Congratulations to Ray and Jo - we're excited to see Spirit going to such a great home! Sometimes growth comes with unexpected decisions, and parting with Spirit is one of those. We never imagined a time when he may be available to another farm, but with his genetics overflowing in our herd and some new spotted bloodlines, we've made the difficult decision to allow him to move to another farm where he'll have more chances to continue his history of spot production. Contact us today form more information.   Meet Excelsior's Patriotic Spirit, an elite, appaloosa herdsire! This male has it all - confirmation, fiber, and lineage. Spirit is the product of appaloosas and harlequins from both sides of his family tree. His sire, Windspun WSA Patriotic Gentleman, is an appaloosa as well. He's a blue-ribbon winning male that sports a beautiful fleece and strong confirmation. Patriotic Gentleman's sire is the multi-champion Hobby Horse Farm Great Expecations making his grandsire the well-known SA Peruvian Black Epic. Spirit's dam, Excelsior's High Voltage Tazer, has an equally impressive background. She's the harlequin daughter of a very well-known appaloosa - NWA/Hearsum Paulo. Her dam is actually the full sister to our herdsire Mr. Butterscotch, a beautiful appaloosa harlequin named Candlelight's Cookies and Cream. Both Butterscotch and Cookie are My Peruvian Zephyus offspring. Spirit's show career started as a mature male; however, that didn't stop him from beating out the competition. Judges commented on his extreme density and the amount of fleece packed onto his frame. They also appreciated his fleece's brightness and the handle he had maintained for his age. His macho appearance and confidence in the show ring also stood out. Spirit has proven to pass on his phenomenal fleece qualities to his offspring. We are so excited to have this guy as a herdsire at Elderwood Farms! Notable Offspring: Elderwood's Maybe It Was Memphis - appaloosa, 9x Blue including Nationals Elderwood's Little Miss Can't Be Wrong - appaloosa harlequin, 1x Blue ELWD's When September Ends - lightly spotted appaloosa, 3x Blue Elderwood's Right On The Dot - traditional appaloosa out of 3x champion fawn female Elderwood's Without A Hitch - stunning traditional appaloosa Elderwood's Lady Liberty - harlequin appaloosa

Ginny is truly a phenomenal female - both by her own traits and by her ability to produce exceptional offspring. She's a champion girl and produce of dam winner. Her frame is solid with well-developed bone (especially for a female). We love her head style and the way her fleece is maintaining itself through her production years. Her sire, Snowmass Best in Velvet, is a multi-judge's choice, multi-champion, and Get of Sire winner. He hails from a long line of elite animals - he's sired by the 2011 Male Futurity Champion, Snowmass Velvet Touche, and out of the 2011 Female Futurity Champion, Snowmass Best in Lace. It's really no wonder this combination made such an outstanding boy. Ginny's dam, MFI & TNT Peruvian Festa, is a girl that we were lucky enough to own. She was a 6x banner winning female sired by the late, great LMFI Peruvian Playboy. He's sired the well-known Majestic Peruvian Jerimiah and has 13 championships to his name, winning at both Futurity and Nationals. Festa's dam, My Peruvian Festivale, is as equally impressive with multiple championships to her name. She produced multiple champions and blue-ribbon winners in her lifetime Notable Offspring: ELWD's Wynter Is Coming - 1x JC, 2xCC, 4xRC, 17x Blue ELWD's When September Ends - 2x Blue, minimally spotted appaloosa