Dr. Horace Albert Laffaye

Horace Laffaye left a matchless impression on the sport of polo. He grew up in Argentina, playing polo there before devoting himself to medicine and becoming a surgeon. A coincidental reawakening to the world of polo led him to pick up the mallet again and play for two more decades at clubs in the Northeastern United States. After his playing days, he took his knowledge and passion for the sport and became polo’s most eminent historian. Dedicated and concise, he painstakingly researched, wrote and published historical treatises on polo, including nine books and innumerable articles in both Spanish and English. To our lasting benefit, Laffaye served on the Board of Directors and the Nominating Committee for the Museum of Polo, helping i to grow immensely with his guidance.