Anyone can learn to play polo!
No polo or horse experience? No problem! We start from the very beginning, teaching you the basics of polo riding and hitting the ball. Students can progress from beginner through advanced practices, where the focus is on learning rules and team plays. Our patient horses and instructors will guide you through learning this addictive sport on horseback. Adults and ages 9 & up welcome.
Mountain View Polo Club is located in Charles Town, West Virginia. Practices and lessons are conducted in both of our 300' X 100' outdoor watered arena or irrigated grass polo field with beautiful views overlooking the hills surrounding the Shenandoah River. The club boasts a practice hitting cage complete with life-size wooden horse, so club members can perfect their polo swing. Our instructors include: Dr. Laura Goddard, a United States Polo Association Certified Polo Instructor with 30+ years of polo playing and teaching experience, and Hugo Pasten, a professional polo player mastering the sport for over 30 years. Mountain View offers private lessons, clinics, USPA and club tournaments, interscholastic polo for kids, and weekly practices that are all umpired and coached to produce the smartest, safest polo players. Mountain View is located 30 minutes from Leesburg, VA and Frederick, MD, and an hour from Washington D.C.
Our focus is to play SAFE, play SMART, and HAVE FUN!
Email us for lessons: [email protected]
Mountain View Polo Club is located in Charles Town, West Virginia. Practices and lessons are conducted in both of our 300' X 100' outdoor watered arena or irrigated grass polo field with beautiful views overlooking the hills surrounding the Shenandoah River. The club boasts a practice hitting cage complete with life-size wooden horse, so club members can perfect their polo swing. Our instructors include: Dr. Laura Goddard, a United States Polo Association Certified Polo Instructor with 30+ years of polo playing and teaching experience, and Hugo Pasten, a professional polo player mastering the sport for over 30 years. Mountain View offers private lessons, clinics, USPA and club tournaments, interscholastic polo for kids, and weekly practices that are all umpired and coached to produce the smartest, safest polo players. Mountain View is located 30 minutes from Leesburg, VA and Frederick, MD, and an hour from Washington D.C.
Our focus is to play SAFE, play SMART, and HAVE FUN!
Email us for lessons: [email protected]
2026 Season is April - November
2026 Calendar of Events (Subject to Change)
April 1 Club officially opens
April 15 Club dues are DUE
June 20 Beginner Polo Clinic, 10am-2pm
June 28 Polopalooza - Intro to polo for kids 8-17 (3pm-5pm)
July 26 Club Summer Tournament (Field) 10am
August 22 West Virginia Women’s Classic (Women’s Field Tournament, any level, individual entry) 12pm
September 12 USPA Karen Carra Memorial Women’s Arena Tournament (3-7 goal women’s arena)
October 3 USPA Eastern Circuit Women's Arena Challenge (0-3 goal)
November 1 Club Fall Arena Tournament & end of year awards & food - 12pm
April 15 Club dues are DUE
June 20 Beginner Polo Clinic, 10am-2pm
June 28 Polopalooza - Intro to polo for kids 8-17 (3pm-5pm)
July 26 Club Summer Tournament (Field) 10am
August 22 West Virginia Women’s Classic (Women’s Field Tournament, any level, individual entry) 12pm
September 12 USPA Karen Carra Memorial Women’s Arena Tournament (3-7 goal women’s arena)
October 3 USPA Eastern Circuit Women's Arena Challenge (0-3 goal)
November 1 Club Fall Arena Tournament & end of year awards & food - 12pm
