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Anibal J.Quiroga Moss
When he was twenty years old, Aníbal Quiroga,
established himself definitely in the stud “El
Bonete”, in the province of Santa Fe. He
went there to continue with the work of horse
breeding which had been started by his grandfather,
Jacinto Moss.
It was not long before he made some friends in
Venado Tuerto. Some polo player friends- its difficult
to find people of other kind in Venado-, invited
him to join the Games whenever there was somebody
missing.
By that time, 1968, Aníbal had no saddle
– he had never had one -, nor polo ponies
– his grandfather used to breed “pur
sang” and trotting horses. He used to show
up then with his criollo horses – with short
tails – and played all the game on a broad
saddle. He´s been carrying along his nick
name ever since. Nobody has ever again remembered
that his Identity Card says Aníbal Javier
Quiroga Moss. He has been “Gaucho Quiroga”
ever since. For ever.
But that wasn´t the only thing that Venado
Tuerto left on the Gaucho.
He also took from it his passion for polo, his
incontrolled love for horses. Since those
games with his friends, Quiroga settled everything
for the breeding of polo ponies.
By Gustavo Fillol Day, Polo Magazine. |
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