The UKPA off-season promotional drive seems to marching ever onwards as the UKPA follow up their demos at Blenheim Horse Trials and recent Sky Sports appearances with a range of new promotional documents, a subsidised starter kit offer and demos at Your Horse Live, one of the largest horse shows in the UK. The UKPA Read more…

The UKPA successfully ratified their new constitution by a majority vote on the 25th of October and have now declared nominations open for people wishing to stand as officers on the executive committee at the forthcoming AGM. Full details of the AGM can be seen on the UKPA website and the posts of Chairman, CEO, Read more…

The UKPA has submitted its new constitution to its membership as it seeks ratification of it at its’ EGM to be held on the 25th of October. The change in the new constitution is the restructuring of the UKPA executive committee, from the 18 voting positions behemoth that it presently is, down to just 9 Read more…

The UKPA have given the polocrosse community in the UK (and possibly around the world) three reasons to be cheerful in the coming months. Firstly, they reported on the success of their recent demo at Blenheim Horse Trials and followed this with news of polocrosse being on Sky Sports and of the UKPA Annual Ball. Read more…

The UKPA AGM took place on the 22nd of November and has meant a number of major changes for the UKPA Executive – a new executive structure, a new Vice Chairman, a new Chief Umpire, two new Trustees, a new Director of Coaching and a new Secretary. Nearly 100% of the members present (about 10% Read more…

The UKPA has launched a new ‘Introduce a Friend to Polocrosse’ scheme whereby a UKPA member who introduces a new member to the association will receive money off their own membership the following year. The scheme basically means that a person who introduces a new full price member will get £15 off their membership next Read more…

The UKPA AGM saw the re-election of Dave Brookes to Chairman and Sue Brookes to Secretary, both having resigned earlier in the year. Dave captured 59% of the vote as he defeated Jane Wright Roberts, who got 17% (the remainder of the room abstained). Sue Brookes was unopposed in the post of secretary and received Read more…

Chairman: Dave Brookes Dave had been Chairman for the previous eight years until he resigned shortly before the UK National championships. He resigned, citing the problems that might arise if the UKPA did not rethink its way of penning at tournaments (read the full story here). Dave received a standing ovation at the Nationals and Read more…

The UKPA Exec has issued the following message: Given the very strong feelings of concern from the membership with regards to the proposed arrangements for the penning of horses at the Nationals, it has been suggested that we request everybody to sign a disclaimer as they enter the grounds Disclaimer to read: The UKPA Executive Read more…

The UKPA Chairman, Dave Brookes, has announced his resignation from his position just a day before the start of the UKPA National Championships. In a statement to the membership he said he was resigning due his desire not to be associated with a potential ruining of the UKPA due to members’ actions regarding the penning Read more…