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ABOUT US
Sebastian
Fernandez Argumedo,
President of South American Adventures Company, founded El Cencerro
over seven years ago and now South American Adventures, taking
his first group of clients over the Andes. Since then he has successfully
guided several annual trips, catering exclusively to Argentine
and European clients.
Sebastian
is a very accomplished horseman. He has worked as a horse trainer
in the U.S.A. and most recently as a mountain guide, teamster
and horse trainer in Kananaskis country west of Calgary. Among
a list of noted accomplishments Sebastian enjoys playing polo
like every horseman from Argentina. Polo is very important to
him and he loses no opportunity to promote it. In fact, while
working in the Calgary area, Sebastian was a guest player at the
Calgary Polo Club, usually playing with visiting US teams. This
keen interest, coupled with his recent “experience” with our frigid
Canadian winters inspired Sebastian to explore the possibility
of offering polo in Argentina to winter bound Canadians. Sebastian
feels that 7 months of “this kind of winter” is far too long to
be away from the game. He wishes to extend a very warm invitation
to any and all like minded Canadians to join him in Salta for
a “chukker or two”.
Señor
Ramiro
Zamora, our Polo Contractor, is a highly accomplished
horseman and top polo player, not only in Argentina, but in the
International Polo circuit. His love of horses and polo have spanned
47 years and he now operates an excellent polo stud at La Loma
de Zamora, breeding some of Argentina’s top polo horses.
A
brief overview of Señor Zamora’s accomplishments would read as
follows: several time winner of “Best Player Award” for games
and tournaments; holder of a “ 7 goal handicap” in England; played
in the Cinzanno’s Cup, the Ascot Cup and the Queen’s Cup in England
as a member of Major Ferguson’s team (father to Princes Sarah).
Señor Zamora continues to play polo in the high handicap circuit
in Argentina and is held in high regard by his peers and the up
and coming in the polo world. Señor Zamora is “polo” in northern
Argentina!
Gerald
Bomersine, from Okotoks, Alberta, developed a love of horses
at a very early age and subsequently learned most things “equine”
the hard way. Two years ago Gerald retired from the R.C.M.Police
after a successful 27 year career with the Force. Over 20 years
ago Gerald began and continues to breed and train horses on a
small scale, having started with Arabs and now warm bloods. His
riding interests are quite general and varied in scope with a
growing interest in competitive trail riding and a particular
interest in promoting riding with youth through the 4H programme.
Gerald has been involved in numerous fund raising projects over
the years which involve horses. He was a key member of the
R.C.M.P. “F” Division 125 Anniversary committee responsible for
developing the March West Re-enactment in 1998/99.
In 1999 he was offered the position of Ride Master for the trek
which encompassed a month, covered over 800 km and was an overwhelming
success.
In
his retirement Gerald has become a mountain guide and teamster.
It was during his mountain experience that he met Sebastian. One
day he expressed the wish to ride someplace WARM this winter -
say in ARGENTINA! It was shortly after that Sebastian put forward
his idea of a winter polo vacation for Canadians and offered Gerald
a partnership in the enterprise. The result - our newly announced
“Polo Vacation” through South American Adventures Company. Gerald
knows all too well the frustration of putting his riding on hold
for “old man winter”. He is looking forward to meeting all
of you in Salta, where winter cold is only a memory.
Come
and Join us!
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