Nina Clarkin

Nina Clarkin
Born
Carina Vestey
EducationThe Cheltenham Ladies' College
Alma materUniversity of the West of England
OccupationPolo player
Spouse(s)John Paul Clarkin
Parent(s)Mark Vestey
Rose Vestey
RelativesSamuel 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]

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References
  1. "Polo player Nina Clarkin: a life on horseback". The Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  2. "Hon Mark William Vestey 1943-2016". Peerage News.
  3. Serena Allott, Polo player Nina Clarkin: a life on horseback, The Daily Telegraph, 21 May 2009
  4. Nina Clarkin: UK's Top Woman Polo Player, Cotswold Life, January 31, 2010
  5. "Member Handicaps". Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  6. "Introduction of Ladies Handicaps (UK)". Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  7. Horace A. Laffaye, Polo in Britain: A History, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2012, p. 255


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