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PAISANO POLO CLUB
LEARN TO PLAY POLO IN
ARGENTINA |
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 PAISANO
POLO CLUB is owned by the
Andrada family. Their grandfather Manuel Andrada - "El Paisano" - was one of
Argentina's most famous and colorful polo players. A paisano is a
gaucho who lives in the pampa and works with the horse. At first,
Paisano Andrada was not allowed to play polo; his job was to train horses
for the owners of the Curulaman Estancia in Coronel Suarez. Then one day, they needed a
player, so he was allowed on the field with no stick and told to "just take the
man." The first time they gave him a stick, he scored 12 goals. In 6 years,
he went from from 0 to 9 goals in Argentina (and 10 goals in the rest of the
world). He won the Argentine Open 6 times on 6 different teams. He was on
the winning Argentine Polo team in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, and at age
64, he was still playing off 4 goals.
Paisano Polo Club welcomes you come and play polo. Come to learn, or bring your family. We can arrange 2 day trips into the mountains near Merlo or trips to see the Argentine Open at Palermo. If you are coming to learn and improve your polo, you will be working with Juan, Agustin, Nicolas or Canchi. You will be riding two horses in the morning from 10-12 and playing 4 chukkas in the afternoons. On the weekends, we can organize 2 day tournaments with our famous Argentine Asados after polo. We have a clubhouse and a swimming pool right next to our polo field. Our season is Spring (Oct, Nov, Dec) and Fall (Feb, Mar, Apr, May). We look forward to hearing from you -- Canchi Andrada. |
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BUYING
POLO HORSES |
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 If
you are coming to Argentina to buy Polo Horses, then it will be our pleasure
to help you. We can arrange horses for you to try and you can get to know
them by playing with them in some tournaments at our club, so that you can
be very comfortable and confident that it is the right horse for you.
Paisano Polo Club is right outside the town of Rio Cuarto, so there is an
active night life with many University students and plenty of places for
shopping. If you are interested in looking at some horses to buy, please
copy and fill out this form in an email to us --
Horse Factory Form -- and we will have an idea of what horses to prepare
for you -- Email Paisano Polo
Club |
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PRICES |
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 Here
we list some prices for you to plan
for your trip to Argentina. Food and hotels in Rio Cuarto are very
reasonable. You can rent a car (US$100 per day) or take a taxi from town to
the polo club (US$7). In addition, we can take you to various shops in
town for you to buy polo sticks, boots, saddles, bombachas and practically
anything polo related that you can think of. We have a La Martina shop in
town and various fine leather shops with Argentine belts and Gaucho gear.
You can also take Tango lessons in Rio Cuarto if
that interests you. We can also arrange for you to play tournaments in
Cordoba, Concoran, Villa Dolores and many other small towns. It will be our
honor to welcome you to Argentina and to share with you some of the proud
history of polo in our family and in our
country. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask us. We
look forward to meeting you.
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US$50 - Practice (per chukka)
(x4 chukkas) US$25 - Morning Lessons (2 horses per lesson) US$100 - Tournament (per chukka) (x8 chukkas) US$30 - Asado Dinner (per person) |
US$100 - Palermo Open Ticket US$200 - Flight Buenos Aires to Cordoba US$200 - Gaucho to accompany you to Palermo |
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POLO LINKS |
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www.planetpolo.com.ar //
www.aapolo.com |
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LOCATION
OF THE CLUB |
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Today, Canchi Andrada and his
family continue the tradition of polo inherited from Canchi's father, Funchi
Andrada, who played professionally in Chile, Colombia, Spain and England, and
they have created a
very friendly polo club in the heart of Argentina. Canchi's sons Juan and Agustin
are very involved with polo. Juan is an equine veterinarian and teaches polo
at their club everyday. Agustin is actively playing in tournaments across
Argentina. The Andrada family is also very involved in buying and selling
polo horses. 
Central
Argentina is where horses are bred and raised. From here, the good ones go
to Buenos Aires and around the world to play polo. The advantage of coming
to Central Argentina is that you will be visiting the Horse Factory where
polo horses are made. You will also experience the warmth and friendliness
of Argentine people in the country. 
