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Name: John Robert Shuttles
Birth year: 1977
Residence: Coupland, Texas
Hometown: Pojoaque, New Mexico
Profession: Field Technician
Employer: Nielsen Media Research/VNU
Education: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico - 2000 BS; Pojoaque High School, Pojoaque, New Mexico
Other interests: Golf, Basketball, Tennis
Equestrian affiliations: American Polocrosse Association
APA Home Club: Lone Star
Other equestrian interests: Ranching
Why I got into the sport: My aunt went to a polocrosse exhibition in Arizona and bought a ball and racquet for me. I needed something more than trail riding.
Playing polocrosse since: 1990
What I love about the sport: Being with my family and horses. Meeting people from all over the world.
Family members involved in the sport: My wife Heather and her extended family, and brother Bill Shuttles
Names of horses (breeding): Elvis (Appendix Quarter Horse) - 2004 APA Horse of the Year, Lizzie (Appendix Quarter Horse), Slim (Thoroughbred)
Accomplishments: 2002-2004 APA National Champion - A Grade; 2003 USA World Cup Team – Captain; 2003 Coach APA IYEP NSW Junior Tour; 2002 Coach USA vs UK Women's Test Series; 1998 USA Intermediate Team; APA Certified Umpire |
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