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Caesar Height: 15.1hh Age: Eight-years-old Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Owned and played by: Owned by Jim Gilmore played by Jake Daniels Tournament: The Balaclava Trophy at Druids Lodge Polo Club
Photograph by Andrew Yates Photography
Where is he from/breeding? Casa x Clarin – Jim Gilmore’s breed from Australia. How long have you had him? Jim has had him since birth, I’ve been riding him for five years. What are his strengths? He’s extremely soft across the neck, very smooth, has lovely and efficient power, extremely correct and has the capacity to play a lot of polo with a beautiful mouth and sides that are never ending. How has he gone this season? This has been his best season to date. Has he won any other Best Playing Pony Awards? No, this is his first. What are your plans for him in the future? Jim will eventually want to sell him, however I hope that day never comes. He’s
a horse that brings me so much happiness just seeing his happy, naughty face in the stables every morning. Regardless of how great he is to play, he is even more fun to have around the barn. I don’t think I can ever love a horse as much as I do Caesar. If I could, I’d have him live in my garden. Does he have any special quirks? A few, although nothing like he did when he was young. He was a lot of fun when he was young and can still make me concentrate
pretty hard when he’s fresh at the start of the season. If he could, he would get away with not doing anything at all. He stops on set twice every morning to do a poo and would rather sleep and eat than do anything else. He has a true strong character that would exist in any circumstances he was put in. He’s a horse that will ruin your morning by stopping on set, but if you had to ride a horse to war, you’d absolutely want Caesar.
Open Callaway Height: 15hh Age: Eight-years-old Sex: Mare Owned and played by: Owned by Matias Machado and played by Adolfo ‘Poroto’ Cambiaso Jnr Tournament: The Indian Empire Shield at Guards Polo Club Photograph by ©www.imagesofpolo.com
Where is she from/breeding? Open Callaway is from the Ellerstina breeding. How long have you had her? I brought her over from Argentina in 2019 when she was six-years-old. What are her strengths? She is physically strong, fast and handy. How has she gone this season? She has been very important this season, she did very well in the Semi Finals and Finals, especially in the last two games of the Indian Empire Shield.
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Has she won any other Best Playing Pony Awards? She won the Polo Times Best Playing Pony the first year I brought her over (in 2019), which was also in The Indian Empire Shield! Last year, we didn’t play much because of Covid-19.
What are your plans for her in the future? To help us win many more tournaments!
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