Breeding Program .
Federico Cendoya’s polo ponies are registered as part of the Argentine Polo Breeding association. He offers ponies from low goal to high goal players. We break a maximum of 15 of the best fillies per year to break and make for polo.
Here at Federico’s Polobreed program in Argentina, we break the ponies in between 2.5 yrs old to 3.5 yrs old and then it takes another 2 to 3 years to get the pony ready for competitive polo. Usually, a polo pony is ready around 6 years old to be mature enough to be pushed to play a season of tournaments and travel overseas.
Federico’s Polobreed polo ponies from have played in the Argentine Open and many have won Best Playing Pony in tournaments across USA and India.
The brood mares in the manada should have played well and proved that they can transmit their temperament and ability to play. The stallions are all polo lines from Polo Argentino Breed Lines. Federico looks for pedigree and good conformation for polo.
He has a wealth of experience in buying and selling polo ponies both for himself and for his patrons. His polo ponies have traveled from Argentina to the USA, Europe, India, Asia and the Middle East for over 40 years many of which have gone on to win Best Playing Pony.
All matters of the sale to the shipping to your country will be smoothly managed by Federico, who has over 40 years of experience and contacts around the world with the most prestigious horse export companies.
The Ponies .
Argentina is by far the number one in both quality and quantity of polo ponies. And there’s no better place than the Pampa to find them.
El Venado offers a large variety of horses suitable for different levels of play. They have been carefully selected and trained.
The ponies have ideal physical compositions, are fully tamed, easy to manage, well-trained for easy managing and of excellent health.
El Venado has bred and sold over 500 polo ponies over the past 25 years, to customers world-wide.
Taming & Training .
Taming is a three-year process that starts when the colt is 2 years old, fundamentally working with long reins. The following year the pony spends most of its time training with linear exercises.
The horse then participates in practice games in a low-pressure competitive environment until eventually it is exposed to professional level competition.
The end result of the breeding training program at El Venado is a polo pony with salient characteristics: strength, resistance, controlled speed, a soft mouth for easy managing, and a soft and even gallop for easy riding.