HERD DISPERSAL UPDATE: Toledo is the densest alpaca to ever reside on our farm. He has been the signature stud on our herdsire row for many years now. A multi champion in the show ring, Toledo is compact with excellent conformation and stunning fleece. He still maintains fantastic character at age 13! He is so dense that he sometimes doesn’t come in when it’s raining because his fleece is way too dense for him to feel the water! Toledo walks like a prince and knows his job. You can call him in from the field when it is time to breed. Toledo’s bloodlines are rare, especially in a grey alpaca. Best of all, he has sired champions. He has two champion grey sons in Colorado who are now siring champions of their own. Don’t be put off by his age--Toledo can still do his job and has many years left in his breeding career. His progeny show how relevant his genetics still are in the American herd. Toledo is an exceptional candidate for ANY farm’s herdsire row! It would be a shame for him not to be able continue to produce the stunning crias he has proven that he can sire time after time. We are looking forward to the crias out of his son Pierre, and his daughter Mayana who is now on our foundation herd. Now is your chance to acquire a truly exceptional herdsire! We call Toledo “the Ace,” and for good reason. Toledo indeed is our ace, the epitome of an exceptional, elite stud—with champion progeny, and a couple of banners himself. He has already proven that he can throw champion crias—this is well established. Toledo and his outstanding genetics are something to be cherished. We are thrilled to have Toledo's bloodlines, which are very rare east of the Mississippi, to our grey and black breeding program--and proud to be able to offer them to you! In his limited show career, Toledo competed very well. He earned blue ribbons in halter classes, and he also received an unofficial "third" place in a championship class of 47 - having been sandwiched with the renowned Bisturi as Julio Sumar was determining the Reserve Champion at GWAS 2005. (ATV Adonnis had been selected Color Champion.) In 2006, Mike Safley commented enthusiastically about his fleece at GWAS, awarding him 2nd place, with first place again going to ATV Adonnis. At the same show, Toledo was awarded grey Color Champion. Toledo is typey, with a gorgeous head and a perfect bite. His fleece character and density are OFF The Charts! The picture of his fleece shown here was at 4 years of age! Toledo’s crias include some stars: Argenta Granite (owned by Argenta Alpacas): Granite won the Grey Color Championship at the TxOLAN Alpaca Show in February 2012. Chimera’s Orion Grey (owned by Chimera Ranch): Champion at the National Western and Reserve Color Champion grey at Mid-America. Though he is a compact male, Toledo has excellent conformation and coverage (and a fine personality to boot). His fleece is absolutely stunning. He has extreme density and gorgeous crimp.

HERD DISPERSAL UPDATE: Melody is a lovely alpaca with a curious disposition. A non-fading black, her conformation is solid and she is a joy to view out in the pasture. She gets along well with others. A charming alpaca, she always seems to have her ears forward and likes to pose for the camera. Also, as her name suggests, she sings! We believe she would make a fine pet! Melody is a compact female with solid conformation and coverage. She has excellent handle and staple length to her fleece. Melody also has a gentle and curious personality. Melody is quite charming in her vocal talents. She is a singer—especially at feeding time—and freely voices her opinions! Melody's pedigree is unusual. Her mother Constanza arrived in utero during one of the last importations; these last tightly screened importations represent some of the rarest and best lineages in the U.S. herd. Melody's father is the highly decorated Absolut from the breeding program of Alpacas of America. Her paternal grandfather is the renowned Peruvian Guellermo. Melody gave birth in May 2013 to her first cria: a cute rose grey boy with presence and excellent softness, named Enrico, out of our champion-producing grey male MFI Toledo. She gave birth in June 2014 to her first girl--a beautiful bay black cria out of our award-winning stud Mesquite's Tropical Storm. The combination of Melody’s and Stormy’s genetics resulted in Jocelyn, who can best be described as demonstrating the total alpaca package. Jocelyn is a prime example of what Melody is capable of throwing.