To speak of the Criollo horse is to speak of the Gaucho, the Pampa and the difficult conditions it imposed on the horseman. He lived always outside, sleeping on his recado, which served as both saddle and bedding.

The horse was an indispensable accessory whose presence was obligatory as the Gaucho was always in the saddle: With his bridle and saddle, the Gaucho is someone; without them, he is just a man.

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Le maté

Already drunk by the Guaraníes from current-day Paraguay, the Spanish conquerors thought that it was a herbal infusion and called it Yerba, meaning herb, the vegetal material used. In fact, the mate is the result of the grinding of dry leaves from a tropical forest tree, Ilex paraguariensis.

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