Showing posts with label argentina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label argentina. Show all posts

Friday, 6 April 2012

El caballo de polo - the history of the Argentine polo horse

Many people say that an average rider with a brilliant horse can play much better than his actual skill level, while the best player in the world cannot achieve much with the wrong type of horse. Just as in Formula 1, where even the fastest driver can't win a race if he has a car that doesn't meet the same standard as his talent. For polo, the speed and agility of the horses is just as vital as the ball skills, horsemanship and talent of the polo player.

The horse has been around for a very long time - the modern day horse's ancestors walked the Earth for the first time some fifty million years ago. The present day polo horse is the result of more than a century of careful genetic selection and breeding. To understand the present day polo horse we must go back to its origins, those first horses that inhabited the Pampa, who escaped from the first foundations of Buenos Aires in 1536. These horses had Spanish and Berber origins and are the species that gave birth to the criollo horse, which was unbeatable in its rusticity, endurance and ability to adapt. 

During the nineteenth century these herds of criollos were mixed with European bloodlines, including showjumping horses. This mixing of breeds produced the first Argentine polo horse, which is admired and often thought of as the best polo horses in the world.

However, as the game evolved so did the needs of the polo player and their needs from their horses. The best players started looking for the fastest horses so they could out-ride their opponents and get to the ball even quicker. They found it in the thoroughbred race horse, which turned out to be so fast that many high handicap polo horses share stallions with the horseracing world to inherit these racing traits.
But this came at a price, they sacrificed manoeuvrability and easiness for speed and agility. 

A modification in the rules about horses' height allowed the use of the thoroughbred racehorse in polo. Previously a horses' height was limited to 142cm and then to 147cm. In present day polo, the estimated ideal height of a polo horse is 156cm, which is more common height in thoroughbreds than in a crossbred.

Thoroughbreds weigh between four and five hundred kilos and have very powerful muscles and a strong temper. This means they are fast runners, they move with a lot of dexterity and require a very good horseman to ride them.

In Argentina, according to the records of the Asociacion Argentina de Criadores de Caballos de Polo (the Argentine Association of Polo Horse Breeders) around 3,000 foals are born each year. The best of which start competing when they are five years old and continue doing so until they are 12, there are some exceptions with some horses competing until they are 15.

A great majority of polo horses are in fact mares. Female horses are preferred for competitions over gelded males for several reasons. Some of which are open for discussion, such as the belief that mares are built better and have softer tempers. Others are more a matter of fact: mares make money as breeders and this is why polo players (whose income may come in part from breeding) sell the colts and keep the fillies for their own breeding farms.

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Team England take home The Churchill Cup at the Gaucho International Tournament

England retain their title and take home The Churchill Cup, beating Argentina on penalties 1-0 at the recent Gaucho International Polo tournament held at the o2 arena, London, UK.

During the nail biting finish, Nacho Figueras missed the crucial penalty for team Argentina and Jamie Morrison scored the winning penalty goal to win the Cup for England. 

From the outset it seemed clear that team Argentina were keen for revenge after their loss last year. There was plenty of great action with Argentina leading for much of the match and the great duo of Nacho Figueras and Oscar Mancini attacking and breaking down team England's defence to score highly.

However, half-time was the crucial turning point. Team England changed their tactics and saw them begging to dominant the attack against the Argentine goal and in the last few minutes of the match saw England equalise against Argentina making the score 15-15.

Spectators held their breath as the players prepared themselves for the penalty shootout and then got behind the teams shouting encouragement as they lined up for the shots. Unfortunately both teams failed to score in the first two penalties, leaving the pressure on the team captains, Figueras and Morrison to score and win. Nacho Figueras appeared calm and collected but his shot went wide of the goal, leaving Jamie Morrison with the opportunity to take home the Cup. Morrison hit his shot straight through the middle of the goal posts, securing victory for his team.

A great event that is increasing in popularity and spectator attendance, whichwe are sure will be a highlight of pre-season polo in England for many more years to come and a definite must-see for polo lovers and newbies combined. Make sure you look out for it next year, we will be booking our tickets once again and maybe it will be third time lucky for team Argentina.

