How many people does it take to look after one polo pony? All of them — and now there's finally room for the whole team. The care team, assembled. Invite your groom, vet, and farrier in one go — pick people in the app, or invite by email or phone, across as many horses as you like. Invites you send now stay visible on each horse's Care tab until they're accepted, you can re-share them anytime, and when your groom signs up they land on the care team automatically. A nudge when it counts. Home now offers one quiet suggestion when there's a useful next step for your string — add a photo, book the farrier, complete a pedigree. Dismiss it and it stays gone for a month. Prefer total silence? Settings → Notifications. Sharper all round. The care calendar finally admits Thursday and Saturday exist, adding your first horse takes you straight to the guided flow, and inviting a carer is quicker — a cleaner people picker and a horse search for bigger strings.

What do Face ID and a good polo pony have in common? One look, and you're in. Sign in with Face ID. Sessions end; retyping your password shouldn't be the price. Enable Face ID once and a glance signs you back in — your password never leaves this device. Take the tour. New to Polo String, or just want the shortcuts? Six quick cards cover the main plays — with the exact taps for adding a horse, inviting a care member, claiming your player profile, and sending an offer. Find it anytime in Settings → App tour. Clubs can arrange care. Club operators can now invite grooms and vets onto any horse's care team — the way it actually works on the ground. Sharper all round. Team rosters now sync properly on fresh installs, calendar edits land on the right horse no matter where you make them, and the Pros directory shows only real, published pros.

Why did the pro accept the offer straight away? The terms were on the money — and so was the chukka. Send offers to pros. Hire a pro with a single card — dates, rate, horses included, wet-day terms — straight from their profile. They can accept, decline, or counter; you'll see exactly what changed. Engagement records. Every accepted offer becomes a written record both sides keep. The days of handshake amnesia are over. Split the cost. Share a pro's fee with your co-patrons: pay requests with bank references and two-sided confirmation. Team sheets lock in. Accepted engagements lock their slot on your team sheet, with the handicap maths always in view. Faster, fuller loading. Players, teams, matches, breeders and more now load the moment you sign in — no more empty lists on a fresh install. Plus admin tools for releasing wrongly-claimed horses, and a smarter player-claim search.

Our farrier went over every hoof this off-season — this update is all about solid footing. • Teams fixed: added players now sync to every device • Handicaps updated to the current Australian list, consistent everywhere • Horse ownership saves at creation; care roles can log care again • Real sign-out everywhere, clean return to login when sessions expire • Dozens of reliability fixes from a full app review

The vet has cleared us: this app was a touch lame last season — now it's sound, legged up, and ready to play the first chukka. NEW IN THIS RELEASE • NEW — Pros: browse who's available this season — handicaps, rates and busy dates — in the Clubs tab • Claim your player profile. Play for hire? Publish your listing and set your season • Team sheets: build your line-up, invite players, and watch the handicap total against the tournament limit • Care team: join requests now reach the horse's owner to approve — no more requests lost in the stable • Polish and fixes throughout • Horses list: Ask AI and sorting options are back • A What's New screen — see each release's highlights right in the app (replay it any time from Settings) • Push notifications — match reminders (24h and 1h before), live score updates at kick-off and full time, tournament date/venue changes, and care-team invitations • Care-team invitations now arrive by email too, with one tap to open the app — or a link to download it • Horse roster is now visible to every account type, including new members • Share a horse's profile — pick a photo and share a beautiful horse card from the profile screen • Tap any horse on your Home screen to jump straight to its profile • Tournaments are now listed by date — the next tournament sits at the top, finished ones below • Tournaments can be assigned to a season when created, and seasons and venues now stay in sync across all your devices • Updated player handicaps — June 2026 Australian Polo list, with 44 newly rated players • Match screen toolbar restored: Timeline, Live View, Match Control and Edit Score • Smoother calendar navigation for horse care events • One reliable reminder per event — no more duplicates — and the app icon badge no longer gets stuck • Usage insights to help us improve the app