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Dear Ben As promised - the elements for the artwork. My thoughts were (but you guys are the pros): - Background colour in our blue (CMYK for the dark blue is C94 M88 Y44 K65). - Logo in White (including words ‘’ underneath). - Under that, in white, words: Ten-goaler-Pablo MacDonough has come to the end of a roller-coaster UK high-goal season Towards the bottom our website ( with UAE, But despite team injury and line-upidea, alterations they stillatmade if you guys have a better no problem all! it to the Queen’s Cup
semis and the Gold Cup quarters, but not quite making it all the way to the finals. Charley Larcombe talks to Pablo about his high-goal stallion Irenita Electo Irenita Electo Height: 15hh Age: 6 Colour: Chestnut Sex: Stallion Breed: La Irenita Owner: Pablo MacDonough How long have you owned him? I owned and played his mother, Ellerstina Elegida. Electo means ‘the chosen one’ in Spanish. He is out of her and by Irenita Clarin. What is his playing background? I first started playing him when he was four
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years old. He was part of my string during the 2013 Argentine season, but I only played him a little in the Triple Crown. He is very young and so I wanted to bring him over to the UK for his first season of high-goal this year. How has he played during the English high-goal this season? I played him for a full season with Sheikha Maitha’s UAE team in the Cartier Queen’s Cup and the Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup. He went very well and got best playing pony in the Queen’s Cup semi-final against Talandracas. Sadly they beat us for their place in the final, but I was pleased with Electo. I double chukka-ed him in every important game.
“Electo makes me play better” What are his strengths? He is calm, but very fast and very handy in tight plays. And he is very relaxed and easy to look after in the barn. And his weaknesses? At six years old he’s still a bit green, but we’ve already seen a difference in him this season, so I have high hopes for next year. Why is he such a favourite? Electo makes me play better! I am in Argentina and the USA for the winter, but I will come back to the UK next summer to play him for another season with the UAE team. www.polotimes.co.uk
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