Horses were introducted to this part of the world mainly by the Spaniards. The first ones came with the Conquerors and after that, and thanks to these great plains, the horse became the best friend to the man in the new world.
Through this mixture of civilizations the Argentine horses -named criollos- became the best transportation for the new Argentine thanks to its tireless endurance.
In the first quarter of the past century Argentine cattle barons purchased from England and France the best thoroughbred horses of that moment, champions from England like Diamond Jubelee and Cyllene among many others that placed Argentina as an important thoroughbred horse breeder country.
Many Argentine bred horses won important races around the globe, about which we´ll later inform in this blog .
Criollos, plus the best English Thoroughbred, became an explosive coctail to create the Argentine polo horses, but a patient and passionate love of Argentine horsemen for these horses gave the secret element for this worldly known success.
Darwin, Tesio and other talented connoisseurs came to this country and saw the vast Pampas and their people. Be a part of this incredible journey for horse lovers.

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This blog will place you in the Argentine Pampas, one of the most extensive plains in the world where these horses are raised in the most natural way.

Argentina is a horse country, you will see in this page how these horses are bred for these sports.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

About the best horses from each teams said by the players the the Argentine Open

In the recent El Grafico Polo magazine, November 2009 issue (with english translations) an interview to the top players of the teams playing the 116th Argentine Polo Open, as requested by the journalist they selected the best horses of their teammates.

I will start with the opinion of Santiago Chavanne of the Pilara Piaget Polo Team (in Zone A Arg Open):
Agustin Merlos his best horse is Virolita
Sebastian Merlos is Silvina Luna
Marcos Heguy is La Salada
and for Santiago is Lupa

Now for the Indios's Chapaleufu II, in the opinion of Alberto Heguy (Jr) (in Zone A Arg Open):
His best horse is Chapelufu Campanita
Eduardo Heguy his best horse is Polo Bailanta
Ignacio ("Nachi") Heguy is Ji Ji Ji
and for David ("Pelon") Stirling (Jr), he said he didnt know.

Now the time for the opinion of Francisco Bensadon, of the Alegrina Polo Team (in Zone A Arg Open): he didnt answer this question, but told that they will play the same horses used in the Hurlingham Cup.

Batolome Castagnola for the La Dolfina Peugeot Polo Team (in Zone B Arg Open), said that in his opinion for:
Adolfo ("Adolfito") Cambiaso (Jr) his best horse is Dolfina Cuartetera
Lucas Monteverde is Tia Loca
Mariano Aguerre is Open Califa
and about his horses is Dolfina Toro (awarded the best registered Polo Argentino horse of the last years (2008) Final).

In the opinion of Javier Novillo Astrada, from the La Aguada - Tupungato Winelands (in Zone B Arg Open), he selected as the best horse of each player are:
Miguel Novillo Astrada is La Cereza
Eduardo Novillo Astrada is La Geisha
Ignacio Novillo Astrada is La Capota
and about his horses, is Maria Lujan

Hilario Ulloa, from the Chapa Uno - Hope Funds Polo Team (in Zone B Arg Open), his opinion about the best horses of the team are Birra and Bartolo both from the horses of Bautista Heguy as also Naipe (that is also stallion) form his best horses.
He didnt know much about the horses of Francisco De Narvaes (Jr) and Rodrigo Ribeiro de Andrade (from Brazil).

Alejandro Novillo Astrada from El Paraiso Polo Team (in Zone B Arg Open), in his opinion thier best horses are:
For Alejandro is Aguada Diluvio
For Guillermo (Sapo) Caset (Jr) and Ignacio (Cubi) Toccalino he told that they have better horses than the last year without naming.

Pablo MacDonough from the Ellertina Etiqueta Negra (in Zone A Arg Open), told to El Grafico Polo, that they have the same base of horses of last year but with some new ones added (as known mainly from England), he think that with these horses in the final steps of the championship their chance to win are even greater.