Jul 09, 2018 8:19 PM
The United States Polo Association would like to congratulate two newly certified polo instructors Ashley Owen of Midland, Texas, and Paige Luplow of Houston, Texas.
The mission of the USPA Certified Polo Instructor Program is to identify and educate equine professionals by requiring industry standards for teaching the sport of polo. Special emphasis is placed on developing programs that will equip polo instructors to coach the next generation of polo students by promoting sportsmanship and safety, in order to facilitate a lifelong love of the sport. This is accomplished by providing guidelines for riding instruction, horsemanship, and introducing students to the sport in a safe, sequential manner, additionally offering certified instructors extensive managerial education. Tools used to accomplish this goal include instructive videos from leading experts, the USPA Certified Polo Instructor Manual, interactive teaching symposiums and clinics, written exams, and continued education courses in order to raise the level of polo instruction for the continued sustainability of the sport of polo.
Ashley Owen
USPA Certified Polo Instructor, Level 1
Location: Midland, Texas.
•Phone: (713) 859-7497
•Email: ashley-owen@hotmail.com
•Website: www.midlandpoloclub.com
Ashley Owen initially began playing polo on the Texas Tech University intercollegiate team (Lubbock, Texas). Originally from Texas, Owen is currently teaching at the Midland Polo Club in Midland, Texas, where she has been since 2008. In 2016, she was asked to coach the Midland interscholastic girls' team and under her instruction the team won the Central Regional Interscholastic Tournament - Girls' in 2017 and advanced to the Girls' National Interscholastic Championship for the first time.
Paige Flanders Luplow
USPA Certified Polo Instructor, Level 1
Location: Houston, Texas.
•Phone: (713) 817-5116
•Email: flanderspolo@gmail.com
•Website: www.flanderspolo.com
Growing up in a polo family, Paige Luplow’s parents collectively played, managed, and taught professionally at the Houston Polo Club in Houston, Texas, for over 30 years. Following in their footsteps, Luplow is currently on her tenth year teaching at the Houston Polo Club where she teaches polo as well as all riding disciplines.
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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