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Star Search An important aspect of polo is camaraderie. The relationships between these young players will help them grow and last a lifetime. Galindo practiced weekly with their coach, Charlie Muldoon, and team captain John Gobin in Boca Raton, Florida. Should the team prevail in the Zone A Playoffs held in the Dominican Republic, they will compete in San Luis, Argentina, this fall for the world-championship event. In the summer months, the program heads to Sheridan, Wyoming, where the focus is on working with green (untrained) horses and playing better polo. Profes- sional American players like Owen Rinehart, Tommy Way- man, Julio Arellano, Jeff Blake, Red Armour, and Tiger Kneece work one-on-one with the participating Team USPA members to help improve their polo skills. They are given the opportunity to play with some of the best American players of all time while they learn about train- ing horses and the art of choosing the proper bit. They also complete their USPA Umpire Certification with Head Umpire Steve Lane. As the program grew, Team USPA Director Kris Bow- man and Team USPA Chairman Charles Smith decided the next step was to set up a place where these young American pros could "hang up their hats." With former 10-goal play- ers Adam Snow and Owen Rinehart committed to helping Team USPA reach their maximum potential, they concluded that the best place for the Team USPA stables would be right down the road from their farms in Aiken, South Carolina. During the spring and fall seasons, Team USPA members 34 nshoremag.com June/July 2010 34 Myopia polo 2011 wisehart