"Polo" 1997 BARRANTES, Susan
$125
BARRANTES, Susan
[208] pp.
Ediciones Lariviere
1997
9 3/4" x 12"
Polo, once princes pastime, is today practised by professional players all over the world. Few people could equal Susan Barrantes as regards the knowledge of this sport. Married to Hector Barrantes, outstanding polo player of his generation, she had a direct contact with such a fascinating world for many years.
Through her texts, she narrates the evolution of polo practices in Asia, Europe and the Americas, focusing especially on Argentina, source of the best players and ponies in the world. She further reveals the valuable anonymous work that helps support glamorous polo. A prologue by HRH Prince of Wales precedes Juan Carlos Harriot s introduction.