Polo Program
Shortly after the inception of the WTR program it was discovered that WTR youth were extremely motivated and interested in the sport of polo. Speed of the horse, athletic ability of horse and rider combined with a competitive atmosphere has created enthusiasm and commitment unmatched by any other horse sport. In 1998 WTR partnered with Cowtown Polo Club in Woodstown, N.J. As playing members of the club WTR youth play outdoor club polo every weekend from mid-May through October either at Cowtown or away at clubs in the 5 state area.
The Cowtown/WTR Interscholastic Polo Team was formed in 1999 with the help of the Polo Training Foundation and the United States Polo Association. With help from Valley Forge Military Academy, to gain practice time in the indoor arena, the Cowtown/WTR team competed in the National Interscholastic Polo Tournament at the Virginia Polo Center, Charlottesville, VA. The team made history as the first all African American Team to compete in Interscholastic Polo. The boys won their first Regional Interscholastic game in 2000 in the consolation round and won the first round bracket at the Regional Interscholastic Polo Tournament at University of Connecticut in 2003. For the first time the Cowtown WTR team won the Eastern Regional Interscholastic Tournament in 2005. All of the CT/WTR team were voted to the All Star team. Jabarr Rosser was voted the #1 All Star player at the National Interscholastic Tournament in 2005. Jabarr is also the first African American to be voted #1 All Star.
The 2006/07 Cowtown/WTR Interscholastic Polo Season will be represented by 2 teams, The Cowtown Dahlias and Cowtown/ Work to Ride. Playing for the Dahlias will be Dana Kilgarriff, Samantha Rahe- Krick and Tasha Harris. Playing for Cowtown/Work to Ride will be Daymar Rosser, Kareema Rosser, Jabarr Rosser, John Fields and Brandon Rease.
VFMAC is once again helping the teams out by providing the venue for practice.
Thank you Lancaster Polo Club and, as always, thank you Cowtown for sponsoring the kids!
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