Khaki

Although quiet around the barn, Hector Galindo’s gallant mare had it all on the field – heart, stamina, quick acceleration, sustained speed and incredible, overall athletic ability. And she played two chukkers per match for much of her career. Galindo said, “Every time she goes out there, she plays the game, she gives me as much as she has.”

Khaki seemed to have an innate ability to read the game. “In one game a while back,” Galindo said, “the whole pack was going one way; the ball got turned around; she turned before I did and left me sitting on her neck. She read the play before I did.”

Khaki won Best Playing Pony at the 1995 East Coast Open, the 1995 and 1998 Silver Cups, the 1997 Sterling Cup, the 2000 Gold Cup of the Americas, and the 2003 Iglehart Cup.

Watercolor portrait of Khaki (Top Photo) by artist, Melinda Brewer; www.poloart.ca