The space where horses are raised is called a pasture.
Potrero is a concept with several uses. The term allows us to name the caretaker of the foals and the space that is used to raise horses .
For example: “My grandfather has eight horses in the pasture,” “When we visited the countryside, we toured the pasture and saw how the horses were fed,” “The farm owner's idea is to convert the pasture into a greenhouse.”
The pasture as a field intended for soccer practice
In some South American countries , open land that is used by children and young people to play and practice sports is known as a pasture. The notion is usually associated with soccer, considering the pastures as improvised playing fields in which soccer players are trained: “Everything I know as a player I learned in the pasture, playing with my brothers,” “The coach asked me not to I forgot what I was doing in the pasture,” “He is a very skilled forward, but he should add discipline and order to the talent he brings from the pasture.”
The usual thing is that the pasture is linked to football in its most playful sense, without the pressures that affect a professional athlete. To say that a footballer plays as if he were in the pasture is to refer to a dull style.
A pasture is an open field where children play soccer informally.
a plateau
There are regions, on the other hand, where a pasture is a plateau of considerable extent. The pasture, in this sense, has an elevated end that rises until it reaches higher ground.
These types of plateaus are found in many countries, such as Mexico . Specifically, in this nation where you can see the most pastures is in the Pajarito plateau area, located very close to Santa Fe .
Other uses of the term paddock
It should not be overlooked that paddock is a term that has more meanings. Specifically, it is also used to define a type of doctor. This is exactly what surgeons who are dedicated to caring for fillies are colloquially called; that is, hernias that can appear both in the scrotum and in different viscera.
Potrero , finally, is a name that appears in many locations around the world, such as Potrero de los Funes (in the Argentine province of San Luis), Potrero de San Rafael (Chile) and Potrero (California, United States).
Precisely in the town mentioned first there is the well-known Potrero de los Funes Reservoir , which has become an area of tourist attraction. It is located about 1,000 meters above sea level and has the privilege of being one of the oldest reservoirs in all of Argentina . Its total area is about 360 hectares.
Potrero is also the name of one of the metro stations in Mexico . It is located in the northern area of the city and is part of line 3 , which is responsible for connecting the route between Indios Verdes and Universidad .
Around 19,000 people use this station daily, which has a horse as its identifying logo. This drawing, like its name, the only thing that makes clear is that in the past there were several stables on those lands.