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Hands up! The Pony Club at KLAP is the perfect place for young riders to build confidence and develop their equestrian skills.
Pony Club UK’s achievement badges and Pony Club Tests. The Federation of International Polo has recognized KL Academy of Polo’s Youth Polo Camp in December 2020 as one of the best in the world.
The King of Games
The current Minister of Health, Khairy Jamaluddin, has also represented Malaysia in polo. Business titans who play include Dato’ Mohamed Moiz, Tan Sri Hamdan Mohammad, Singapore’s Asad Jumabhoy and Thailand’s Dato’ Harald Link.
Malaysian royal polo players include His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Shah, who won a SEA Games gold medal in 1983, HRH Sultan Ibrahim of Johor, HRH Tunku Ismail, Crown Prince of Johor, HRH Tengku Hassanal Shah, Crown Prince of Pahang, HH Tengku Rahman Shah, Tengku Muda Pahang, HH Tengku Muhammad Shah, HH Tengku Ahmad Shah, of Pahang, HH Tunku Abdul Rahman of Johor, and HH Dato’ Seri Syed Amir Abidin of Perlis.
However, the majority of polo players come from more modest backgrounds; some of our best players learned the game as grooms. The late Shariman Sarir rose to an international handicap of 6 goals before his tragic demise in 2006 at the young age of 29.
players in the world, such as the late Sunny Hale, Lia Salvo, Hazel Jackson, Sarah Wiseman, and Marianella Castagnola.
Kuala Lumpur Academy of Polo
The KL Academy of Polo (KLAP), founded in 2019 by Peter Ibrahim
Abisheganaden, is based at The Selangor Polo Club. It offers riding and polo lessons, with the focus
on youth development to produce the next generation of Malaysian players. KLAP also revived the Pony Club
in Malaysia, reuniting the country with one of the world’s largest youth organizations. It offers the
From the ground to the horse, Kuala Lumpur Academy of Polo (KLAP) is responsible for developing a new generation of polo players in Malaysia.