for the summer polo season to come and see great polo at spectacular venues.

Argentina has much to offer, just 45 minutes from where you will be staying is the vibrant city of Buenos Aires…walk the cobblestone streets; gaze at the beautiful monuments and architecture; shop the many artisan and gaucho stands; sip coffee in the cafes where famous writers spent time scribbling their thoughts; watch tango in the plazas over a pitcher of sangria…heck join in yourself! Buenos Aires has so much to offer, tell me what your interests are, I’ll be your guide.

Join me at the spectacular Paul Pieres Polo Lodge, relax in luxurious comfort tucked away in your own little oasis just outside of the hotbed of polo, Pilar.  This location provides easy access both to Buenos Aires and what must be the highest concentration of polo in the world…over 200 polo fields within 50 square kilometres!

Just steps from your door is a polo field, available to you in the morning and afternoon of every day of your stay…take lessons, stick and ball, practice and play polo. Also available to those more experienced players is a club membership at La Lequa Polo Club, where you can play with the players whom are making polo ponies for some of the best operations in the world.

Take advantage of my familiarity with the polo scene here and allow me take you to the tack shops, tour the polo ranches, see the games of the 16-22 goal Argentina Polo Tour  at the local Pilar polo ranches and at the cathedral of polo, the grand stadium in Buenos Aires, Palermo! If you have interest in putting a team together and playing in the Polo Tour, just let me know, it can be arranged.

We will also enjoy Argentine hospitality at typical asados, the post-game parties and during the horse auctions where the best polo bloodlines are offered for sale to the highest bidder.  So much to see and do!  The Argentina Polo Tour runs from the beginning of February until the second week of April.  Also in the second week of April will be the International Series’ Nations Cup a 28 goal tournament held in Palermo, the mecca of polo…time to make your pilgrimage!

Please, if you are interested, email me at dylanfoster@mac.com and allow me to arrange you a polo vacation you’ll never forget.

Gracias and chau for now!

Dylan

 

Learning Polo In Comfort…Coaching League.

This, being one of those rainy days in which I flit about somewhat restlessly from one small Alberta foothill town to another, mingling work with socialization, I find myself wanting to write about that which I am missing on this murky, misty evening.  The Black Diamond Polo Club Coaching League.

Whilst I be the organizer and instructor of this league, and it is supposed to be work for me, on these rainy evenings without, I miss it so.  There is something about the pure, unbridled joy of a student improving in a game that is new and oh, so much fun.  As the students find delight in the company of their equine teammates and their developing skills, their teacher couldn’t be more thrilled.

I thought I would take advantage of this particular polo-less evening to thank the Black Diamond Polo Club, it’s members and it’s students for helping create a special atmosphere for learning the sport of polo, it really is amazing to work with this kind of energy and i look forward to the 2010 Coaching League season.  Please follow this link and see the fun had at BDPC Coaching League 2009 and c’mon out and participate, let’s make it bigger and better in 2010! (um…when things dry up a little bit).

That’s about all for now, time to ride.

Go on up, I’ll hit it to you.

Rege Ludwig Polo Clinic 2010

It would seem the 3rd consecutive year was the charm for Rege here at the Black Diamond Polo Club.  The weather, although not perfect, co-operated for a change.  Past clinics have succeeded despite the weather (thanks to the BDL&C indoor arena and this mechanical horse).  This year’s clinic was fortunate to have all the polo outdoors on the grass and the classroom time seemed to coincide nicely with the cloud and occasional drizzle.  Certainly an improvement to the snow covered field we awoke to last June 6th!

Rege demonstrated his prowess as an instructor by easily handling a widely varied group of eight students, improvement was evident in them all.  It seemed the students enjoyed the clinic as well, I’m sure as much for the coffee, breakfast and lunch supplied by The Stop in Black Diamond, as for Rege’s famous wit.  😉  Much thanks must be given to Jessica Schneider for the jaw dropping meal she prepared in the BDL&C Ranch house on Saturday night, another great meal with good people…good times.

Thank you to Rege, the students and the members of the BDPC for another fantastic clinic…here’s a quick slideshow.

That’s about all for now, time to ride.

Go on up, I’ll hit it to you.