Copyright 2012 The Polera Ltd

Copyright 2012 The Polera Ltd

Copyright 2012 The Polera Ltd

Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Not-to-be missed exceptional investment opportunity in Argentina

EXCELLENT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY


The Polera have an exciting investment opportunity to buy a substantial property just outside of Buenos Aires in Argentina.

South America offers great investment potential with its land values continuing to increase alongside its economy, which is going from strength to strength. The soils in Argentina are highly productive and are considered some of the best in the world, alongside a stable continental climate, allowing for organic agriculture, horticulture farming on a large-scale.

We have a great opportunity to invest in a harass with exceptional equestrian facilities in a great location which would be perfect for an investor looking to build a business in horse breeding and/or farming. Full details can be found listed below...



BEAUTIFUL NOT-TO-BE-MISSED HARAS FOR SALE, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
– HOUSE WITH LAND AND EXCEPTIONAL EQUINE FACILITIES IS AVAILABLE IN A GREAT LOCATION, PERFECT FOR HORSE BREEDING AND FARMING 

LAND DESCRIPTION:
Size of land: 680 hectares 
Location: 232 km from Buenos Aires 
Soil characteristics: in general the landscape is hilly, alternating with flat plains. 
There is also a fitness area for agricultural and livestock usage.
Key features: The main area of the stud farm is situated in an area of 14 hectares and framed by two boulevards of trees. On one side is the main entrance of the facility though which you can access the main house, guesthouse, barbecue area, horse stalls and administration, the other side leads to the ship, manga, personal and professional home. 

KEY FEATURES OF THE MAIN PROPERTY:
1. Main house dimensions: 1200 m2 
2. Access: close proximity to National Highway Number: 5 and additionally has its own excellent airstrip (with a grass airport). 
3. Four guesthouses, which makes it an excellent place for entertainment and receiving guests. 
4. Excellent electrical facilities: everything works just as if you were in an urban centre, with a high-tech air-conditioning system, a 3-line telephone system and 36 channel internal TV system. As well as Cable TV, refrigerator, freezer, pool filters, water treatment plant, mercury lamps, track lighting, laboratory and dairy machinery. 
5. Communications include: VHF-VLU, 3 phone lines, and a fax line.
6. Horses accommodation capacity: 72 boxes 
7. Laboratory and Veterinary facilities
8. Agriculture: the quality of soil and excellent climatic conditions enable the implementation of a mixed system of high profitability. The field is very well suited for the implementation of intensive farming, there have been previous successful sales in foreign markets with crops in blueberries and asparagus, etc. 

THE RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX:
The residential complex comprises some 6,000 m2 with four well-equipped guesthouses. It is generally around six years old, with some newly built houses as well as some refurbished houses. 

Main house: 
The main house with a floor area of 1,152 m2, and is now in the final stage of construction, with around 30% left to complete – perfect for a new owner to add their own finishing touches to this remarkable property. 

Amenities include: 
Central air conditioning hot / cold. 
Developed over two floors.
The ground floor has: 
Double veranda 
Poillete and reception closet 
Fireplace 
Bar / dining room, a winter garden with water fountain 
Kitchen 
Breakfast area
Dining room with fireplace 
Room with bathroom 
Three bedroom suites with Jacuzzi 
Upstairs has: 
A reading room with balcony 
Four bedrooms 
Four bathrooms 
Two play rooms 
Machinery room 
Attic 
Terrace of 100 m2. 

Other features include:
Barbecue area
A covered area 220 m2 with capacity for 170 people (perfect for entertaining)
Escalles marble floor, cedar walls with broken glass bevels. 
Central air conditioning / heat, automatic temperature control and two teams split, cold / hot. 
Following amenities: 2 bathrooms with dressing areas, showers and granite countertops. 
Fitted kitchen with grill, professional kitchen 6-burner stove, double oven and grill. 
Stainless steel commercial refrigerator, freezer, granite countertops with double sink basin. 
Espresso machines and coffee grinder. 
Hot and cold water with high recovery water heater. 
Engine room air conditioning, as well as a basement pantry. 
Swimming pool - built entirely of concrete and irregularly shaped, approximately 180 m2 and a depth of 1.00 to 2.00 meters. 
Travertilit head, solar deck width of 0.50 metres with internal and external borders. 
Installed access stairway to the structure, with pieces of a single edge travertilit. Three stainless steel staircases. 
Edge Flooring travertilit with an approximate area of 130 m2, two feet washed at the same integrated wood and a trampoline. 
Two suction chambers integrated background reinforced concrete structure, valve guards subversion. 
Water purification equipment on a volume of 60,000 litres / hour. 

