Before entering the buildings, the real heroes of the show are obvious: The Criollo Horse and the Gaucho, both emblems of Argentinian Rural Life. 
Part of the vast covered complex of pavillions. The dog show, the interior part of the horse show, stabling, restaurants, and hundreds of vendor stands find room under one extensive roof. The judges are ready, the arena raked, the coveted Champion Cup on the table...let the show begin!
But first some meandering around the halls to explore the many offerings from most provinces of Argentina...
Sculpture and Painting from many artists, who are in attendance to demonstrate their art, take orders for custom creation or just sell some of their artifacts on display. Here a sculpture of a criollo horse in it's working tack
Open air cafes and restaurants abound, horses wander past the tables...here a couple of Percherons being led to their performance to be hitched to traditional carriages.
Silversmith at work at the exhibition. Here is is engraving a mate bowl with personalized initials
A tea kettle embellished with a Fleur de Lis, which appears on many traditional artifacts.
Mate, mate and more mate bowls....
All that beef hide: leather boots, belts, leather halters and bridles, leather bags, leather clothing...
A whole selection of antiques, including carriages, furniture, sculpture, cars, tools, and paintings is ready to be auctioned off.
Argentinian working saddle frame. When in use it rests on top of several sheep-skins, and is covered by a few more, so both - horse and rider - are protected by thick layers of wool, which turns the saddle into a huge affair.
Gaucho luxury...silver handles of cattle whips, which are made from a thick slice of cow hide at the business end. They cause more slapping sound than a painful hit.
Traditional hand woven wool gaucho poncho and silver stirrups.
Tack shop, selling all to outfit horse and rider. Including handwoven cloth strips with traditional design, which are used as 'underbelts' and covered with a heavy leather belt, shich in turn is adorned with elaborate silver buckles.
Food stands selling air dried meats (made from beef, jabali, deer, pork) and farm produced cheeses. Not a fridge in sight, but the food looks (and tastes) delicious.
Antique Poncho from Catafalce (a province which has a National Poncho Festival) and classic pottery with a snake motive.
But first some meandering around the halls to explore the many offerings from most provinces of Argentina... 
Sculpture and Painting from many artists, who are in attendance to demonstrate their art, take orders for custom creation or just sell some of their artifacts on display. Here a sculpture of a criollo horse in it's working tack 
Open air cafes and restaurants abound, horses wander past the tables...here a couple of Percherons being led to their performance to be hitched to traditional carriages. 
Silversmith at work at the exhibition. Here is is engraving a mate bowl with personalized initials 
A tea kettle embellished with a Fleur de Lis, which appears on many traditional artifacts. 
Mate, mate and more mate bowls.... 
All that beef hide: leather boots, belts, leather halters and bridles, leather bags, leather clothing... 
A whole selection of antiques, including carriages, furniture, sculpture, cars, tools, and paintings is ready to be auctioned off. 
Argentinian working saddle frame. When in use it rests on top of several sheep-skins, and is covered by a few more, so both - horse and rider - are protected by thick layers of wool, which turns the saddle into a huge affair. 
Gaucho luxury...silver handles of cattle whips, which are made from a thick slice of cow hide at the business end. They cause more slapping sound than a painful hit. 
Traditional hand woven wool gaucho poncho and silver stirrups. 
Tack shop, selling all to outfit horse and rider. Including handwoven cloth strips with traditional design, which are used as 'underbelts' and covered with a heavy leather belt, shich in turn is adorned with elaborate silver buckles. 
Food stands selling air dried meats (made from beef, jabali, deer, pork) and farm produced cheeses. Not a fridge in sight, but the food looks (and tastes) delicious. 
Antique Poncho from Catafalce (a province which has a National Poncho Festival) and classic pottery with a snake motive.Next edition: the horses...
