1st place winner - bright black
Dancing Elk's Isabella
ARI# 35255048 D.O.B. 9/1/2016 (6 yrs) (Due Date: 6/26/2023)
Huacaya, Female (Bred), Proven | True Black
Sire: Argenta Granite
Argenta Granite
3X Champion
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ARI# 31716505
D.O.B. 6/14/2009
Huacaya,
Herdsire (Male),
Proven
Medium Silver Grey
1/4 Peruvian, 1/4 Bolivian, 1/2 Chilean
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This is the first cria born on our farm in 2009. We picked out his mom, Cimarron Shadow, who was bred to MFI Toledo. Boy did we hit the jackpot. This boy has coverage from his eyes to his toes. Granite has sure grown into a wonderful boy. He has beautiful grey fleece that is very crimpy with good staple length. He has complete coverage from his eyes to his toes. He has the same gorgeous typey head like his dad, Champion Gray MFI Toledo of Whispering Willows in Indiana.
Granite A... |
| ARI# 31716505 | Medium Silver Grey
Dam: Dancing Elk's Greta
| ARI# 32126341 | Medium Silver Grey
Service Sire: Freedom's Full Throttle
| ARI# 32377781 | Dark Silver Grey |
We didn't know in summer of 2017 when we picked up two girls from Dancing Elk alpacas that we would be back again so soon. When we saw firsthand how they are cared for, recognize the integrity and discernment made in a breeding program, we literally said we want to buy more but needed to sell some first (Imagine that concept) Fortunately it worked out. We just love Isabella's maternal grandmother and we feel so very fortunate this girl was available.
Isabella, as beautiful as her name - Beautiful black out of silver grey parents. Information off of Dancing Elk's site her sire, Argenta Granite passes on consistent crimp and long staple length to his multiple, award-winning offspring.
To accentuate her beauty, she is a real sweetheart. Who travels from Montana to Idaho from showgrounds to SoCal and comes over to greet visitors or just chill ?
At the Great Western Alpaca Show 2017 she took a 1st in halter out of 11. Then in 2018 she took a 3rd in halter. She then took a 1st place in walking fleece above average scores in density and crimp/character, absence of guard hairs, uniformity. She received maximum score in uniformity of color (big hooray in true black) and 16.5 of 20 fineness/handle (a 19-20 AFD noted) AND a 7.5 of 10 in brightness! We recently decided to not only focus on uniformity of micron but more on brightness along with conformation. If looking at her beautiful head, bright fleece is not enough, "touch" her. We could not stop touching that blanket. Her histogram 21.7 micron with a 4 SD. Nice uniformity especially coming from two grey parents!
Her first cria was from a fine, uniform grey Kit Carson son. They gave us a beautiful silver grey girl with a little black bolero jacket pattern. A definite keeper! Next breeding we sent off Isabella to breed to Champion El Dorado's Captain Jack Sparrow, a Blackbeard son. This boy is growing up nice.
Isabella comes from two greys so we last bred her to Freedom's Full Throttle a dark silver grey guy.
Awards
GWAS 2017 halter
GWAS 2018 halter - judge Jude Anderson
GWAS 2018, walking fleece Judge Sara McClenan
Offspring
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Uniquely marked - a bolero jacket
ARI# 36016785 D.O.B. 7/8/2019 (3 yrs)
Huacaya, Female| Dark Silver Grey, True Black, Proven
Sire: 4-Sight's Crawford
Dam: Dancing Elk's Isabella
This girl came out looked so dark grey you didn't initially notice her black front in a bolero jacket type pattern with her medium to silver grey body...
Faith and Fleece Alpacas - Somis, CA
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Updated 3/9/2023