Our Childrens Polo Sessions:
Played by schools & universities throughout the world, polo is one of the fastest growing sports. Polo promotes teamwork, confidence, core strength, sportsmanship, friendship, competition, coordination & fitness.
Minninnooka Polo & Riding School, provides expert, progressive, fun, focused, small group lessons for kids and teens - from total beginners to experienced riders. All pupils Age 6+ are taught in an enclosed, floodlit arena on polo ponies, by our approved & qualified HPA and BHS coaches. All our coaches are DBS checked and qualified in Safeguarding and First Aid.
We host home matches for all our players & enter them into national tournaments, run by the Schools & Universities Polo Association each year. These provide focus for lessons & fun & competition at every level.
Our Goups:
Shetlands Group
This class is for beginner children ages 6 years upwards. Pupils are taught how to walk, trot & canter and start to hold a mallet - 45 min lesson.
- £40 per 45 mins session
Times:
Wednesday 4:30pm
Fluffies Group
This class is for those who can safely walk & trot & are starting to canter. We start to learn and develop all the shots of polo and understand the fundamentals of polo.
- £50 per 1 hour session
Times:
Thursday 5:45pm
Saturday 10am
Sunday 9am
Criollos Group
This class is for those children who can hit the ball in trot & canter and are perfecting their polo riding. They work on all shots of polo & are implementing these and the rules and tactics.
- £50 per 1 hour session
Times:
Tuesdays 5pm
How to join:
After your two week introduction there are two simple steps
- Create an account and register with the HPA - www.w3.org%2F2001%2F04%2Fxmlds..." class="redactor-autoparser-object">https://auth.sport80.com/saml/...
- Pay the fixed membership fee of £200 to Westcroft Park Polo Club visa sportmember - a request will be sent once you have started lessons
- Transfer or invoice or weekly lesson fees
Learning syllabus
Our aim for Minninnooka is to have fun safe lessons while covering a broad but detailed syllabus including riding, swing mechanics, polo tactics & horsemanship. Tack, anatomy, feeding, dentistry, ROW and LOB are just a few of our topics.