Yes, you read that correctly, we went to a POLO MATCH in Omaha, Nebraska! On Saturday, the University of Nebraska Medical Center held "Polo for Patients," a fundraiser for UNMC's patient assistance fun. The money raised helps patients and their families with basic needs, such as clothing, lodging and food.
This was the second year for this event and was quite an experience! Rod and I had never watched a polo match before and were very intrigued with the event when it was held in 2008. This year we had a better idea of what to expect. It was so much fun! The horses were beautiful!
The horses work so hard that a "polo guy" uses 4 different horses for each match so that the horses don't overheat or get sick.
Speaking of "beautiful" and speaking of "polo guys" there was a very special "polo guy" who played on Saturday. His name is, Nacho Figueras.
Let me show you a better picture...
or this really, really nice picture...
Nacho is not only a "polo guy," but he is also a model for Ralph Lauren. Big, big shock...huh??
I'm sorry to say that I can't report who won the match. It was incredibly hot and humid on Saturday. Those two words are kind of like Kryptonite to someone with pulmonary hypertension. So, we needed to come home early. But, if you go to this site, you can read all about the fundraiser and even watch a fantastic video of Nacho visiting kids at the hospital.
No weekend would be complete without a little "dog action."
Asa LOVED his new toy. It's a "gutless" stuffed fox. It actually comes without any filler so when the dogs destroy the toy they don't make such big mess! Brilliant idea!
Here is Asa bringing "the kill" into the kitchen.
And, here he is trying to hurl said "gutless fox" across the room to where his brother, Haver,
was playing hide and seek with himself and his favorite blanket. "Peek-a-boo, Haver...
we see you!!
Never a dull moment at the Markin household!
Thanks for checking in.
Thanks for reading.
Annette
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