The Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame

Preserving the Past for Tomorrow's Players and Fans

The Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame can be found in Lake Worth, Florida, and is just a short
drive from the International Polo Club in Wellington. The Museum of Polo is currently the only
polo museum in the world and is TOTALLY self-supporting.

The Museum of Polo receives no financial support from either the United States Polo
Association or the Polo Training Foundation and relies on donations from the polo community
and the general public.

For those curious about the sport of polo, past, present or future, the Museum of Polo and Hall
of Fame is a rich repository for the story of American polo. The Museum, a 501 (c) 3, non-profit
educational organization, is home to an extensive collection of historic documents and physical
treasures which include extraordinary works of art, magnificent trophies, artifacts, books,
statistical records, periodicals, films, videos, recordings and much polo memorabilia.
The Museum is dedicated to the preservation of the grand history and tradition of the sport of
polo for the generations of the future.

Since 1990 the Hall of Fame at the Museum has honored the heroes of the sport, each year
inducting icons of the past and eligible living heroes of polo into the ranks of the great. In recent
years, foreign players are eligible to be inducted if they have made significant contributions to
polo in the United States. In 2000 “Horses to Remember” was added to the Hall of Fame to
honor the equine heroes of the sport and in 2001 the Hall of Fame added the Philip Iglehart
Award for those individuals who have made exceptional lifetime contributions to the sport of
polo. This coming February the latest individuals to join the inductees into the Hall of Fame will
be: Carlos Gracida (living Hall of Fame inductee), James P. “Jimmy” Mills (posthumous Hall
of Fame Inductee), George Alexander (Living Iglehart award inductee), A.G. “Herbie” Pennell
(posthumous Iglehart Award Inductee) and the horses Bob Beveridge’s Chips Royal and
Mike Phipps’ gray gelding named Brown Fern. The Hall of Fame Induction Awards Dinner
Gala takes place each year on the Friday of President’s Day weekend in February. This year
the date is Friday, February 17th, 2012. This is traditionally the largest fundraising event for the
Museum each year and is attended by the virtual Who's Who of the polo world.

During a lunchtime discussion in 1978, the concept of the Museum was born as a vision of
four polo players, H. Jeremy Chisholm, Phillip L. B. Iglehart, Leverett S. Miller, and George C.
Sherman, Jr., who dreamed of establishing a place to honor and preserve the history of the
sport. A temporary site was established at the Kentucky Horse Park and as the idea took hold
and the collections started to grow, it became apparent that a permanent and larger site was
needed. By 1997, they had succeeded in raising the funds, the permanent site was selected
and the Museum was built, on time and under budget, at the current location in Lake Worth,
Florida.

Every year, new and exciting exhibits are added to the Museum that are of interest to players
and fans of the sport. There is truly something for everyone.

A permanent and newly renovated polo timeline exhibit provides a fascinating journey from the
roots of polo which originated in Asia over 2,600 years ago, through the decades of its evolution
in America, to its present day status as a worldwide sport. Polo has survived and continues to
flourish owing much to the enduring relationship of human and horse which is celebrated in
this exhibit. Other newly added exhibits include fascinating elements of polo such as “The Polo
Pony; An Extraordinary Athlete”, The History of the Westchester Cup, Women in Polo, Arena
Polo, Horses To Remember Portraits with push-and- play information, Best Playing Ponies, and
the sweeping history of the “Super Bowl” of polo in America, the United States Open and much
more.

Visitors can also explore the Hall of Fame area and reflect on the many magnificent trophies
dating from the 1880’s around the time of the birth of polo in America, a collection that includes
artifacts such as the fabulous silver filigree ball from the Maharaja of Jaipur and a 19th century
trophy designed by English silversmith Paul Storr, which was donated by Mrs. Helen Boehm in
1997. There are amazing works of art both old and contemporary. Paintings by F. B. Voss, G.
D. Rowlandson and Paul Brown are among the artistic treasures of the museum.

A multi-media theater is a part of the Museum that features important films and videos of the
sport and the library contains many books, journals, magazines, statistical and written records,
most of which are available for research.

When visiting the museum, one should plan to spend about one hour to an hour and a half to
view the exhibits and library. Included in that time span is the viewing of a wonderful 10-minute
film about the Museum of Polo that also serves as an introduction and explanation of the sport
of polo.

The Museum is open Monday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., and on Saturdays
during the Polo Season only, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Admission is free, donations are
appreciated.

The museum is a source of growing pride in the community as a place for research and study
about a sport that has defined a special segment of our American heritage.

The Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame is located at 9011 Lake Worth Road, Lake Worth, FL
33467, 561-969-3210.