Dealisadeal
Farm LLC
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4622 Whiskey Rd. Aiken, SC 29803 - Phone: 803-221-6435 Email :Dealisadeal@aol.com
Carlos Gonzalez
About Carlos
Carlos was born and raised in Entre Rios, Argentina, and was surrounded
by horses his entire life growing up the son of a Thoroughbred farm
manager. When Carlos enlisted in the Argentine Army, as was mandated at
the time, he was assigned to a polo unit and discovered his love for the
game. After completing his service, he pursued his polo career in
Argentina, first working for Ernesto Trotz and later fulfilled his dream
to come to the United States and further his career.
His first string of polo horses in the US included his famous horse V-8,
which he trained and was later purchased and played by Memo Gracida. In
1990, V-8 was awarded Best Playing Pony in the US Open.
After his initial success with his first string, Carlos focused on
making green horses and developed his well-known eye for selecting
horses off the track for polo. Carlos' clients over the years have
included Carlos and Memo Gracida, Isla
Carroll and many of his made horses and prospects have been sent
to Mexico and the UK and have even gone on to play for Adolfo
Cambiaso.
Carlos has played all over the United States, including: Florida, South
Carolina, Kentucky, Illinois, Massachusetts - to name a few - and has
held a 4 goal handicap, both Indoor and Outdoor, for over 20 years.
Now rated at 3 goals, Carlos' passion is breeding and making horses for
high goal polo and has a well-earned reputation for spotting polo talent
in prospects.
Known for his playing stallions, a rarity in polo, Carlos' first
stallion Ciggy, brought much success. Ciggy was
later sold to New Bridge's breeding program and his get has had very
successful high goal polo careers. Ciggy descendants have gone on to
play for the Busch family, Jeff Hall, Santiago
Chavanne, Sugar Erskine and for White Birch.
Cibby, son of Ciggy and Carlos' current main
stallion, is following in his father's footsteps and has had an
exciting polo career - having played for Mike Azzaro in
the 2008 US Open. He is also producing horses of high caliber given
Carlos' selective breeding to conformationally ideal and to proven high
goal polo mares - which has yielded over 15 horses to date.
Another playing stallion, Guaton,
is also showing high goal promise after Carlos found him off the track
and had him playing in a short period of time. Like Cibby, Guaton is
also known for his sound mind and talent on the field and made his US
Open debut in 2009 playing for Luis Escobar.
Carlos loves working with green horses, especially young ones, and his
love of horses is evident in the quality of the horses he produces.
Carlos is the proud father of two sons, Santiago and Lucas, and resides
in Wellington, FL and Aiken, South Carolina with his wife Thais.
Biography by Kimberly Fiorino
