Hope Arellano: Women's Professional Player

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OUTSIDE THE BOARDS PODCAST
SEASON #2 | EPISODE #6: Hope Arellano
RECORDED: January 21st, 2022

On this Episode of Outside The Boards, and after multiple failed
attempts due to technical difficulties, I’m thrilled to welcome
women’s polo rising star, Hope Arellano. 


 Born in Wellington, Florida, Arellano spends spring and
fall each year in Aiken, South Carolina, where her family owns a
horse farm. Clearly, riding is an Arellano obsession. Her father
is a professional polo player, her mother played while she was
pregnant with Hope, and she and her two older brothers started
riding at a very young age. 


 By age six, Hope was swinging a mallet. Despite her youth,
Hope was already racking up a slew of accomplishments, including
becoming the youngest winner ever at the 2017 U.S. Open Women’s
Polo Championship at the Houston Polo Club, being named Most
Valuable Player at The Women’s Tournament at The Villages Polo
Club in The Villages, Florida and winning the 12-goal USPA Pete
Bostwick Memorial tournament with her two brothers and father.


 At 18, she now plays in low, medium, and high-goal matches
in both mixed and women’s tournaments. She also travels all
around the country. This is what Hope Arellano's life looks like
as one of today’s most active female players in American polo.


 In 2021 Hope would play in the Ylvisaker Cup, play in the
World Polo League and the Butler Handicap at Port Mayaca Polo
Club. But the biggest highlight would be joining the La I-re-nita
team competing in the Women’s Argentine Open.


Hope is smart, beautiful and a force in women’s polo. I am
thrilled to have had the opportunity to get to know her and I’m
excited to see her play and continue her streak as one of the
world’s top female players. 



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