in which he made the decision to retire his bestplaying polo pony.
“ What does the retirement of Dolfina Cuartetera mean to you?” Adolfo Cambiaso:“ The best polo-playing mare I ever played in my life is retiring. I never mounted any other like her. The week before the Palermo final my daughter played her. That is when you realize what a good horse can do. There are people who say that good horses cannot be played by just anyone. This is a clear example that when a horse is good, it’ s really good.”
“ How did Dolfina Cuartetera reach you?” A. C.:“ That was when I was at Ellerstina. I bought an embryo and she was born and bred at La Dolfina. She is a mare that was born to play polo, and we saw that throughout her entire career. Her clones are following in her footsteps.”
“ What about her offspring?” A. C.:“ Dolfina Guitarrero is today one of the best horses that have appeared on the scene. He is now five years old and is already among the best I’ ve ever played. He is incredible; very complete.”
“ What other players were given the chance to play Dolfina Cuartetera?” A. C.:“ In high-goal polo, only me. The other day my daughter played her, and during a practice match, Juan Martín Nero because I wasn’ t able to play, and some of the pilots of my organization, but in actual matches, only me.”
“ Now that you’ ve decided that this is the moment for her to retire from playing, what is her physical condition as she ends her career?” A. C.:“ She is ending in perfect condition and with a perfect career. It is what I wanted. We keep her as though in cotton wool, but she’ s not broken. During the year she was lead to become perfectly fit and played three matches at Palermo. On the farm I wanted to make sure that a mare of this category should be healthy; that she shouldn’ t go lame or have a bad time. She gave me so much; I can’ t ask for more.”
“ Did you know that this would be her last year?” A. C.:“ Yes, my idea had been to make her retire last year, but after thinking it over, and having the chance of winning the Triple Triple Crown, I decided that she should play this season, and we were
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