Polo Ralph Lauren, not exactly the first brand name that comes to mind when you think of West Philly, launched a new ad campaign this week in collaboration with a [...]
What images immediately come to mind when someone mentions polo matches? Most likely horses, women dressed to the nines in frilly floral dresses and men in dapper spring-themed suits.
It is said that polo is a playing field for the privileged. In Philadelphia, one organization says otherwise. Work to Ride, an educational non-profit founded in 1994, offers children and [...]
A quarter-century ago, a woman named Lezlie Hiner thought a novel way to help at-risk city kids might be to teach them to ride horses. Hiner’s idea seemed kind of [...]
On a quiet Monday in January, Lezlie Hiner is getting the frozen pipes fixed at Chamounix Equestrian Center. It’s the one day a week Hiner is able to do paperwork [...]
If your dream as a kid was cleaning out stables and learning how to gallop on thoroughbred horses, you might have pictured yourself in the countryside. But that’s all part [...]
Nestled far back amongst the trees on a dead-end road, a stone’s throw away from the Pennsylvania Turnpike, sits Chamounix Equestrian Center, the home of the indomitable Work to Ride [...]
Opening doors for those who have no access, providing exposure to new experiences and helping people develop new skills and perspectives are things that everyone should aim to do across [...]
Carmen Sharpe doesn't let her children play outside their home in a dangerous, gritty section of Philadelphia she refers to as ''The Badlands.'' So her 9-year-old daughter Marisol Jimenez cherishes…
The Philadelphia Work to Ride polo team will have a chance to once again showcase their skills in what is now the biggest polo event in the nation.
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