Grooming clinic from the AACCP / curso de petiseros

[Sandra Funk]

Sometimes I think that the informations of the AAP and the AACCP are not so puplic as they should have been. So I only wanted to inform everybody about this interesting clinic and the idea behind. We need more professional grooms and an international standard:
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The inscription will close July Wednesday 1 and like in his first edition is expected a great amount of cursantes. The subjects to try go from Vocation, Behavior of the horse, Handling of stable, Feeding, Hygiene, Riding, Seriousnesses, Ironworks, Preparation of the horse, Vareo, Training, Methods of subjection and I turn around, Transports, basic Veterinary medicine and more common Prevention of diseases and injuries, among others. Profile of the cursantes: We require young people interested in beginning in the office of petiseros or caretakers of pole horses, giving them of that form a labor exit, with a specific preparation in the matter. The classes will be dictated by professionals and suitable who work takes care of in it of the pole horse, from veterinarians, caretakers, blacksmiths, professors of riding etc. More information to communicate a: [e-mail].
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La inscripción cerrará el miercoles 1 de julio y al igual que en su primera edición se espera una gran cantidad de cursantes. Los temas a tratar van desde Vocación, Comportamiento del caballo, Manejo de caballeriza, Alimentación, Higiene, Equitación, Aplomos, Herrajes, Preparación del caballo, Vareo, Training, Métodos de sujeción y volteo, Transportes, Veterinaria básica y Prevención de enfermedades y lesiones más comunes, entre otros.
Perfil de los cursantes: Requerimos jóvenes interesados en iniciarse en el oficio de petiseros o cuidadores de caballos de polo, dándoles de esa forma una salida laboral, con una preparación especifica en la materia.
Las clases serán dictadas por profesionales e idóneos que trabajan en la cuida del caballo de polo, desde veterinarios, cuidadores, herreros, profesores de equitación etc.
Para más información comunicarse a:[e-mail].

[Ian Cairncross]

High Sandra;

Excellent initiative! Here at our place most youngsters start off in the barn learning how to handle horses, stall management, care, feeding, water, and all matters related to proper horse maintenance and hygiene all from the ground up. Their daily jobs are not complete until all horses are properly stabled or let out into the field, and the stall floors shining bright. They are dedicated young horsemen and women whose passion revolves around horses; this I think is the key element. I would venture to say that one should perhaps not cross too much into areas where full professional care is required, although elementary first aid is very useful. However, there is a very fine line here. No one can replace a certified veterinarian, and I would add, let us not forget what occurred in Palm Beach not long ago. Here in Canada our own initiative will take us to have exchanges between our students and petiseros from Argentina. This I believe is a key component in any program for there is little doubt that much is to be learned from those whose expertise has become a living. Much like learning to play polo from players from Argentina. Like any other profession, it must be recognized as such, and your efforts are admirable. More to come on this from our own experience here in Canada.

Good luck!

Ian

[Sandra Funk]

Dear Luis,
nevertheless I think it is important to teach about how to care polo horses.
Taming or breaking horses is a clinic and a profession themself.
To get a good polo horse first you need a good horse tamer (domador) and second you need a good groom (peticero) to mantain the best conditions for the horses in sport.
To be a good player it is good to know how to care a horse but I don't think it is necesary to know how to break a horse. That's another work.
I still hope that this - only one course for few people - will help to get better standards and knowledge between grooms and may encourage others like you and Luis Lagomarsino to continue this path.
Best wishes to Argentina and all aficionados
:-)