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you. The truth is that any tamer, breeder or player needs genetics. Without it, it is difficult to get good results… because genetics are unbeatable.” SB: “What does it mean to you to see your children grow?” Mónica: “I think that their passion for horses is something we’ve passed on to them. And fortunately the four of them love it, although Esmeralda doesn’t play Polo. At first neither of us thought about polo, but they started to play the Potrillitos tournaments and went from there. I remember a year in which we played the final of the Iniciación, and we have a photo of all the family with the 12 mares that we took and were able to play. What moves me most is when we see the truck being loaded to start the season off. And when that happens I go up to it and clap them off with a feeling of emotion.” Polito: “To me what was always most important is that we showed them a culture; the world of horses; a healthy life-style; they learned to work and have become that kind of polo-players. It’s not like today where I think polo-players are sportsmen, which is neither good nor bad, but in the case of my children, they learned the nice part about breeding; how to school a horse and all of that as a greater concept, not only the angle of the player who goes to the polo field to play. The values that one may pursue on a farm such as hard work and patience are important in any profession. And for us to have been able to help them is and will continue to be a pleasure.” 2019 FINAL US OPEN POLO At this last Final of the US Open, many of the mares participating were broken-in by Polito Ulloa. On the PILOT Team: Mega Chistosa (MPA), Open Canosa (BPP Triple Corona USA), Open Nueva Chicago, Open Pandora, Grappa Galera, Machitos Pachanga, Machitos Mano de Dios, Dolfina La Escoba, and Open Armonia. In turn, on the LAS MONJITAS Team, the mares tamed by him were Lavinia Castellana, Lavinia Prisa, Lavinia Mazurca, Future Lituania, El Overo Charlot, Lavinia Veleta, Lavinia Princesa and Lavinia Infama. 219