LEVEL THE FIELD
OUR AIM
Text about our aim and vision.
THE PROBLEM
Polo in England has an extraordinary foundation. The Pony Club is the most powerful recruitment tool for young polo players anywhere in the world. Girls make up the majority of young polo plays. The talent is there. The question is why we keep losing it.
90%
OF UK RIDERS ARE WOMEN
50%+
OF JUNIOR POLO PLAYERS ARE WOMEN
>10%
OF POLO PLAYERS BY THERE LATE TEENS ARE WOMEN
WHAT CAUSES THE DROP OUT?
The drop-off is gradual, structural and preventable. As boys develop physically, they dominate the roles that build confidence and skill, hit-ins, penalties, ride-offs, No3 and No4. Girls leave because the game stops giving them room to grow.
Until puberty, boys and girls are broadly matched physically. From age 13 that changes. By 14-17, boys have on average 50% greater upper limb strength and 30% greater lower limb strength. By 18, the average boy can throw three times further than the average girl. In a stick-and-ball sport, that gap matters. This is not opinion - it is physiology.
WHAT WE DO
INSPIRE GIRLS TO REACH THIER POTENTIAL
EDUCATE GIRLS ABOUT HOW TO PERFORM AT THEIR BEST
CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR GIRLS TO COMPETE
DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADING AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL FEMALE PLAYERS
ADVOCATTE FOR GIRLS PLAYING POLO
HOW WE DO THIS
Summer and winter training days
All girl competitions
Female specific sports education
Advocate for girls polo at the national level
Girls in Polo have created the first ever polo pathway fully designed for girls anywhere in the world.
Why we do what we do
"Girls who play sports become women who lead"
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Our ambassadors
Nina Clarkin
Former England captain. Nina was long regarded as the world's top female player. In 2025 the Hurlingham Polo Association gave her its Medal of Honour. Her handicap is 10 goals.
Heloise Wilson-Smith
A regular England player and one of the world’s leading female professionals. She runs Hampshire Polo Club and is a qualified HPA instructor.
Victoria Grace
Victoria is one of Britain's top female players. She was famously part of the only all-sister team, the "Amazing Graces." She is now a renown coach and team manager at all levels of polo.
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Rosie Ross
England player and leading coach on the UK. Still playing at all levels of ladies polo off 6 goals.
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Aurora Eastwood
Former player. Now a club owner and coach as well as being a member of the HPA’s development committee.
Our team
Nina Clarkin
Former England captain. Nina was long regarded as the world's top female player. In 2025 the Hurlingham Polo Association gave her its Medal of Honour. Her handicap is 10 goals.
Heloise Wilson-Smith
A regular England player and one of the world’s leading female professionals. She runs Hampshire Polo Club and is a qualified HPA instructor.
Victoria Grace
Victoria is one of Britain's top female players. She was famously part of the only all-sister team, the "Amazing Graces." She is now a renown coach and team manager at all levels of polo.
