Polocrosse joins ‘Jump UP!’ HOOF - Olympic Legacy coaching day

A polocrosse demonstration is to captivate the audience at the latest London Horse Network coaching day being supported by HOOF, the Olympic Legacy project of the British Equestrian Federation.


Polocrosse joins ‘Jump UP!’ at Reigate’s Littleton Manor Equestrian Centre on Monday 18th April with David Gadsby, London Representative of the BEF explaining, “The focus of the day is to inspire centres to maximize the facilities they have available to encourage new participants and enthuse existing riders.”

With Britain hosting the 2011 Polocrosse World Cup from 8-17th July in Warwickshire, CEO of the United Kingdom Polocrosse Association, Iain Heaton says, “Once they’ve witnessed the game from the sidelines, we are aware of players taking up the polocrosse without ever having shown an interest in horses before and so we hope our demonstration at ‘Jump UP!’ will show the potential of introducing polocrosse to more London centres to increase participation in equestrianism.”

The main focus of the day will be on the Olympic discipline of eventing with renowned BE accredited trainer and former Open European three-day-eventing champion, Lucy Thompson delivering coaching techniques to teach both show jumping and cross-country skills in the confines of an arena, making this Olympic sport relevant to city centres.

Volunteer chair of the London Horse Network, Jodie Maile concludes, “The day promises to be a great way of developing the sharing of resources and expertise within the Network and we’re very grateful to Littleton Manor, Lucy Thompson, and the UKPA for their generosity along with Sound Riding who is to provide the PA system for the day.”