Nina Clarkin
Nina Clarkin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carina Vestey |
| Education | The Cheltenham Ladies' College |
| Alma mater | University of the West of England |
| Occupation | Polo player |
| Spouse | John Paul Clarkin |
| Parent(s) | Mark Vestey Rose Vestey |
| Relatives | Samuel Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey (paternal uncle) Paul Clarkin (father-in-law) |
Nina Clarkin is a British polo player.
Early life
Carina Vestey was born circa 1983.[1] Her father, Mark Vestey, (b. 1943, d. 2016) [2] was a former polo player.[3] Her mother, Rose Vestey, is the Master of the Cotswold Hunt.[3] Her paternal uncle is Samuel Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey.[1] She has a brother, Ben, and a sister, Tamara.[3] She grew up at Foxcote Manor in Foxcote, Gloucestershire, in the Cotswolds.[4]
She was educated at The Cheltenham Ladies' College in Cheltenham.[4] She graduated from the University of the West of England, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.[3] Clarkin is distantly related to actor Tom Hiddleston.
Career
She worked for Sotheby's in New York City.[3]
Polo
Nina Clarkin is a polo player with a polo handicap (outdoor) currently at 4 goals.[5]
She is credited in the introduction of Ladies Handicaps for the British Hurlingham Polo Association where she currently has the highest Hurlingham Women's handicap of 10.[6]
In 2003, she won the Cowdray Park Gold Cup on the Hindon Polo Team, defeating the Labegorce Polo Team.[7]
Personal life
She is married to John Paul Clarkin, a polo player from New Zealand.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Polo player Nina Clarkin: a life on horseback". The Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
- ^ "Hon Mark William Vestey 1943-2016". Peerage News.
- ^ a b c d e Serena Allott, Polo player Nina Clarkin: a life on horseback, The Daily Telegraph, 21 May 2009
- ^ a b Nina Clarkin: UK's Top Woman Polo Player, Cotswold Life, January 31, 2010
- ^ "Member Handicaps". Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Introduction of Ladies Handicaps (UK)". Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Horace A. Laffaye, Polo in Britain: A History, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2012, p. 255
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