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Quick Facts: v Tinicum Park Polo Club holds polo matches every Saturday from May - October, weather permitting. v Tinicum Park Polo Club has over 35 members. v TPPC’s playing members range in age from 10-75. v Some playing members had never even been on a horse before learning how to play polo. v People interested in learning how to play polo or try the sport can rent a horse for their lesson.
M EMBERS of Tinicum Park Polo
“Some of my students who now play polo had never even ridden a horse before they became players!” - Hesham El-Gharby, Tinicum Park Polo Club Manager
Tinicum Park Polo Club, located in Erwinna, Pennsylvania, is one of the largest clubs in the Eastern Circuit. Frequently, teams from neighboring clubs come to match mallets with Tinicum Park Polo Club members in one of the oldest and most exciting equine sports played today. Tinicum Park Polo Club members come from many walks of life—teachers, artists, furniture makers, doctors, engineers, business people—all of whom love the sport of polo. Most have jobs and careers that take up much of their time and energy, but nothing consumes them like playing polo!
Interested in becoming a playing member? Many of the local players took their first lesson at Tinicum Park Polo Club under the direction of Club Manager Hesham El-Gharby. El-Gharby is a USPA Certified Polo Instructor and has over 20 years of quality teaching experience. With a string of lesson ponies, El-Gharby can tailor a lesson to any riding or playing level. n
60 | Polo Life Magazine ® | 2021 | Tinicum Park Polo Club
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