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Horacio was born in Argentina and has been involved with horses for 35 years. He played polo in multiple locations in Argentina as well as assisting at the Argentinian Intercolegiales at Palermo polo field. 

Once in the states, he assisted teaching polo at the Houston Polo Club. He then moved to Boston to fill the Assistant Polo Manager role with Boston Polo and to teach group and private lessons. There, he attained his Massachusetts Riding Instructors License. 

Horacio has traveled training and playing in Wellington, Santa Barbara, Austin, Houston, and Boston.  In between he also became a P1 Arena Umpire and is Certified on the Grass.

Horacio has a Bachelor in Corporate and Commercial Communications/PR from Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina, as well as a Degree in Large animals and Agriculture Production.

Niki has always been a horse lover and started riding at 8 years old, spending countless hours at the barn. She has volunteered, taught lessons, run camps, etc. since age 14. She graduated with a B.S. in Equine Business Management from Post University. Upon graduating, she and her business partner opened Red Skye where they offered riding lessons as well as Equine Assisted Psychotherapy.  In 2018, Niki took over the business, and built the lesson program into what it is today.  When not involved with horses, her other passion is dog agility with her two dogs Emma and Sadie. 

Liz is a Yale College alumna (SY 1984) and received her MBA from Columbia Business School. She works as an independent consultant (2003-2013) after having worked for Deloitte Consulting for 10 years (1993-2003). She is married, with one horse and two cats.

Liz’s polo experience includes:

• Undergraduate Manager — Yale Polo program, 1981-1984

• Coach — Garrison Forest Polo, 1984-1985

• Interscholastic Instructor — Yale Polo, 2003-2013

• Beginner Lesson Instructor — Yale Polo, 2009-2013

• Alumni Adviser/Manager — Yale Polo, 2009-2013

• USPA Rated Player (0-goal — Outdoor, 1-goal — Arena)

• Certified Umpire

Jim is a UConn alumnus and received his MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He serves a the Chief Financial and Operating Officer for  Verus Financial LLC.  He is married to Julie, with two children, Sophia and Phillip.

Jim’s polo experience includes:

• Coach — Yale Intercollegiate Team, 12 years

• Nationally Rater Player (2-goal — Outdoor, 5-goal — Arena)

• “A” Rated Nationally Certified Indoor Polo Umpire

• “BB” Nationally Certified Outdoor Polo Umpire

Taylor has been involved with the program since 2003 when she began taking polo lessons with Liz. She played as part of the Yale Girls' Interscholastic Team from 2004-2008 and worked at the Armory through its closure in 2009. Taylor graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in 2012 and now works as an accountant. She volunteers with the program and is also a certified umpire. Taylor officiates the majority of our intercollegiate and interscholastic games.