Polo Program
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Polo Program
SAN ANTONIO POLO CLUB
est 1920
The Nation’s Oldest Polo Club
Interested in trying Polo?
Contact Ursula Lipari
210-310-9866
All payments for membership, equipment, horse rentals, and services
paid via Shop page of this website
WE PROVIDE:
Horse with full tack
Mallet on loan
Helmet on loan
45 minutes with a seasoned instructor
YOU BRING:
Jeans/long pants & tall boots (Cowboy or Riding)
SACP Player Membership: $250 per year due in January (or month joined)
Includes:
Opportunity to join a SACP Polo Team to play in games/tournaments
Opportunity to sign-up for Polo Lessons and participate in Stick & Ball at SAPC
Discounted board for member-owned polo ponies in pasture with daily feed
Access to practice fields during the season (weather permitting)
Access to a premier barn and tack room
Invitations to Games & Tournaments and End of Year Awards Christmas Party
Hone your skills, learn the game, and have fun!
Don’t play Polo but want to be part of the fun?
SAPC Social Membership: $150 per year due in January
Invitations to Games/Tournaments and the End of Year Awards Christmas Party
POLO LESSONS
$150/30 minutes with a seasoned instructor or professional polo player - personal horse
$200/30 minutes with a seasoned instructor or professional polo player - club horse
Requirements:
SAPC Player Membership (after first lesson)
Personally owned horse or SACP Club Horse leased for lesson
Helmet & Boots
$150/30 Minutes
All Horse Rentals must be coordinated through Ursula Lipari
Includes:
Horse with tack (renter responsible for tacking up the horse with Club tack)
Requirements:
Helmet & Boots
CLUB-OWNED HORSE RENTAL FOR OFFICIAL POLO GAMES
$150/chukker
STARTING POLO PACKAGE10x Lessons (Optional)
$1200
Includes basic horsemanship, basic polo swings, information/rules of the game
Requirements:
SAPC Player Membership
USPA Player Membership
Horse with tack (renter responsible for tacking up the horse with Club tack)
Helmet & Boots
GREENS FEES:
Greens fees are required if a member plays on a SAPC team, plays in SAPC tournaments, and/or participates in SAPC Stick & Ball. The purpose of the green fees is to use these funds to maintain the facilities and more importantly the health of the playing surfaces required to keep the polo fields in a safe and high quality condition.
Green Fees: $1500 for each season (2 seasons/year)
Greens Fees to be paid January & July
COLD START LEAGUE (Beginners)
A beginner polo league. This league meets once a week during the polo season. Polo instructors or referees will be present to offer coaching while game is in progress. Horses are available for rent for this program.
All horse rentals must be coordinated through Ursula Lipari
Requirements:
Green Fees for each season (2 seasons/year)
$1500 per season to be paid January & July
SAPC Player Membership
USPA Player Membership
Horse Rental $3175 per season or $150 per session
OR
Bring your personally-owned horse
This is a -1 Goal League. Players compete with less experienced polo players. These players compete in 2 chukker games throughout the polo season.
FLY BY LEAGUE (Intermediate)
This 0 Goal League is a step up from the Cold Start League. Players compete with more experienced polo players to help move the ball and increase the level of play. These players compete in 2-4 chukker games throughout the polo season.
Requirements:
Green Fees: $1500 for each season (2 seasons/year)
Greens Fees to be paid January & July
SAPC Player Membership
USPA Player Membership
Personally owned horses are highly encouraged for this league
DISCOUNTED POLO PONY BOARD EXCLUSIVELY OFFERED TO SAPC PLAYERS
$475/month
Includes:
Pasture-board
Twice daily grain and round bales provided
Additional supplements added by owner
(Any feed changes go through Ursula)
Access to all barn amenities (including skin field year-round)
Does NOT include:
Veterinarian and Farrier costs
Blanketing
Trailering for vet visits/away games/practices ($30 in town/$50 out of town)