Hurlingham Polo Association

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Hurlingham Polo Association
Founded 1925
Place of foundation Hurlingham, London
president Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers
Members 73
Homepage http://www.hpa-polo.co.uk

The Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA) is the sports association for polo in Great Britain and Ireland .

The HPA was founded in 1925 and is a sub-organization of the Federation of International Polo (FIP), the international polo association. International rules for the sport of polo are made by the FIP in a cooperative agreement with the HPA, the Asociación Argentina de Polo (Argentine Polo Association) and the United States Polo Association ( Polo Association USA).

In its area of ​​application, the HPA is responsible for the implementation of rules and for disciplinary measures against players. It also sets the handicaps for the approximately 2,000 players active in Great Britain and Ireland. The first rules for polo in Great Britain and Ireland were established by the Hurlingham Polo Committee in 1875 and many of them are still in use.

The HPA was initially called the Hurlingham Polo Committee, then was renamed the Hurlingham Club Polo Committee. Since 1925 the name has been Hurlingham Polo Association. Your area of ​​responsibility was gradually expanded. In 1949 the County Polo Association was incorporated into the HPA, so the HPA then had its current scope.

In 1991 the first HPA set of rules for arena polo was drawn up.

The current Chairman of the HPA is Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers, Vice-Chairman R. E Butler. The HPA has 19 stewards, including the chairman and his deputy. 73 polo clubs in Great Britain and Ireland as well as special British and Irish polo associations such as the "Schools and Universities Polo Association" and clubs and associations in other countries, including the German Polo Association eV, are affiliated