Hurlingham Polo Association

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Hurlingham Polo Association
Official website
Sport	Polo
Abbreviation	HPA
Founded	1925
Affiliation	Federation of International Polo
Chairman	William Lucas
CEO	Anna Hall
Replaced	Hurlingham Polo Committee
(founded)	1875
www.hpa-polo.co.uk

The Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA) is the governing body for polo in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United Arab Emirates and many other countries. The Federation of International Polo produces the International Rules of Polo through a cooperative agreement with the Hurlingham Polo Association, the Asociacion Argentina de Polo, and the United States Polo Association.

Within its jurisdiction, the Hurlingham Polo Association is responsible for implementing the rules of polo and for disciplining players who commit infractions against these rules. It also designates handicaps for each of the 2,500 or so players in the UK. It drew up the first set of formal British rules in 1875, many of which are still in existence.

History

The association originated as the Hurlingham Polo Committee in 1875 (which drew up the first English rules). The Hurlingham Polo Committee was re-titled as the Hurlingham Club Polo Committee and expanded to include representatives on the council from the Services, the County Polo Association (formed in 1898 to look after the interests of the country clubs and to run the County Cup Tournaments), the three London polo clubs - Hurlingham, Ranelagh and Roehampton - and from all associations within the Empire where polo was being played in 1903. Later, in 1925, the Hurlingham Club Polo Committee was re-designated as the Hurlingham Polo Association.

References

"POLO+10 Interview: HPA President Stephen Hutchinson". POLO+10. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
"USPA, AAP and HPA Withdraw From FIP". EQUISPORT. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
Jana-Admin. "Home". HPA Polo UK. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
"Polo makes its comeback with rule changes in place". Horse & Hound. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
Bankes, Caroline (14 February 2015). "Handicap changes to boost women's polo". Horse & Hound. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
"HANDICAP CHANGES IN UK Archives". Pololine. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
Jana-Admin. "Rules & Safety". HPA Polo UK. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
"Pololine | Hurlingham Club celebrates 150th anniversary". Pololine. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
Jana-Admin. "HPA History". HPA Polo UK. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

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