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Welcome to the PTF Quarterly Newsletter

We hope you enjoy the Seventeenth issue of the PTF

Quarterly Newsletter. Founded in 1967 to help grow

the sport of polo with an emphasis on youth, the PTF

continues this mission through its many projects.

Polo Party & Awards Ceremony

Sponsored by the law firm Adams & Reese, the PTF and

USPA teamed up to present awards Friday April 20 at a

banquet at IPC that also doubled as a silent and live

auction fund raiser for the PTF.

PTF presented their Florida Junior and Young Player Polo

awards as follows: PTF Junior Sportsmanship: Giuliana

Bautista and Jack Whitman; PTF Junior Most Improved:

Ava Rose Hinkson and Finn Secunda; PTF Young Player

Sportsmanship: Justin Eckbo Daniels and PTF Young

Player Most Improved: Cipriano Echezarreta. All the

young players gave heartfelt thank you speeches

enthusiastically received by the audience.

PTF Chairman Dick Riemenschneider, PTF President Tony Coppola, PTF

Secretary Melissa Ganzi, Giuliana Battista, Jack Whitman, Finn Secunda,

Ava Rose Hinkson, Justin Eckbo Daniels and Cipriano Echezarreta.

PTF also presented Ginny and Steve Orthwein, Sr. the

PTF Distinguished Benefactor award for their 30+ years

of dedicated service to the PTF. The USPA also awarded

Steve Orthwein, Sr. the prestigious Hugo Dalmar award.

Steve is the only person to have won this award twice.

Ginny gave a wonderful speech thanking both

organizations for all the support the family has received

and how important polo has been to the Orthwein family.

The fund raiser was extremely successful with a sold out

crowd of 300 attendees, and grossed over $125,000. This

year on line bidding was introduced to the silent auction

and it was open 10 days before the event. This allowed

polo enthusiasts from the entire world to bid on items they

desired. It was quite successful and should be even better

next year.

Stevie Orthwein Jr., Ginny Orthwein, USPA Chairman Chip Champbell

and USPA CEO Bobby Puetz.

The PTF would like to thank the USPA for joining us in

this event and to Adams and Reese for being a title

sponsor. We would also like to thank all our donors that

made this so successful and we would especially like to

thank our event committee for their tireless help making

this a wonderful event

Chairs: Melissa Ganzi, Jennifer Ametrano Rodriguez and

Anthony Coppola. Committee: Gill Johnston, Olexa

Celine, Mario Chiara, Jesse Coppola, Greg Hinkson,

Jennifer Hinkson, Perry Palmer, True Rodriguez and

Patricia Yunghanns.

Spring 2018

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Jimmer Newman Memorial

GJ Racing wins the 2018 Jimmer Newman Memorial at the

International Polo Club on April 13, 2018. Oliver Firestone’s

“Popcorn” was named Red Barn’s Purina BPP. Jack Whitman

was the Most Valuable Player and Finn Secunda received the

Nelly Loeb Sportsmanship Award, presented by Perry Palmer.

Cale Newman presenting to the Jimmer Newman Players.

Thank you to the International Polo Club for hosting the event,

to our sponsors Tackeria, Red Barn, GJ Racing, Purina,

and www.7chukkerpolo.com , as well as our amazing

volunteers Mario Chiaro, Perry Palmer, Cale Newman, Stan

Thaemert, Julie Boulanger and Rescue Me, Juan Carlos and the

USPA Umpires LLC, and Announcer Toby Wayman.

And for the incredible photos, thank you to Alex and Linda

Pacheco of 7chukkerpolo.com

PTF/Team USPA Coaching Chukkers

The PTF /Team USPA Coaching Chukkers was a great success.

Thank you to Team USPA players Jared Zenni, Felipe Viana

and Costi Caset for playing and coaching. Thank you to the Polo

School @Grand Champions for hosting the event, George

Olivas from the USPA Umpires LLC for officiating and to

USPA Polo Development’s Hayley Heatley for helping

organize this fun event as well as the photos.

Team USPA Players with PTF Junior Players.

And last but certainly not least, thank you to the PTF Florida

Junior Committee, who created this event and saw it through to

completion: Chairwoman Kelsey Brooke Burhans, Secretary

Winston Painter, Justin Daniels, Cipriano Echezarreta, Grant

Ganzi, Giuliana Battista and Jack McLean.

