A day of pooches and polo at Tinicum Park

Wind Mill and New Hope polo players chase after the ball.

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Kathy Harrington, Julie Bichaylo, Kiera Bichaylo and Dorothy Port ran the dog show Saturday.

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Wind Mill players Talha Chaudhry, foreground, and his son Yusuf, get their ponies ready for the polo match.

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Polo players reach down with their mallets to hit the ball.

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Chris Waegerle, Max Waegerle, Laurie Picciotti and Lorden Malloy stand with Koda, left, and Dingus.

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Spectators take to the field at halftime for some divot stomping to replace pieces of turf kicked up by the horses during the game.

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John Wilkinson served as one of Saturday’s goal judges.

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Joe Gantert calls the action from the booth, while Owen Halliday looks on.

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Melissa Macarro, Kris Murphy, Glenn Shade, Celeste DaShiell and Gwen Macarro pose with Bella, whose jockey costume took first place in the costume contest, and Dante, who wore a tuxedo to the game.

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Mariah Cook and her dog Bridget, whose lion costume took third place in the costume contest.

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A pair of players compete in the polo match at Tinicum Park in Erwinna Aug. 26.

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New Hope polo players and a referee ride their ponies on the field at Tinicum Park.

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A dog dressed up as a slice of pizza.

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Wind Mill and New Hope polo players chase after the ball.

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Wind Mill players compete in a polo mach Aug. 26 at Tinicum Park in Erwinna.

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Posted Thursday, August 31, 2023 12:27 am

The Tinicum Park Polo Club hosted an afternoon of Pooches for Polo on Saturday.

The club holds matches at its River Road field in Erwinna every Saturday from mid-May through the end of September. Last Saturday the polo ponies shared the spotlight with the pooches. Prizes were awarded for best costume, best tricks, most glamorous, most obedient and other categories.

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A day of pooches and polo at Tinicum Park

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