Guesthouses: 
House 1: 150 m2 covered area, developed on two floors, all rooms with split air conditioning, cable TV and video equipment
Ground floor: living area - kitchenette, 2 bedrooms for 5 people, 2 bathrooms installed. One bedroom for 6 people 
Home 2: covered area of 140 m2 on 2 floors. All rooms with air conditioning, cable TV and video equipment 
Ground floor: living room with bar and fireplace, dining room for 10 people, 2 bedroom suites for 2 or 3 people, fitted kitchen, patio with service entrance, a bedroom suite. 
House 3: 80 m2 floor area developed in a plant. 
Reception with bar, fitted kitchen, 1 en suite bedroom, 2 bedrooms, bathroom installed. 
House 4: covered area of 170 m2, developed in a plant. 
Living room for 10 people with fireplace, toilette, fitted kitchen, 3 en suite bedrooms, 2 bedrooms w / bathrooms (department) 
Professional House: 165 m2 covered area, developed over 1 floor. 
Living room, fitted kitchen, 5 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms fully fitted compartmentalized, room with bath, wood-forced heating. 
House Manager 
Covered area of 75 m2, with split air conditioning and the following amenities: living room, fitted kitchen, 2 bedrooms, fully fitted bathroom. 
House Staff 
Covered area of 225 m2. 
Wood heating, video cable and consists of the following amenities: kitchen dining room for 20/30 persons, 10 bedrooms, fully-fitted bathroom. 

Stables:
Covered area of 1,380 m2 
72 boxes, riding stables, veterinarians, tack room, storage, personal home with 4 bedrooms, living room, bathroom installed 

Airstrip:
Location south and west 35 20 60 34, high compacted earth and planted with tall fescue. 
900 metres long and 40 metres wide. 
Laterally illuminated runway orientation and headers, buoyed taxiway enabled for night use, authorized by the National Bureau of Navigation, optional Bragado. 

Water treatment plant:
A water treatment plant by reverse osmosis, filtered dual mantle, for the retention of suspended particles over 40 microns, with multiway valve for production operations, wash, drain and rinse. 
The production of the same, 600 litres per hour, is sent to a 10,000 litre tank, where using a centrifugal pump is elevated to a tank of 18,000 litres capacity and distributed for consumption. 
All equipment is controlled by a power supply board.

This is a not-to-be-missed property with amazing facilities, for more details and to arrange a viewing, please email us.

Check out its Facebook page for further photos.










Monday, 24 October 2011

Yerba Mate - How to prepare traditional Yerba Mate


Get ready for the polo season and learn how to prepare Yerba Mate the traditional way...

There are many ways of preparing Yerba Mate, ranging from traditional methods to those using a coffee maker, tea filter or french press.

Here we will show you how to prepare Yerba Mate in the traditional Argentine way using the special cup, called a gourd (as seen above) and a traditional bombilla (a metal filtered straw that is used for drinking yerba mate).



Start by placing the yerba mate leaves into the gourd until the cup is around two-thirds full. Next. move the leaves over to one side so that there is an empty 'well-like' space in which to pour the water.

Now add just enough cold water to the space to moisten the yerba mate leaves and leave to site for a few minutes so that the leaves can absorb the water.

Finally add hot water to the empty space, allowing the leaves to brew in the water for around three minutes. The bombilla (metal straw) can then be used to sip the tea from the gourd. Additional water can be added and the process can be repeated as needed.







Monday, 10 October 2011

The Polera partner with La Asociación Ruta de la Yerba to offer you exclusive Yerba Mate opportunities at your polo club



The Polera are very excited to announce their latest partnership with La Asociación Ruta de la Yerba Mate, a non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of Yerba Mate and its culture and traditions within Argentina. 
We believe Yerba has strong connections to polo, particularly in Argentina and we are keen to spread the word about this great social drink to the polo world, which not only has great health benefits but also allows you to socialise with your friends and team mates, sharing polo stories and your common love for polo and horses.
If you are interested in having traditional Argentina Yerba Mate at your polo club, tournament or event, email our team direct at thepolera@gmail.com for distribution details.







