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Polo ponies run the equivalent of one to two miles during a chukker, so they must rest frequently. It’s rare for a pony to play three chukkers in the same game.
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Morocco was the first african country to enter the FIP in 2006. Moroccan Royal Guard polo players are trained by an Argentine army officer. Many years ago, Alexis introduced the Moroccan General Mimoun to the Argentine colonel
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Originally, the “guarda pampa” is a religious and spiritual symbol of Mapuche Indians from the Andes and pampa. This pattern is commonly used today, you can find it on various Spirit of Polo products (Mate cup, belt,
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Just after elefants, horses are the living beings with the greatest memory! They have an incredible ability of memorizing their physical world and situation. This have to be taken into consideration during their education:
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According to the tradition, the horse position on equestrian status indicates the way its rider died. If both legs are up, he is dead in combat; when only one leg is up he eventually died of his injuries after the battle and
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You’d always thought Polo was exclusively played on horses ? All wrong ! There are many variants to the traditional polo.It is played on elefants back in Thailand – see Alexis’ gallery; on yaks in Pakistan or
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Horses are terrestrial animals with the biggest eyes! Their horizontal pupils give them a panoramic view of 325 ° (monocular and binoculare), but with blind points located at the forehead, the neck and the back of their head.
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Hollywood was in the heart of Polo in America in the 1930’s! The Los Angeles Equestrian Center, between Warner Brothers and Dreamworks, was the epicenter of Polo for celebrities at that time: Spencer Tray, Clark Galbe,
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Various specialized organisations aim to protect animals. Poloconsult promotes particularly the ACMA (Ayuda a Caballos Maltratados) initiatives.
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Discover here the Doma India Poloconsutl’s gallery during the 2013 Remate de Domadores : Doma india is a gentle technique of training from the Argentine Pampa Indian inheritage, where the relationship between a man and his