PTF Junior Board

The PTF Junior Board held their first meeting on Saturday

March 17, 2018. They gave their first presentation at the PTF

Annual Board Meeting on April 22, 2018 outlining their goals

and objectives for the 2018 Summer Polo Season.

We at the Polo Training Foundation are energized by the ideas

and enthusiasm of the PTF Junior Board. Chairman Jack

McLean, Ava Rose Hinkson, Winston Painter, Vlad

Tarashansky, Catherine Stueck, Grant Ganzi, Kelsey Burhans,

Patricio Fraga-Errecart and Cory Williams.

Fun PTF Tournaments

Due to the popularity of the PTF 50th Anniversary Family

Tournaments in 2017, the PTF is continuing to offer these

tournaments in 2018. Each team must be comprised of at least

two related players. Handicap levels are to be determined by

the host club. PTF provides trophies for the winning team and

hats for all the participants. In addition to the club entry fee,

each player must make a donation to the PTF (suggested $100

- $200 per player).

For more information on these tournaments, call or email

Danny Scheraga at the PTF office. Phone: 888-PTF-POLO

(783-7656) email: dscheraga@polotraining.org

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Yunghanns Charity Challenge

Twelve up and coming polo players took to the field on Monday

March 26th at the beautiful International Polo Club to battle for

the Polo Training Foundation’s Yunghanns Charity Challenge.

Justin Daniels first chukker horse was named the Purina Best

Playing Pony, while Clark Mayer was awarded the

Sportsmanship award, and Juanse Olivera won MVP.

Peter Yughanns, a graduate of the PTF Florida Junior Program,

challenged all the players to make a difference in their

community by raising funds for a charity of their choice.

“From the Yunghanns Charity Challenge, Horses Give Hope

Education Foundation is challenging all of the young polo

players to raise funds for charities. Our aim is to encourage

social awareness and charitable responsibility.

Peter Yunghanns presenting to the Yunghann Charity Challenge Players.

Yunghanns is the founder of the Horses Give Hope Education

Foundation and believes that “charity is the heart or conscience

which gives a benefit void of clear reward or obligation.”

As always, these games are not possible without the endless

support of our sponsors and volunteers. Thank you to IPC, Gus

Whitelaw, Cale Newman, Perry Palmer, Mario Chiara and to

our sponsors: Purina, GJ Racing, HGHEF, and Yaloak Polo

Club, 7Chukkerpolo.com and Linda and Alex Pacheco.

Eldorado Jr Polo

Arty Cameron Memorial 2018. Photo credit: www.kayleewroe.com

Eldorado Polo Club wrapped up their Jr. Polo season with the

Arty Cameron Jr. Polo tournament. The Eldorado Jr. Program

will resume in January 2019. Thanks to all the kids, parents,

Mike and Kerri Kerley and volunteers. See you next season!

Buzz Welker Memorial

The annual Buzz Welker Memorial was held at the Everglades

Polo Club on Monday March 26, 2018. MVP’s of the Day went

to Vlad Tarashansky and Jonathan Wallace. Purina BPP’s went

to Penelope ridden by Lorenzo Ramirez and Miguelito Novillo

Astrada’sleavein 2nd chukker horse. Sportsmanship Awards

went to Gem Handler and Giuliana Battista.

PTF Vice President Gill Johnston presenting to the Buzz Welker Players.

Special Thank you to the Johnston Family and the Everglades

Polo Club for hosting the event, and to our sponsors Red Barn,

Purina, County Line Feed, & Power Group Total Care. To our

tireless volunteers, thank you is never enough: Mario Chiara,

Cale Newman, Perry Palmer, Linda and Alex Pacheco.

Polographics won the 2018 Buzz Welker Memorial: Finn Secunda, Vlad

Tarashansky, Harry & Maeve Reicher and Paige Hazera. PC: Alex &

Linda Pacheco of 7chukkerpolo.com

Support the PTF

The support of polo enthusiasts such as yourself is crucial to our

mission to help grow polo. The PTF is a 501(C)(3)

organization with a current annual operating budget of

$600,000; of this, $400,000 is funded by yearly tax deductible

donations. Your support in any amount will be greatly

appreciated by the beneficiaries of our programs.

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