TOMMY LEE JONES THE GAME OF POLO
THE POLO PLAYER
I am a major Tommy Lee Jones fan, but I am a
fan of more than his acting ability. I am a
horsewoman and I am quite interested in learning
as much as possible about his polo horses, polo
playing, and his raising of thoroughbreds. As I
find out this info I will post it here, I have
found that horse people love to learn what other
horse people are up to and learn all they
can in the process.
I checked out the web page that was mentioned
in The Jones Gazette for the San Antonio Polo Club
and sure enough Tommy Lee is on the roster for the
Club. There is all kinds of great info there and
as I find out more info I will continue
to display it here.
The San Antonio Polo Club homepage is filled
with great info. I want to extend my thanks
to them for maintaining a great web site.
I have learned that the game is divided
into 6 "chukkars" and each chukkar is 8 minutes
long. A player uses a different horse for
each chukkar, so each player has to be able to
work with 6 different horses and get each to do
all those things mentioned in the above
paragraph in one game!! I must say that I
have a LOT of respect for these polo players.
For those of us who own and ride horses
can you imagine not only attempting to get
your horse to respond to your cues when and
how you want but at the same time paying
attention to all the other horses who are at
a full gallop and also trying to hit a small
ball towards your team mates!!! I personally
can't imagine how they do it.
Tommy Lee did an interview with the magazine
"W" in May and it was a very good interview.
One of the comments he made was that some of his
best friends were involved in horses and that
his polo family rarely spent time talking about
business or private family matters. He spoke
about being able to be himself and relax with
his friends. That is one of the many things
that I enjoy about my group of "horse" friends.
There is so much to talk about in relation to
the horses, whether it is discussing tack, food,
pasture management, or tips on how to solve a
particular problem that you can totally forget
all about your day and/or your problems. Plus
you know that if you need a friend to talk to
you can trust them. I imagine that must be
even more important for Tommy Lee since he
is a star and everyone is looking for an angle
or a way to get to him.
I have only been in the horse world for about
3 years and I was very pleasantly surprised at
how friendly and supportive everyone is. I can
relate to Tommy Lee's statement.
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