Wednesday, 10 August 2011

Come to the triple crown with us and see the best of the best play!


The Polera does triple crown tournament tours


Breaking news: The teams for the world famous Triple Crown polo tournament in Argentina have been announced!  The Triple Crown starts in September with the Abierto de Tortugas, followed by the Abierto de Hurlingham and finishing with the Abierto de Palermo (and the final battle for the crown) in December. 


The teams battling out this year in the Triple Crown are as follows:
33-goal teams: 
Pilará Bautista Heguy, Tomás García del Río, Hilario Ulloa, Cristian Laprida, Jr. 
Indios Chapaleufú II - Alberto Heguy, Jr., Julio Arellano, Alejandro Novillo Astrada, Eduardo Heguy 

36 goal teams:
Estancia Grande - Agustín Merlos, Lucas Monteverde, Jr., Sebastián Merlos,Bartolomé Castagnola 
La Aguada - Javier Novillo Astrada, Eduardo Novillo Astrada, Jr., Miguel Novillo Astrada, Ignacio Novillo Astrada 


37 goal team:
Ellerstina - Facundo Pieres, Gonzalo Pieres, Jr.,  Nicolás Pieres, Ignacio Heguy 

39 goal team:
La Dolfina - Adolfo Cambiaso, Jr., David Stirling, Jr., Pablo MacDonough, Juan Martín Nero   




For the first time The Polera are organising bespoke tours to the Argentine Open this year.

If you want to attend the highlight of the polo calendar without all the hassle, stress and worry, then we can help you. All you need to do is book your flights and pack your best whites, mallets and a camera. We will take care of the rest.

Our tour package includes your hotels (the best in Palermo), pickup from the airport and tickets to the Open arranged and included for you as well as 24 hour emergency contact with us, just in case you might need it.

We can also arrange other tours within Argentina for you as well as polo clinics, tournaments and much more at an additional cost.

This is a great opportunity to network with the international polo community and meet with our polo contacts in Argentina.

Further details about this exclusive tour will be posted here shortly.

If you are interested in some further information, please email our team at thepolera@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you at the Open this year!

Raul Schweizer
Julie London
Co-Founders
The Polera
www.thepolera.co.uk
email us: thepolera@gmail.com

Friday, 22 July 2011

Fin del Mundo Snow Polo Cup 26-27 August 2011

We are very excited to announce our partnership with Invictus SnowPolo in the promotion and marketing of the best snow polo tournament in Argentina -Fin del Mundo Snow Polo Cup - 26-27 August 2011, Ushuaia, Argentina.

Start the snow polo season in style...






Come and start the snow polo season early in Argentina with the Fin del Mundo Snow Polo Cup. Held in Ushuaia, Southern Argentina, in the Tiero del Fuego region, Ushuaia is the 
southern most city in the world, hence the aptly named title of 'End of the World' tournament.





The snow polo pitches are taken care of throughout the year, by a specialized ground staff with over 40 years of experience. This begins some months before competitive games take place, even before the first snowfall and continues throughout the snow season, using up-to-date machinery and taking into account the temperature variations to archive the correct solidity. This ensures the best conditions for the tournaments and allows the games to be played safely at a maximum speed, whist maintaining good pitch conditions throughout the season.

A great place to stay and visit...
Ushaia is the region's biggest tourist draw, home to some outstanding museums and a gateway to the natural spectacles of Canal Beagle and Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego, as well as the ski resort of Cerro Gastor. A perfect place to come see some amazing snow polo and have a great holiday in a sublime landscape.

We hope to see you all there! More details will follow shortly. If you are interested in advertising your products at the tournament or would like more details about the sponsorship packages available, please email thepolera@gmail.com
http://www.invictussnowpol​o.com.ar/
http://www.thepolera.co.uk​/

Thanks,

The Polera team
thepolera@gmail.com

Tuesday, 5 July 2011

The Polera are looking for sponsors for the best polo in the world!

