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About Stormie

Raised in the horse industry,

Raised in the horse industry,

Raised in the horse industry,

Stormie Hale on Frosty the Snowman

Stormie spent her youth on the backs of ponies and horses, competing in her first  horse show at two-years old.

By the age of nine,

Raised in the horse industry,

Raised in the horse industry,

Stormie Hale on Rosie Cotton - RAMTAP Cross Country, Jr. Training - Fresno, CA

she was getting special permission to enter the Jr. Training level in three-day events, while simultaneously competing in dressage and hunter/jumpers. 

As a teenager,

Raised in the horse industry,

At the same time,

Stormie Hale on Not Missen 3-day eventing.

Stormie qualified in dressage through 2nd level and qualified for the junior Olympics in three-day eventing. 

At the same time,

At the same time,

At the same time,

Mac Jason, Sue Sally Hale, Stormie Hale - 1st USPA Women's Handicap Carmel Valley, CA

she was playing polo nationwide with her mother, American polo pioneer

 Sue Sally Hale. 

At 20 years old,

At the same time,

At 20 years old,

Stormie Hale polo

Stormie had attained a two-goal outdoor (mixed) rating in polo, the highest rating for women at the time.

Stormie began

At the same time,

At 20 years old,

Stormie Hale and her LLLKK group of horse show students.

 teaching a group of her own riding students at the age of 21. 

By the time

With a focus on polo

With a focus on polo

Stormie Hale with Yturria Ranch - Eldorado Polo Club, Indio CA

 she was 23, Stormie was managing the family farm and polo club and playing mixed and women's polo professionally.

With a focus on polo

With a focus on polo

With a focus on polo

Sunny Hale, Sue Sally Hale, Stormie Hale - Empire Polo Club, Indio, CA

she spent the next 15 years competing in polo tournaments for clients, and with and against her mother Sue Sally and her sister Sunny. 

Among many other

With a focus on polo

Among many other

Caroline Anier, Sue Sally Hale, Coach Joe Barry, Sunny Hale, Stormie Hale -Empire Polo Club, Indio, CA 1st USPA US Women's Open Polo Championship.

tournament victories, she was a member of the winning Empire Polo team in the historic 1st USPA US Women's Open Polo Championship . 

Stormie then

After teaching polo

Among many other

Trojan Polo

became the Head Polo Coach for the University of Southern California's Men's and Women's polo teams. A job she excelled at for more than seven years. 

After teaching polo

After teaching polo

After teaching polo

Best of the Best Robb Report

lessons and coaching polo teams for many years, she was honored by the Robb Report as one of the top polo clinicians in the world.

Stormie took

After teaching polo

After teaching polo

Elizabeth Doan, Victoria Doan, Elijah Byrum, Stormie Hale, Michael Doan

some time away from polo to raise her two daughters, Victoria and Elizabeth with her husband Mike.

Stepping back into

In addition to teaching,

In addition to teaching,

Pebble Beach Equestrian Center

 the equestrian world, she brought along a  successful group of A-level hunter/jumper students at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center.  

In addition to teaching,

In addition to teaching,

In addition to teaching,

WCT Womens Championship Tournament

as Director of Operations for the Women's Championship Tournament (WCT), she helped it grow into the largest women's polo league in the world. 

Alongside

In addition to teaching,

Alongside

American Polo Horse Association

the WCT, for more than six years, as its Director of Operations, she worked to bring the American Polo Horse Association into existence. 

In 2019

Alongside

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In 2019

In 2019

In 2019

Polo's Grande Dame book

Stormie wrote a book about her mother's remarkable life,  Polo's Grande Dame - The Life & Times of American Polo Pioneer Sue Sally Hale. It is now an Amazon Best Seller. 

In 2019

In 2019

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