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Corinne Schuler: Founder of Polo Club Saint-Tropez

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Corinne Schuler: Founder of Polo Club Saint-Tropez
Corinne Schuler, the Clinical Pharmacology Graduate is one of the few fervent polo loving women who constructed Polo Club Saint-Tropez in the Southern Coast of France. It is worth mentioning here that this club is one of the daintiest places of the European
Region.
Talking to the media persons, Schuler elaborated her life and attachment with the sport. She is one of the few women who run a polo club and working to promote the sport at broader level. As per her words, she started love for the game back in 1997 when
she witnessed a match on request of a friend.
Commenting on the establishment of club, Schuler informed that she had an idea to form up a venue to welcome all the friends for fun and entertainment which later converted into a business hub. When she was asked the main secret behind creation of most graceful
polo club, she stated that the support of many friends and counsellors helped her to make the club successful. Though Gracida Brothers are behind aspects of the game, they also have had architects counsellors of polo.
The President of the Club further elaborated the venue saying that it is situated surroundings of Gassin Community and they also organised an event namely Open de Gassin to promote the game there. This is not over, as they held a parade in the Gassin area
with Town Major holding trophy of the tournament, she added. As per her views, the club generate handsome amount of economic revenue through the organisation of 14 annual events not only for itself but for the local business community.
Schuler maintained that they were working on a major developing project through which they would develop some 350 horse stables in the upcoming summers. Furthermore, they were also mulling to construct a stadium with a roof in order to hold the game across
the borders, she added. In other pending projects, they are considering to build houses, swimming pools other facilities. It is vital to mention here that the idea will be availed by the end of 2014.
She confessed that she had her own team comprised of professional players and horses which pay all the dues in the head of club fees. For being a patron, one should have different levels of facilities to take part in the tournaments including average 4 to
5 horses for each player as well the other expenses.
She further informed that she had organised Ladies tournament namely ‘The Saint-Tropez Ladies' Amateur’ in order to promote the women’s game in the region. The ladies sport is being expanded every year and some four teams partook in the current year event.
Schuler while replying to a query regarding counts of tournaments in one year said that she most play the game from April to September, adding that she come once in a week from April to June while stay in the next two months.  
Commenting on the feelings while playing the game, she stated, “As all movements during a match are very quick, and one has to pay attention to the horses, the rivals, the mallets, etc. One has a huge amount of adrenaline flowing, which I find stimulating;
it makes me happy and full of positive emotions.”
In the concluding words, the President of the Polo Club Saint-Tropez underlined that the sport was upgrading in France and polo lovers were increasing yearly.

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