Western Australian Polo Association
The Western Australian Polo Association is the governing association of polo clubs in Western Australia.
History
The Western Australian Polo Association was founded in 1903.[1] As polo historian Horace A. Laffaye reminds us, this happened seven years after the establishment of the first polo club in Western Australia, the Perth Polo Club, in 1896.[1] Indeed, polo had first been played at the Fremantle Hunt Club in Fremantle as early as 1892, almost ten years before the establishment of the Western Australian Polo Association.[1]
The association is a member of the Australian Polo Federation.[2] It comprises all polo clubs registered with the Australian Polo Federation which are based in Western Australia. Historically, this included polo clubs in the Goldfields-Esperance region, Cue or Geraldton and several other locations.[1] However, it currently only comprises five polo clubs:
- Kojonup Polo Club in Kojonup.[2][3]
- Perth Polo Club in Guildford.[2][3]
- Serpentine Polo Club in Serpentine.[2][3]
- Swan Valley Polo Club in the Swan Valley.[2][3]
- Walkaway Polo Club in Walkaway.[2][3]
The current President is Greg Johnson.[3] It is headquartered in Serpentine.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Horace A. Laffaye, The Evolution of Polo, Jefferson, North Carolina: MacFarland & Company, 2009, p. 42
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Australian polo Association: Member states and clubs
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 WA Polo Association: Contacts
- ↑ Government of Western Australia: Department of Sport and Recreation: Dimensions for Polo