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.

Coming soon

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.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

La Dofina won in extratime over Chapa Uno

As in any sport, the most important result is to win (15-14), after this we can conclude if its reasonable to be happy.

From the face of Cambiaso he was not pleased with how they played and won, but in his own words, ...we won but we where a disaster..., ...we played really bad ..., ...its not a great season..., showing the humor of the best polo player in the of the world.

In my opinion, they look like a little old, with not the vigor of the past season, but remembering that they (the players) are all 10 golas Handicaped, I dont want to be unfear with them, playing like yesterday they lost the Final to Ellerstina in extratime, they have all necesary to be the great team they where they have the horses, the skills, the best player in the world, but they are luck of enthusiasm.

We need to see the old la Dolfina, and not that the La Dolfina is old.

In the other side the Cinderela team, Chapa Uno, loved by all, because its past of good polo playing, under the orders of its star player Bautista Heguy, they played an incredible match , because in the 7th chukker, they lost him being replaced by the young Pablo (Paul) Pieres, making the team play better in my opinion as progression shows: 2-2 2-3 5-6 8-8 10-9 11-10 13-10 14-14 15-14.

Chapa Uno was near to win the match in regular time. Also they played with a old friend of Palermo`s, Alejandro Diaz Alberdi, that replace Rodrigo de Andrade because of his suspension (1 month) because an expulsion in the Diamante Cup (with a really bad year here, hoping the best for the days to come, Rodrigo!) . He provide the experience and the knowledge of the game things that all players like Piqui (Alejandro) posses.

The vigor and enthusiasm where given by in the first half of the match by Hilario Ulloa (with good horses!) and in the last chukkers was join with the aid of Paul Pieres ( after the replacement of Bautista), both played as seniors in the Cathedral, giving all present the sensation and the satisfaction that the new generationn of argentine polo players will not betray the argentine polo history .