The Polera are looking to find businesses, resorts, hotels, polo holidays, polo clubs, etc. who are interested in joining our "The Polera Argentina Polo Open Tour 2011". (Check out our blog on The Polera Argentine Open tours for more information)


We have a range of amazing sponsorship and advertising opportunities available to you, for further information please email the team now at thepolera@gmail.com

Monday, 27 June 2011

The Polera does Argentine Open tours



For the first time The Polera are organising bespoke tours to the Argentine Open this year.

If you want to attend the highlight of the polo calendar without all the hassle, stress and worry, then we can help you. All you need to do is book your flights and pack your best whites, mallets and a camera. We will take care of the rest.

Our tour package includes your hotels (the best in Palermo), pickup from the airport and tickets to the Open arranged and included for you as well as 24 hour emergency contact with us, just in case you might need it.

We can also arrange other tours within Argentina for you as well as polo clinics, tournaments and much more at an additional cost.

This is a great opportunity to network with the international polo community and meet with our polo contacts in Argentina.

Further details about this exclusive tour will be posted here shortly.

If you are interested in some further information, please email our team at thepolera@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you at the Open this year!

Raul Schweizer
Julie London
Co-Founders
The Polera
www.thepolera.co.uk
email us: thepolera@gmail.com

Friday, 24 June 2011

The Polera tours - Argentine Open 2011 coming soon...

We have some very exciting news to announce... we will be organising tours to this year´s Argentine Open in Palermo, Buenos Aires... if you want to attend the highlight of the polo calendar without all the hassle, stress and worry, then we can help you. Our tour package includes your hotels (the best in Palermo), pickup from the airport and tickets to the Open arranged and included for you as well as 24 hour emergency contact with us, just in case you might need it. We can also arrange other tours within Argentina for you as well as polo clinics, tournaments and much more.

Interested in finding out more? Then send us an email at thepolera@gmail.com, we will have more info coming soon!

Wednesday, 8 June 2011

Beautiful haras/horse yard for sale - Buenos Aires


BEAUTIFUL NOT-TO-BE-MISSED HARAS FOR SALE, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
– HOUSE WITH LAND AND EXCEPTIONAL EQUINE FACILITIES IS AVAILABLE IN A GREAT LOCATION, PERFECT FOR HORSE BREEDING AND FARMING

Check out its Facebook page

LAND DESCRIPTION:
Size of land: 680 hectares
Location: 232 km from Buenos Aires
Soil characteristics: in general the landscape is hilly, alternating with flat plains.
There is also a fitness area for agricultural and livestock usage.
Key features: The main area of the stud farm is situated in an area of 14 hectares and framed by two boulevards of trees. On one side is the main entrance of the facility though which you can access the main house, guesthouse, barbecue area, horse stalls and administration, the other side leads to the ship, manga, personal and professional home.

KEY FEATURES OF THE MAIN PROPERTY:
1. Main house dimensions: 1200 m2
2. Access: close proximity to National Highway Number: 5 and additionally has its own excellent airstrip (with a grass airport).
3. Four guesthouses, which makes it an excellent place for entertainment and receiving guests.
4. Excellent electrical facilities: everything works just as if you were in an urban centre, with a high-tech air-conditioning system, a 3-line telephone system and 36 channel internal TV system. As well as Cable TV, refrigerator, freezer, pool filters, water treatment plant, mercury lamps, track lighting, laboratory and dairy machinery.
5. Communications include: VHF-VLU, 3 phone lines, and a fax line.
6. Horses accommodation capacity: 72 boxes
7. Laboratory and Veterinary facilities
8. Agriculture: the quality of soil and excellent climatic conditions enable the implementation of a mixed system of high profitability. The field is very well suited for the implementation of intensive farming, there have been previous successful sales in foreign markets with crops in blueberries and asparagus, etc.

THE RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX:
The residential complex comprises some 6,000 m2 with four well-equipped guesthouses. It is generally around six years old, with some newly built houses as well as some refurbished houses.

Main house:
The main house with a floor area of 1,152 m2, and is now in the final stage of construction, with around 30% left to complete – perfect for a new owner to add their own finishing touches to this remarkable property.


