Some thoughts from the past

Due to the use of so much vets opinion than the people that everyday rides a horse a simple conclusion came to my head that in this days we must start to hear more from the non profesionals like the petiseros or grooms and one of the most important keys for success the any horse activities.

Im Back

Due to many emails received upon the interest to know about Polo and the Thoroughbred industry in Argentina is the reason that Im back.

Hoping that the information I gather could be of importance in the decisions to be made regarding these wonderfull sports in Argentina or just joy.

As part of the Polo season is allready played I saw Ellerstina as the ever as a great organization but this year I saw and for the first time in my opinion that Facundo Pieres has get to the pinacle of his amazing polo player career.

Ellerstina won Tortugas (the first jewel of the Argentine Polo Triple Crown) without effort due to their team knoledge and what still makes the difference in high handicap polo, the horses.

Now this weekend I will attend to the Hurlingham Cup (second jewel Arg Triple Crown) in one of the nicest places to see polo around the Buenos Aires area.

Adolfo Cambiaso JR. didnt played with La Dolfina Team at Tortugas, so the result was they lost.
But his back after an incredible year he won abroad all the Polo Chanpionships he played in Europe and in America (!!).

There are only two players that I like to see and for I go where they are playing, first Cambiaso Jr. and now Facundo Pieres .

Another interesting news for this season is that Memo Gracida will coach La Aguada Polo Team, this year. Memo will organize the teams resources with a formula, be more aggresive and offenceive. In my opinion the only reason that the Novillo Astrada isnt in a final of the Argentine Open the last years is because the horses and bad luck on the fixture.

Some topics to talk, in the coming blogs, will be horsemanship, really a rear thing to find this days when so many wrong things happen around these horse ( in my opinion) due to give some decision to profesionals or people, that never ride in everyday activity or work, or had a worked riding horses or worked as a horsebreaker, if dont think so please ask, if your vet or others profesional people around, if they had this habit (You will be surprised!).

As things never changes in Argentina, the results will be the same again and again, but everybody pretends to find different results.

Hear the people involved in the everyday operation but make your own mistakes.

Also hear the horses they also have there way to talk, be familiar to them so you will understand there needs and they will give you the reward.

Here above you can find some nice photos from Tortugas 2010, specially form the match Ellerstina and Chapa I (with secuences of the great moment of Facundo Pieres) .

This Polo season in Argentina and specially the next Argentine Open at Palermo, in my opinion shows like one of the best ever played in the recent years, due to the quality and quantity of Players and horses.

Please if you like Polo, its a must be there event, be in Buenos Aires for this 2010 Argentine Open, you will remember for years.