About Stormie

Stormie was raised in the equine industry, competing in her first  horse show at two-years old.

By the age of nine, 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, Stormie qualified in dressage through 2nd level and qualified for the junior Olympics in three-day eventing. 

At the same time, Stormie was playing polo nationwide with her mother, American polo pioneer, Sue Sally Hale. 

At 20 years old, she had attained a two-goal outdoor (mixed) rating in polo, the highest rating for women at the time.

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

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

  With her focus on polo, Stormie spent the next 15 years competing for clients, as well as, with and against her mother Sue Sally and her sister Sunny.  

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

   Stormie 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 lessons and coaching polo teams for two decades, Stormie was honored by Robb Report as one of the top polo clinicians in the world. 

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

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

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

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

In 2019 Stormie released a book about her mother's extraordinary life, Polo's Grande Dame - The Life & Times of American Polo Pioneer Sue Sally Hale. It is now an Amazon Best Seller. 

She followed that with a book about one of her family's favorite horses, Cochise. 

Available on Amazon.

In 2024 Stormie founded U.S. Polo Rankings, recognizing performance in American polo. Follow along on Facebook and Instagram.