La Luna
She is an example of what makes for a successful dam in different organizations such as that of Tanoira and Ellerstina . Apart from her , over ninety ponies from her pedigree got to play the Opens , starting with her own offspring , we have managed to count 18 triple-crown playing ponies by 10 different sires . With Sobornado she had Open Chita ; Open Califa and Gete Eclipse , a horse played by the Novillo Astradas that travelled abroad . With Sun Gulf , Open Geisha , dam to OPEN GUILLER- MINA , and with a stallion that was a failure as a sire La Luna also produced good foals , which goes to show her extraordinary maternal consistency . With Pucará she had Open Xelene , played by Gonzalito in several Opens ; also Gete Luna Llena ; Gete Medialuna — also an Open-playing pony played by Santiago Chavanne —; with Plin- Plin-Plin she produced Open Moon , played by Gonzalito at Tortugas , but which died after that , and with Ilusionado she bore Open Jasy , played for several years by Lucas Monteverde in the Opens . With Rainbow Corner , Open Luna Nueva , played by Gonzalito ; with Guindado she bore Gete Laika ; Gete Lupa and Gete Estrella , all played by Santiago Chavanne for several years in the Opens ; with Pucará Virtual she produced Gete Sorda ; with Bolche , Gete Galaxia , a mare that Mariano Aguerre used to lend to Matías Magrini and which in turn was dam to Machitos Galilea , one of Mariano Aguerre ’ s best mares last season , and which played Tortugas through to the Palermo final . She was also very successful at producing stallions : Open Sunset and Open Espacial each with over 10 of their offspring playing the triple crown when still very young ; Gete Menguante also produced considerable offspring ; Gete Franela ; Gete Fragor . LA LUNA ’ s female offspring has been very generous in dams ; they already have several granddaughters playing at Palermo : Open Geisha with different sires ; Open Guillermina with Optimum ; Fina Sony with Open Chismoso , and Open Nipona with Ellerstina Pícaro have already played Open tournaments . Open Moon produced Fina Sedna , playing up to two chukkas in the Palermo final under Nachi Heguy ; Open Xelene produced Open X1 X3 ; Open Patilla with Rainbow Corner ; Open Jasy produced Machitos Jazmín , best playing pony in La Aguada ’ s thirty-goal tournament . She then played at Tortugas and Hurlingham under Mariano Aguerre .
La Luna already boasts five generations of High-Goal-playing ponies through two daughters of Open Cheta , daughter of Open Chita and Rainbow Corner , which never played . One played under Facundo at Tortugas , and another under Jaime García Huidobro . Open Chequera , together with another mare , are the only ones that played when still very new . Open Cheta looms as a very good young donor at Ellerstina .
“ Facundo , what is outstanding about Open Chequera ?" “ She ’ s a mare that doesn ’ t seem to suffer the strain of long seasons ; she ’ s always well . In 2014 I played her at Tortugas , Hurlingham and Palermo , and she played well right up to the last final . I am sure that if we ’ d had to play another match her performance would have continued being faultless .”
“ She displayed top form in the final …” “ Yes , she played a very good match . It was the first time that she was awarded the horse blanket for a horse at Palermo . This year I also experienced this in England with Open Galáctica , and in Spain with One Magnífica . A short time back at Hurlingham and also at the Palermo final .”
“ You are closing a very good 2014 as regards ponies , aren ’ t you ?” “ Actually , yes . Proof of this is that we received several nominations during the whole of the season . It is an award that goes to all the organization , because it is the work of all the year and much more so during the season . We are very happy , but the praise is due to all the group of people we have working at Ellerstina .”
“ What is your opinion of this system of awards by the AACCP in these tournaments ?” “ It is very good . All of it : the prizes and the nominations , because they are useful in order to get statistics regarding which the male and female bloodlines are that work well , and that helps to continue improving the breed .”
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