Justacriollo.com introduces the three parts of the photographic work of Emmanuel Ortiz ; the object of his exhibition dedicated to man’s relationship with the horse : Doma, Criollo horse training. Pato, a photographer at play. La Yerra, working with livestock.

Justacriollo.com presents some works of Adolfo Artagaveytia, illustrator of the life in the pampa. Read more…

The Chilean Criollo. Randall Ray Arms, specialist of the Chilean horse breed, tells the history of its origins and present its exceptional characteristics. Read more...

Tschiffely, Mancha and Gato, Heroes of the Pampas, by CuChullaine O'Reilly. A summary of the extraordinary adventure from Buenos Aires to Washington DC. Read more...

Gaucho horseriding in the Andes. Wild untamed nature and the authentic Argentine cowboy lifestyle are among the unforgettable experiences on a six-day riding trip in The Andes mountains. By Michael Mogensen. Find out more !

The Peruvian Paso horse. Eduard van Brunschot Vega, the owner of the Perol Chico equestrian center in the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Peru, and a Peruvian Paso breeder, has joined forces with us to update and revise the description of this fantastic Latin-American horse. Find out more !

Ana Beker, the courage to ride. This daughter of agricultural laborers had devoted four years of her life to ride between the two most distant capitals of the two Americas, and above all to make her dream come true. Read more...

• 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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