Polo School
Seattle Polo & Equestrian Club offers polo instruction throughout the summer. Players can take individual instruction, join a group lesson or compete in coaching league chukkers. There are a lot of options to select that best fit your schedule and enthusiasm.
Polo Clinics
Individual lessons
Group lessons
Coaching league practice chukkers
Pro pool club chukkers
Intro to Polo Clinic
For new players, the polo school begins with a 1 day clinic offered on the weekends at select times during the summer. The clinic will give a new player exposure to the sport so they can decide if they want to progress to coaching league or lessons.
Polo introduction
Foot mallet practice and basic swing techniques
Horse tack, prep and equipment for polo
Riding skills for polo
Basic hitting Techniques
Wooden horse practice
Polo rules and strategy introduction
Practice chukker
Coaching LEague
There is no better way to learn the sport than to play. The coaching league teaches people new to the sport the rules of the game and gets them comfortable playing. Pros play on either side directing and coaching people so they understand the rules, stay safe and and a fun time. Coaching league plays chukkers every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday during the summer at 6pm in the evening. Students are suggested to sign up for 2 classes a week for a 4 week period. Horses are provided and pros are on the field coaching and hitting the ball up to people.
Individual Lessons
Individual lessons are a great way to improve your riding and hitting. Coaching league focuses on the rules of the game and playing safe while private lessons are for improving your abilities. Lessons will be scheduled in the afternoons between 1 and 5 pm weekdays and on the weekends as available outside of our practice chukker schedule. It is suggested beginners take one private lesson a week in conjunction with the coaching league. The private lesson can be done on the same day before the coaching league chukkers.
Polo school costs
Coaching league
2 days/week for 4 weeks $1,000
1 day/week for 4 weeks $600
stick & ball - 4 sessions $400
Individual lessons
package of 4 lessons $600
Weekend Chukkers
horse leasing $100 per chukker (includes tack and groom)
Mallets
Pablo's Mallets $125 (custom ordered from Pablo's Mallets in Indio, Ca)
Meet the Instructor
Joaquin Alcorta
Seattle Polo & Equestrian Club is excited to introduce our new polo school instructor Joaquin Alcorta.
Born and raised in La Plata Argentina, Joaquin has been playing polo since the age of 5 and has experience teaching polo across the world. Joaquin most recently was the instructor and club pro for RoudeLeiw Polo Club in Luxembourg. He worked as an instructor in Haras Del Sur and Trapalanda Polo Club, both in Argentina. His family owns the La PLata Polo Club just outside Buenos Aires, Argentina where where he ran the polo school, taught lessons, organized club chukkers and trained the horses.
Joaquin will be running the coaching league and organizing club chukkers this summer.
To schedule coaching league or sign up for club chukkers, contact Joaquin at:
poloschool@seattlepoloclub.com
Facility location
The Seattle Polo & Equestrian Club is centrally located in the Seattle Tacoma area just outside Enucmclaw Washington. The facility is located less than an hour from downtown Seattle, 45 minutes from Bellevue and 30 minutes from Tacoma.
25901 SE 400th Street
Enumclaw Wa. 98022
Wooden horses are a great way of perfecting your swing on the ground. You can work on your balance and leg position on the stationary horse before you get on the field. The time you spend on the wooden horse pays dividends when you stick and ball on the field.