Horse breeding + polo jobs in Argentina with The Leap

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Horse breeding + polo

Company:

The Leap

Location:

Argentina

Benefits:

Accomodation +food +airport pick up +training

Start:

February

Duration:

6 or 10 weeks

Description

Head to Pilar in the Pampas to learn the secrets of horse breeding, training and the game of polo. Experience the Argentine rural lifestyle and sport at its best, in a land famed for endless grassy horizons and cowboy traditions. You will be staying at El Retiro polo School, a well known polo breeding farm and polo school one hour from Buenos Aires and in the worlds polo capital - Pilar, where you can watch the best players in the world in action.

The farm is a family-run business where life revolves around the barbeque, it has two polo grounds and all the facilities required for keeping around 30-40 polo ponies in breeding and training.

You learn and play polo six days a week (Tuesday - Sunday) weather permitting and on rainy days there is the possibility of some optional community work helping the local church and teaching young children.

Spend your mornings working alongside the gauchos, taking care of the mares, foals and yearlings and exercising the horses. Help with general stable work and maintenance, learn tricks of the trade and experience the magic as gaucho’s break in the young horses. You will also have the opportunity to observe the estancia’s visiting vets, who work taking care of horses’ health, treating wounds, giving ultra-sounds, vaccinations and keeping records of general horse care.

After lunch and the traditional siesta, when you can take a dip in the swimming pool and generally relax, you will learn to play polo, practice stick and balling, play ‘baby chukkas’, matches and possibly (depending on local polo schedule) try your skills in a friendly tournament at weekends.

There is plenty of time to sample traditional Argentinean hospitality, whether that’s chilling out with the gauchos drinking mate, taking tango lessons in town and attending shows at the local carnival. Immerse yourself in rural traditions with a trip to local bars or gaucho festivities (traditional dancing, auctions, rodeos, carnival - if available) and indulge your passion for polo by watching Argentine practices and high goal tournaments throughout ther year (the official high goal season is October-November) in an unforgettable atmosphere.

This is an amazing opportunity, which enables you to gain a wide experience of Argentina’s amazing polo and riding as well as its diverse culture and countryside.

Includes:
Selection and briefing on all aspects of the scheme.
24 hour emergency back-up, management and support by UK team and in-country Placement Manager, with reliable communications and infrastructure.
Polo, riding and chukkas.
Safety and induction course on arrival.
Airport pick up and transfer to and from the placement.
Food and accommodation throughout.

Requirements

You must be confident with horses.
Conversational Spanish beneficial.
No previous experience of polo is necessary but you clearly must be able to ride pretty well.

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