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, November 24, 2014

Catch up of the current triple crown Polo season in Argentina

 Hurlingham Final

18-15 La Dolfina over Ellerstina,  won its fifth argentine polo championship in a row.

As known La Dolfina won in an erratic show of its scorers efficiency in the first chukkas, a little help form the referees *bad as usual, for both parties,  in the Hurlingham Final, but without 

Ellerstina in one word, is in the mist, without its horses superiority, needs more about Facundo Pieres and the teammates, some ideas where given in my previous remarks.

First two games  in the Argentine Open that I saw
In one of the warnest days in Argentine history for the season *spring with a high humidity, due to the activities of El Nino, the first games of both days where played under extreme conditions for the public, the players and their horses, is one of the things to take care in the future by the organizers.

Ellersrtina won over Chapaleufu, in field Two,  but with signs of the same problems in the field as in the other tournaments, against a practical senior polo player team with great will and efforts of former argentine open winners, than current actuality, but shows the weakness of the other team for moments.

The actions for moment was amazing but with the limitations of the field due to a not very eficient conditioning  planing of the field *to dry and to muddy in some places!, that cost the lamness of some horses, another thing to be put in examiniation by the organizer.

The games on field One, the Grandstand, I saw.

Both games  shown the difference of the game when good players are mounted on good argenine  TB horses against the current polo argentino breed, this great differences could be made just with that but curretly they dont posses the quantity to perform in these high standard make them to reuse their best horses *usualy TB , without a current knowledge to how to use them more efficient way.

The problem for these teams are the way how they reuse their horses and the luck of the quantity of good horses, that was the same problem these teams shown in the other tournaments against La Dolfina and Ellerstina after they made excelent performance in the first chukkas they played with them.

Theres a problem to be solved in the field One,  near the 30 and 40 Yard mark of the goal posts next to the clock area,  that made some shots be erratic due , to the irregulararity of the field *shows a little to sandy , that cost too many problems for the players mostly in all actions played within this area in both games.

 La Aguada ICBC won over a team of new kids in the block like Magual Prodigy Network,  12 a 10 in a difficult and effort match for the former argentine open champion. 
La Aguada ICBC Chukka & score- results: 1-1, 2-3, 4-4, 5-5, 7-7, 8-8, 10-8, 12-10
 Nice Video of the match from ESPNargentina
 http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/videohub/video/clipDeportes?id=deportes:2232176

In an incredible match LA-Las Monjitas lost against Alegria *the last runner-up of the last year argentine open, to the reused factor and some unlucky in some actions in the last two chukkas specially in the unhit backhand of Eduardo Novillo Astrada Jr. near Dorrego Stand side  in the last minutes of the last chukkas that could made Alegria revive to equalize the game *after they where losing in game for more than six goals in the first chukkas, and the revival of an great player in a bad day like Hilario Ulloa in those chukkas too.

 Alegría Assist Card Chukka & score- results: : 0-1, 0-3, 1-6, 4-6, 4-8, 6-8, 7-9, 11-11 , 12-11

Polito Pieres poor day in the field and underform  *in a national magazine Noticias, shawn in Night Clubs until late hours, etc. ..

Nice Video of the day matchs from ESPNargentina
http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/videohub/video/clipDeportes?id=deportes:2232244


Yesterdays action highlights Ellerstina 15-12 against LA-Las Monjitas
 http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/videohub/video/clipDeportes?id=deportes:2237990

With the changes made *asked in my remarks before, as the expected the results was showing with a reborn Ellerstina at last, against one of the best argentine polo temas with former polo payer chamipions.

In its best form i the first 5 chukkas, Facundo, Gonzalo, Nicolas Pieres as 3 and Ignatius du Plessis as4 *in sustitution of an injured Mariano Aguerre from last match against Chapaleufu.

Facundo Pieres -illness possible stomach virus, stop him and his teammates in the last chukkas after being the player he is, in his best form.

More remarks the coming days.







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