Membership
The club was founded in 2002 by Duane & Sallie Anne Lent. It is now an established professional and welcoming all-year round club, popular with players, sponsors and spectators. The grounds are sanded and irrigated, ideal for those wanting high standards of low-goal polo, livery and tuition. Sussex Polo is now the Sussex home of the Junior Academy development programme and County Polo.
We hold weekly sponsored tournaments to suit all members ranging from Novice to 2-goal.
Sussex Polo offers fun and affordable polo without compromising professional standards.
See our Membership form page in the side menu for a description of different membership types or view as PDF
Membership Prices
| Full Playing membership summer & winter* inclusive | £1,500.00 | + HPA ¹ |
| Chukka membership | £750.00 | + HPA ¹ |
| Partner/family membership | £750.00 | + HPA ¹ |
| Under 25s / Student in full time education | £350.00 | + HPA ¹ |
| Under 18s | £250.00 | + HPA ³ |
| County Polo / Instructional membership (S to -2) | £350.00 | + HPA ¹ or ³ |
| UK Professional (1 goal +) | £350.00 | + HPA ¹ |
| OSP Professional (1 goal +) | £350.00 | + HPA ² |
*All year round membership does not include the additional HPA winter extension fee, currently priced at £60 for paid up outdoor summer members over 18.
HPA Subscription
All playing members are required to be a member of the Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA). The HPA fee indemnifies individual HPA members for damage or injury caused to third parties for which they are held liable at law.
| ¹ Full Membership (summer only) | £115.00 |
| ² Overseas Resident Membership | £205.00 |
| ³ Junior Associate Membership (18 and under) | £45.00 |
For summer season 2012 please download in PDF form at Sussex Polo 2012 Membership Form
NEXT STEPS: Zero to Hero
| Steps | Guide to Learning Polo | Membership |
| Step 1 | Learn to Play Polo Lesson | None |
A comprehensive 1½ hour Introduction to Polo lesson which covers:
- Theory & Safety: Learn the basic rules
- Polo Swing using Short Sticks: Learn the polo swing and practice the four basic polo strokes under the careful watch of our qualified HPA club instructor
- Polo Riding: Using very quiet, safe horses geared to your riding experience, learn to move, stop and turn your polo pony.
- ‘Stick & Ball’ Practise: Hitting the ball under instruction whilst mounted.
| Step 2 | Coaching Tuition | None |
Develop the correct techniques to enhance your individual performance. Identify your strengths and weaknesses with your qualified HPA club instructor in private or group lessons and as you progress you can move onto Step 3 to experience the thrill of your first slow Instructional Chukkas.
| Step 3 | County Polo | Instructional |
Once you have the basics, enjoy playing competitive polo and improve your polo skills: Learn about the objectives and rules of the game in a safe controlled environment in these Instructional Chukkas. Take part with other players of your level in these supervised chukkas on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and selected weekends which expand on the tactics and safety of the game. From here, progress to the faster 3-a-side matches which will be the first steps to achieving your first official handicap. County Polo is non-professional polo and the highest handicap for matches is Zero Goal. This is an Instructional Membership category and open to S to -2 handicapped players.
County Polo Members are not eligible to play in Club Chukkas or Club Matches.
| Step 4 | Club Chukkas & Novice Tournaments | Chukka |
Advance from the slower County Polo to faster club chukkas held Wednesdays and weekends and from here you can move on to take part in the 3-a-side tournaments held regularly throughout the season. These matches are designed for advancing players to gain experience playing alongside a professional player to help bridge the gap between County Polo and tournament polo. -1 and 0 goal handicapped players may also participate in County Polo matches.
| Step 5 | Club Chukkas & Tournaments | Full |
Enjoy the thrill of the King of Games in regular weekly club chukkas (Wednesday evenings, Saturday and Sunday mornings) or the excitement of receiving your prize in a line up at the end of your first ever polo tournament held at weekends. Tournaments are held at varying levels of play to suit your ability.
