This well-known and loved 15.2
liver chestnut stallion was owned and played by Del Carroll for over 13
years. He won the Hartman award for Best Playing Pony of the U. S. Open
in 1972. Sired in Argentina by Cardington King and out of Boutique, his
pedigree was geared for racing rather than polo. He
was first acquired by Michael Phipps who raced Magazin with fair success
until the age of 5. The Phipps were reportedly quite fond of Magazin but
when Del Carroll expresses an interest in the horse, they proposed an
unusual challenge, “Phipps told him he could have Magazin if he
could make a polo pony out of him” remembers Kathy Linfoot, who
ran Carroll’s polo stable and started Magazin in polo.. Magazin
took to polo like a duck to water. “He was stick and balled twice
and went straight to the polo field recalls Linfoot. The rest is history.
(reprinted in part from Ponies – Polo Player’s Edition)
He
was first acquired by Michael Phipps who raced Magazin with fair success
until the age of 5. The Phipps were reportedly quite fond of Magazin but
when Del Carroll expresses an interest in the horse, they proposed an
unusual challenge, “Phipps told him he could have Magazin if he
could make a polo pony out of him” remembers Kathy Linfoot, who
ran Carroll’s polo stable and started Magazin in polo.. Magazin
took to polo like a duck to water. “He was stick and balled twice
and went straight to the polo field recalls Linfoot. The rest is history.
(reprinted in part from Ponies – Polo Player’s Edition)
