The purely Australian horse sport of polocrosse was derived from an equestrian exercise in England.
History
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1938
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Marjory Hirst from Ingleburn and ‘Brightstar’, her Hackney stallion.
1938
1939
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Marjory Hirst (with the ball) in late 1930’s.
1946
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Mounted Coast Guard Beach Patrol during World War II.
1946
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Late 1940s
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Jack Reilly on “Soda” and Max Walters on “Sally” at Stawell 1956.
1968
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1976
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2003
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A friendly handshake between New Zealand and South Africa.
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Polocrosse Racquets
2024 UK/US Veterans & Masters Polocrosse Tour
Heartland Polocrosse Club, a local club of the American Polocrosse Association, will host 8 Veterans & Masters, United Kingdom Polocrosse Association, players coordinated by Wayne Henning, to participate in the Blue Ridge Brawl APA Sanctioned Tournament & UK V&M US Tour, August 16, 17, and 18, 2024, at Heartland Polocrosse Club, 35805 Allder School Road, …
Ratings System Updates
The APA has a new ratings system that will be implemented this year. There are some big changes from the previous system to the new one. The new ratings are meant to reflect where a player should likely play in a US tournament. They are not meant to be compared to the ratings of other …
2024 Standards of Play Changes
Your APA Umpire panel and board members have been hard at work to fine tune the Standards of Play to continue to improve the spirit of the game that we all love to play. In an effort to continue to strive for the utmost fairness in all tournaments, some edits to the Standards of Play …