March 2006 Crash & Burn Diary

Tim Rudy came off in the 16-goal 11 am game on 3-12-06. Justin Klentner knocked him off his horse (his own patron). No one was hurt.  

Cary Burch - Cary's horse tried to trample him in the trailer and his hand was broken while trying to protect himself. He then went on to play his game on Empire field 2. He later found out after spending 4 hours in the ER in Indio that his hand was broken.  Cary is now in a cast. 

Pat Nesbitt - Pat Nesbitt took a speeding ball to the cheekbone during a field 1 game. He came off the field for a 5 minute break and went back out to finish the last 4 chukkers and scored 3 goals. He found out later that he broke his cheekbone and had to have surgery. Pat is one very tough patron!

Chris Kerley was t-boned during a game and had a bad wreck. Both he and his horse went down. Chris was knocked out for approximately 5 minutes. He woke up and was taken to the ER and stayed over night at the hospital. He is now at home recovering. Chris is sore, but doing okay.

Jason Crowder went sliding sideways with his horse. Both horse and rider are fine. Crowder will probably beat Ashton this year in number of crashes. Who is keeping count?

Nott hit the goal post and slide out on Friday during a game in the rain. He and his horses are fine and were able to finish the game.

Ernie Ezcurra game off during a game and hurt his back. He was able to finish the game, but is still sore.

Lee Pettigrew had a pool accident and broke his leg. He is out for the season, but getting around the sidelines in his golf cart.

February 2006 Crash & Burn Diary

Suzanne Figi took out a goal post and had a bad wreck on Saturday, Feb. 11th. She was knock out for about a minute and gave us all a scare. She ended up fracturing her collar bone and has a mild concussion. She was at the Club on Sunday watching her team play and is on the road to recovery.

Nott had a bad wreck on Sunday, Feb. 12th. He collided with his own teammate Caroline Anier and they both went down. Nott ended up going to the hospital with lacerations on his face and rumor is there are broken teeth and a possible broken jaw. We will update you with his status as soon as we have more details. We hope he has a speed recovery and is back out on the field soon.

Danny Juarez took a fall on Friday, Feb. 10th when he was reaching out to hook another player. He injured his shoulder, but was back in the saddle and playing on Sunday.

Caroline Anier - see notes on wreck with Nott above. Caroline was playing in another game after the wreck so she seems to be okay.

Alvaro Tadeo took a hit from a ball above the eye on Saturday during a 4-goal game. He is doing fine, just a laceration. No serious injuries.

Jason Crowder - Jason came off again during a game the weekend of Feb. 11th & 12th. He wasn't injured and was able to hop on and finish the game.

Ashton Wolf has Ugrass-stained another Jersey today in the 4-goal when he gallantly went to make a goal and took out (and broke) the goal post going full speed. I guess that is how he earned the name "Crashton Ashton." He seems to be fine!

Caroline Jones took a spill during practice chukkers. Caroline tumbled off the horse in her first chukker of the season. She was fine and finished the chukker.

If you would would like to submit a crash and burn report please e-mail: lynn@thepolozone.com or log onto the Polo Zone Message Board and post your report there.

January 2006 Crash & Burn Diary

Trish Fitzgerald had a bad fall in January. Her horse tripped and she fell off. The horse stepped on her ankle and broke it in multiple locations. Trish is doing well and in recovery. She did have to have surgery and pins put in to rebuild her ankle. She is out for the season, but still cheering everyone on from the sidelines. We wish her a speedy recovery. Click here to see Trish in recovery.

Jason Crowder came off during a game and was run over by another pro and their horse. He is doing fine and was able to finish the game. No serious injuries this time.

KC Beal and Carlitos Crebera were in a groupu collision during the 12-Finals on field 1 on Sunday, Jan. 15th. Both riders were okay and finished the game. I heard one of the horses was injured and is still recovering. We wish the horse a speed and full recovery. Click here to view photos. Click through to see the series using the NEXT button in the photo gallery.

Carlos Galindo in his first game out against Antelope, got his front end taken out and he and the horse fell and rolled.  Kathy Linfoot caught it all on tape and it was quite a fall!  Carlos ended up sore, but fine and his mare ended up with a small cut and was back playing again on Sunday!!

On the Crash and Burn list it was the Palomino (Jason Crowder) buying turf. Jason took a fall injuring his shoulder.

Laura Willson from Canada and Kit Neacy and her Appy all collided. Laura broke a rib, but somehow finished the last two chukkers before heading off to the hospital. Kit and her pony seem to be fine from all reports.

We heard someone fell off a truck and I think there were a few more coming down, we just have not heard about them yet.

If you would would like to submit a crash and burn report please e-mail: lynn@thepolozone.com.

December 2005 Crash & Burn Diary

Dec. 11th, '05: Ashton Wolf took a dive off his horse during the World Gym Tournament. Both Ashton and his horse were uninjured and finished the chukker.

If you would would like to submit a crash and burn report please e-mail: lynn@thepolozone.com.

2004 Crash & Burn Archives - some photos and video clips from the past!