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Cosaco XI Laid to Rest

 
 
On Monday, May 7, Grand Prix competitor and HGF breeding stallion Cosaco XI was humanely euthanized due to a progressively worsening lameness condition. Cosaco XI was a 1996 PRE stallion bred in Antequerra, Spain by the Dehesa de Yeguas breeding farm. He was trained to Grand Prix by Daniel Martin Dockx and competed at that level primarily by Pati Pierucci, with national and international scores ranging from 63-67%. Cosaco had an exceptional ability for piaffe and passage and a trot tour known for expression and elevation. At only 15.3 and classic in type, Cosaco was often overlooked in the warm-up, but in the ring he filled the arena with his presence and had many fans. He worked hard for all of his riders, and was a proud representative of his breed. Cosaco spent the last three years in retirement on the green fields of Fruitport, Michigan, breeding to HGF mares.

Cosaco has produced a number of exceptional offspring including:
Condesa HGF and Cocinero HGF, owned by Red Raven Farm
Bibiana HGF owned by Richard and Melanie James of Christchurch, New Zealand
Cocota HGF owned by Maria Lithander
Mariposa HGF owned by Janne Rumbaugh
CanCan HGF owned by Rhianna Pankhurst
Califa HGF, owned by HGF
Conquero HGF, owned by HGF and trained in Fuengirola, Spain, by Daniel Martin Dockx
Cosaco HGF, born on May 10

Cochise HGF, owned by Isabel A Ferreira Gould

 

R.I.P. Cosaco. You live on in your offspring. 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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