Category Archives: Polo

Abierto Argentino de Polo 2014 – The Argentine Open

Posted on November 25, 2014 by noruegaenargentina

The world’s best polo tournament is well underway, and I enjoyed the first two weekends of games (there are games both Saturdays and Sundays, but I have just been going Sundays.) This weekend it will be decided who goes to … Continue reading →

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Cocktail Party

Posted on December 9, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

While we had all these lovely Norwegians here, we threw a little cocktail party for the hotel guests. It turned out really nice! We had a bar with a bartender and a drink menu consisting of Spritz Aperol (one of … Continue reading →

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Norwegian Polo Club visits Argentina!

Posted on November 28, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

While all the high level action is taking place in Palermo, we have lots of polo going on here as well, both with the regular club members and with the polo holiday guests who are here to play and improve. … Continue reading →

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The Open

Posted on November 12, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

The world’s best and most important polo tournament, the Argentine Open, is starting on Saturday and it means that we are officially in our highest season. Things are busy!! I hope I get to go at least once, it is … Continue reading →

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Long-haired horses

Posted on October 23, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

These guys have been relaxing in the fields for a few months, but now it is time to trim their manes and get them into shape for the season…

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There is polo in Norway now!

Posted on July 20, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

So this is kind of cool: when I started this blog, and when I moved to Argentina, there was no polo in Norway. Or Denmark, for that matter. Sweden was the only Scandinavian country with polo. But 2013 has seen … Continue reading →

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Polo at Puesto Viejo

Posted on April 10, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

The club where I work, Puesto Viejo, is considered a mid to medium level club. As you probably know, there is a handicap system in polo, similar to golf, from 0 to 10, 10 being the highest. When describing a … Continue reading →

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The práctica went well!

Posted on January 20, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

So the practice went OK! Of course I was the worst player by far but I had a great time. I played all four chukkers (each one is supposed to be 7 minutes but we didn’t actually time anything so … Continue reading →

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My first práctica!

Posted on January 18, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

I am terrified! I am playing four chukkers this afternoon at 17:30… Four horses, 4×7 minutes (probably more because in these friendly practices time is not kept too strictly.) I don’t feel ready but they needed somebody… We’ll see how … Continue reading →

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Prácticas

Posted on January 16, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

We have practice games on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, and other days as well if we have a lot of guests who play polo. Practices can be slow or fast depending on who is playing. Sometimes we have more … Continue reading →

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