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.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Last post- This is only a game

Due to the lake of interest in following the evolution of the thoughbred and polo industry in Argentina, this is my last post.

I dont have really the motivation to continue understanding people or action around these lovely horses.

I found with deep regret that doping is probably the worst endemic problem in Argentina, practicaly there are no control or non adecuate control of all precedures regarding the national doping agencies involved in the racing bussines.
Week after week (check this year as example) the are several trainers some the most famous where sanction because of the appearance of prohibid drugs, in all major argentine racetracks.

As its more defuse in the polo activities, where no major control measures are made, as surprise ones, any time of the season are not implemented, I cant remember the last santion in polo for doping in Argentina.

All of this goes against many honor people that works all day to rise and race or play their horses against other that only see their profits, no horsemenship are around them these days, just a couple of good ones but not enough.

This is only one part of the iceberg, but remember this is only a game, not life or death, its the same in any human game.

Be wise in your decisions, life is short, enjoy yourself the games and bet your life if you want, you cant lose nothing but time this way.

ASL

Posted by Alex Suarez Lynch at 10:37 AM