Agon’s polo career began in 1992 when he was 16 years old at the Honolulu Polo Club. From there, he moved to Carlos Galindo’s ranch in Indio, California and eventually on to the San Diego Polo Club where he lived on site for eight years grooming and training horses. It was there that he also picked up shoeing and began a side career as a farrier. Khai then traveled back and forth from California to Texas to Florida, playing and working for very influential players in the polo world. Khai made a name for himself all over the country before returning to Hawaii in 2011. He returned to the Honolulu Polo Club where he started a polo school in 2016. He believes that patience, empathy and positive reinforcement are all necessary when teaching horses and humans. Khai is now the Honolulu Polo Club Operations Director and Polo School Manager.
What has been one of your favorite teaching memories?
“It usually happens every lesson- the moment that the light goes off in the student’s head, ‘I can do this.'”
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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