
The fat of the Baguales. The word was taken from the Spanish
by the Indians to indicate a horse. In the Pampas it was pronounced kawal. The Gauchos then borrowed the word from the Indians and transformed
it into "bagual" to indicate a wild animal. Read more...
A few short stories and legends from the Pampa. In books devoted
to the history of Argentina and South America, it is often possible to find accounts which relate, more or less accurately, the exploits of horsemen
mounted on Criollo horses. Read more...
The origin and ancestry of the Criollo horse. The descriptions
of the Sorraia horse, the Spanish Jennet, the Andalusian horse etc. will allow us to check out this heritage. In the course
of our research we will travel as far as North America to study another pure-bred Spanish horse from the colonial times, the Spanish mustang. Read
more...
The recado is the traditional saddle in Argentina. It consists
of layers of covers, pieces of leather and of sheepskin put on the horse's back in a special order. Each piece of the recado has a definite role
from protecting from sweat to decoration. Read more...
Pilchas, the Gauchos' clothing. The clothes and their accessories,
the different parts of the saddle and harness are usually called pilchas. Read more...
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