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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