Published: 23/02/2024
Learning to play polo in the capital of the Cotswolds has never been easier with a first-class polo school and club on the outskirts of Cirencester. The Cotswold Polo Academy is a fully licensed riding establishment, which delivers top tier instruction and polo lessons all year round for beginners to advanced players. All polo lessons are bespoke and can cover riding polo style, precision hitting, positional plays and tactics. CPA is run and managed by Olivia Lamphee and her company OKL Polo and Equestrian. Olivia is a professional polo player and HPA & Pony Club qualified instructor with a stable full of ponies for lessons and games. Cotswold Polo Academy is based at Cirencester Park Polo Club which was established in 1894. The grounds are located amid 3000 acres of stunning parkland and woodland on one of the country's most beautiful estates which is home to Lord Bathurst and his family.
Cirencester offers the highest level of polo whilst retaining the charm of a delightfully relaxed ambiance of country house polo. It would be tough to rival learning this sport in a more opulent surrounding. The club itself has a vibrant yet relaxed atmosphere with families of multi generations turning up to learn, play or simply to have lunch in the clubhouse and watch a game with the dog on a picnic blanket.
The beauty of polo is that you can learn the sport regardless of your existing equestrian skills. Riders and non-riders alike can learn and because of the expansive open parklands learning to ride and enjoy hacks are a huge advantage that is exclusive to the Cotswold Polo Academy.
Olivia’ approach to teaching is to combine passion, with professionalism and performance.
When you get hooked on the sport, the support doesn’t end with the polo school, Olivia is able to offer pony sales, livery, professional playing on your team, team mentorship and coaching as well as opportunities to explore the international scene. With regular trips to multiple world-wide locations from Argentina to Lagos, polo really could be your passport to the world!
Ready to find out more and book a lesson? Visit oklequestrian.co.uk or DM us @cotswoldpoloacademy
We look forward to seeing you at polo this summer season!