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.

Monday, August 8, 2011

Im back with some info about the argentine polo final

After a couple of months out, Im back to give you a view about whats new in Argentina in Polo and in the TB industry.


In December last year La Dolfina and Ellerstina played once more there usual battle for the Abierto (for the 5th time)



As told in my reports of that polo season the final was won by Ellerstina by 14 to 13, with scores for Ellersitna 2-3 4-5 7-5 7-7 8-10 12-10 13-13 14-13.

The final game was played in two days, because heavy rains hit Buenos Aires (first time weather suspention in 117 years of the tournement), after some minutes (3:17) of the first chukka leaving a score 2-1 for Ellerstina after a slow start for La Dolfina.

The next day Sunday presented gloriuos weather for polo and the match was more emotional, due to a quick recover of La Dolfina.

Man of the Match was Gonzalo Pieres 6 goals, but in my opinion the real x factor is the "Ellerstina" horsemanship machinary, that provides the best polo horses from a single source for the players (please see the video on youtube on this link )

Things to improve for next year: Referees (practically all players also told so!)

Ellerstina won the Argentine Triple Crown for the second time as won in 1994 with Adolfo Cambiasso Jr. Mariano Aguerre Gonzalo Pieres Sr. and Carlos Gracida, and is the only team that won more than one time after Coronel Suarez that won the Abierto in the seventies four times (1972 1974 1975 1977).

This was their last game for both polo teams, because they will playing this year (2011) with new members.

Ellerstina 2011: Nicolas Pieres, Ignacio Heguy, Gonzalo Pieres Jr. Facundo Pieres.

Please if you have some time next november and december this year, come to Buenos Aires, not only to see the best polo teams of the world for the Argentine Polo Open, but in years, a real Dream Team, the new La Dolfina.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FScZj4yape4&feature=related










Posted by Alex Suarez Lynch at 3:19 PM