Amenities include:
Central air conditioning hot / cold.
Developed over two floors.
The ground floor has:
Double veranda
Poillete and reception closet
Fireplace
Bar / dining room, a winter garden with water fountain
Kitchen
Breakfast area
Dining room with fireplace
Room with bathroom
Three bedroom suites with Jacuzzi
Upstairs has:
A reading room with balcony
Four bedrooms
Four bathrooms
Two play rooms
Machinery room
Attic
Terrace of 100 m2.


Other features include:
Barbecue area
A covered area 220 m2 with capacity for 170 people (perfect for entertaining)
Escalles marble floor, cedar walls with broken glass bevels.
Central air conditioning / heat, automatic temperature control and two teams split, cold / hot.
Following amenities: 2 bathrooms with dressing areas, showers and granite countertops.
Fitted kitchen with grill, professional kitchen 6-burner stove, double oven and grill.
Stainless steel commercial refrigerator, freezer, granite countertops with double sink basin.
Espresso machines and coffee grinder.
Hot and cold water with high recovery water heater.
Engine room air conditioning, as well as a basement pantry.
Swimming pool - built entirely of concrete and irregularly shaped, approximately 180 m2 and a depth of 1.00 to 2.00 meters.
Travertilit head, solar deck width of 0.50 metres with internal and external borders.
Installed access stairway to the structure, with pieces of a single edge travertilit. Three stainless steel staircases.
Edge Flooring travertilit with an approximate area of 130 m2, two feet washed at the same integrated wood and a trampoline.
Two suction chambers integrated background reinforced concrete structure, valve guards subversion.
Water purification equipment on a volume of 60,000 litres / hour.

Guesthouses:
House 1: 150 m2 covered area, developed on two floors, all rooms with split air conditioning, cable TV and video equipment
Ground floor: living area - kitchenette, 2 bedrooms for 5 people, 2 bathrooms installed. One bedroom for 6 people
Home 2: covered area of 140 m2 on 2 floors. All rooms with air conditioning, cable TV and video equipment
Ground floor: living room with bar and fireplace, dining room for 10 people, 2 bedroom suites for 2 or 3 people, fitted kitchen, patio with service entrance, a bedroom suite.
House 3: 80 m2 floor area developed in a plant.
Reception with bar, fitted kitchen, 1 en suite bedroom, 2 bedrooms, bathroom installed.
House 4: covered area of 170 m2, developed in a plant.
Living room for 10 people with fireplace, toilette, fitted kitchen, 3 en suite bedrooms, 2 bedrooms w / bathrooms (department)
Professional House: 165 m2 covered area, developed over 1 floor.
Living room, fitted kitchen, 5 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms fully fitted compartmentalized, room with bath, wood-forced heating.
House Manager
Covered area of 75 m2, with split air conditioning and the following amenities: living room, fitted kitchen, 2 bedrooms, fully fitted bathroom.
House Staff
Covered area of 225 m2.
Wood heating, video cable and consists of the following amenities: kitchen dining room for 20/30 persons, 10 bedrooms, fully-fitted bathroom.

Stables
Covered area of 1,380 m2
72 boxes, riding stables, veterinarians, tack room, storage, personal home with 4 bedrooms, living room, bathroom installed

Airstrip
Location south and west 35 20 60 34, high compacted earth and planted with tall fescue.
900 metres long and 40 metres wide.
Laterally illuminated runway orientation and headers, buoyed taxiway enabled for night use, authorized by the National Bureau of Navigation, optional Bragado.

Water treatment plant
A water treatment plant by reverse osmosis, filtered dual mantle, for the retention of suspended particles over 40 microns, with multiway valve for production operations, wash, drain and rinse.
The production of the same, 600 litres per hour, is sent to a 10,000 litre tank, where using a centrifugal pump is elevated to a tank of 18,000 litres capacity and distributed for consumption.
All equipment is controlled by a power supply board.

This is a not-to-be-missed property with amazing facilities, for more details and to arrange a viewing, please contact us at posadaspolo@gmail.com or thepolera@gmail.com

For more pictures please check out its facebook page

The Polera do promotional films with Adolfo Cambiaso!!!

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