He has a 4 Goal handicap and grew up in a polo playing family in South Africa. James is a fourth-generation polo player- his father, grandfather and great grandfather were all accomplished polo players. He began teaching polo in Nashville at the Nashville Polo Club, where he has been the manager for over 15 years. He founded the Franklin Polo Academy in Franklin, Tennessee in 2015. James is a former member of the National USPA Handicap Committee and recently received the Life Time Achievement Award from Chukkers for Charity Annual Polo Match for his involvement with the event for 20 years.
What has been one of your favorite teaching memories?
"That would have to be my three sons recently started riding and taking polo lessons with me. Their ages are 11, 9 and 5."
Effective Date: Saturday, May 16, 2020
The suspension of USPA Tournaments and Events will be lifted for USPA Member Clubs in locales where hosting polo matches and tournaments is permitted under applicable state and local laws, executive orders and similar decrees. The USPA Member Clubs in these locales are encouraged to follow all such requirements of their state and local authorities with respect to polo operations. In addition, we also encourage all USPA Member Clubs to take the precautions recommended by the CDC. We are preparing a detailed list of best practices for USPA Member Clubs as they return to hosting USPA Tournaments and Events and plan to circulate these guidelines within the next week. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and will notify you if we determine a different course of action is necessary.
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