EURO COCO T/E
Breeder: Embriones SRL
Sire: Open Negro (Ellerstina Picaro T/E × Ruleta)
Dam: Ellerstina Sonora (Sol × Lambada)
A naturally athletic and intelligent mare, combining agility with the responsive polo temperament that allows a rider to maneuver confidently in fast play. Smooth and efficient in her movement, she shows the type of balance and focus valued in modern competitive polo.
By Open Negro, a proven Ellerstina stallion recognized for producing athletic and mentally strong polo horses that compete successfully in Argentina, the United States, and the United Kingdom. His offspring are known for their rideability, balance, and dependable polo mentality.
Out of Ellerstina Sonora, descending from the influential Ellerstina families of Sol and Lambada, two lines that have consistently produced elite polo ponies played by members of the Pieres family and other high-goal professionals.
This pedigree combines Ellerstina’s most successful foundation bloodlines, transmitting agility, intelligence, and the calm, competitive temperament required for high-level polo.
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Open Negro, by Ellerstina Pícaro and out of Ruleta, represents one of the most consistent Ellerstina performance lines, responsible for producing polo horses competing at the highest levels in Argentina, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
The Picaro line has contributed significantly to Ellerstina’s success in the Argentine Triple Crown and continues to appear in many elite modern polo pedigrees.
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Ellerstina Sonora represents another powerful branch of the Ellerstina breeding program. Through Sol and Lambada, this maternal family carries generations of carefully selected polo genetics developed to produce horses with intelligence, balance, and strong polo instinct.
Members of this extended family have been ridden by Facundo Pieres, Gonzalo Pieres Jr., Nicolás Pieres, and Polito Pieres, and have competed at the highest levels of international polo.
Pedigree Highlights
Picaro – Influential Ellerstina stallion responsible for numerous top-level polo horses.
Ruleta – Foundation mare of the Ellerstina program, known for producing athletic and competitive polo ponies.
Lambada – One of the most important mares in modern Argentine polo breeding.
El Sol – A key genetic contributor to Ellerstina’s high-goal performance lines.
Why Breeders Value This Pedigree
Pícaro Influence – One of the most important sires in modern polo breeding, known for producing horses with speed, balance, and exceptional polo instinct.
Ruleta Female Family – A proven maternal line responsible for numerous high-level polo horses played by members of the Facundo Pieres, Gonzalo Pieres Jr., Nicolás Pieres, and Polito Pieres families.
Ellerstina Breeding Program – Descends from the renowned Ellerstina Polo Team program, one of the most influential sources of Argentine polo horses.
Consistent High-Goal Genetics – This pedigree repeatedly produces horses with the agility, intelligence, and competitive mentality required for elite polo.
