For all enquiries:
- 0208 398 2573
- online@estribos.co.uk
- 33 Williams Grove, Long Ditton, Surrey. KT6 5RW
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From everyone at Estribos.co.uk, we wish our customers a happy and prosperous 2010!
Here at Estribos Argentina, Home of the Argentine “Polo Belt” and “Polo Dog Collar” we have had a fantastic 2009. We have been busier than ever on the show circuit having lots of fun at Badminton, Cheltenham, Aintree, Punchestown, Windsor, Henley, Burghley to name but a few of the more than 100 shows and events that we have attended this year.The response has been fabulous and we are now geared up for the last few shows of 2009. So check our Upcoming Events and please do come and say hello!
We envisage we shall be attending over one hundred events during the course of 2009, much more than any other supplier of Polo or so-called Gaucho Belts. However should you not be able to pay us a visit in person we would love to welcome you on-line to our internet shopping area, where we hope that you will find the process to be uncomplicated and rewarding.
Estribos Polo Belts and other items are available at over fifty shops throughout the UK, plus also in Australia, South Africa, The Republic of Ireland and the Caribbean. So should you prefer to feel the quality of our products before buying just let us know where you are based and we will confirm the nearest outlet.
Wholesale enquiries are always welcome.
We look forward to seeing you!
Lizzie, Marcus, Ollie, Sophie and Lydia
Polo Belts
Welcome to estribos.co.uk where you can find one of the biggest and best priced collections of Polo Belts and accessories. These belts are based upon a traditional local native pattern, the “Guarda Pampa”, and have been adopted in Argentina by the polo world, adorning the whites and bombachas of players and petiseros from Patagonia to Palermo. We believe we have the broadest collection in the world, with over 80 different hand stitched models, and in the UK we constantly have over 3,000 polo belts in stock. In the improbable case that we do not have your size in the style that you prefer, we will be more than happy to make it for you. We are always positive that you will be more than just amazed by the excellence and workmanship of our polobelts, and the quality of our leather.
Argentine & Argentinian Belts
If you are not fortunate enough to be able to visit us in person at the many shows throughout the year in the UK then please do not hesitate to check out our internet shopping area. There, you will find our Argentinian Belts, which come with matching Dog Collars and also, our excellent selection of hats. To complement the Argentine Belts, and other firm Estribos favourites, we are constantly adding new product ranges and individual items, all skillfully handmade in Argentina from traditional high quality materials.
Gaucho Belts
Whilst true Gauchos would never have been seen in these belts, Polo Belts are sometimes incorrectly referred to in the UK as Gaucho Belts. Not so in Buenos Aires! The origin of the pattern is in reality a local Indian one, from an ancient Mapuche tribe design. This “Guarda Pampa” pattern mirrors the profile of the Andes range, with the peaks and troughs and reflections of these in the mountain lakes. The Gauchos adopted some elements of the Mapuche design and incorporated them in their Ponchos and other fabric pieces, reinforcing regional identities of the provincial groups of Gauchos, almost along the lines of Tartans in Scotland. Truly Argentine Belts therefore, but not really Gaucho!
Polo Sport
Whatever you’re level of involvement in the Sport of Polo, whether as Polista, Petisero or as a Spectator stomping divots, there can surely be no other sport with the captivating and all absorbing ingredients of Polo sport. Seven minutes of pure energy, balls traveling at speeds of 150 kph, the thunder of rider and pony …. Taken to the Pampas and developed to perfection by the Argentines, the kings of the Sport of Polo. An excellent marriage: English rules with Argentina setting the world standards for riders and ponies.