We are thrilled with the purchase of Maroon Bells from Xanadu Farms! Mari is another gorgeous Aristide daughter. He is no longer in the US. Her fleece is fine, dense and loaded with crimp. As a juvie she took 2nd place at the AOA National show, and 1st place in halter at the MoPaca show. She was bred to Color Champion, Snowmass Lover’s Spartan, and had an absolutely gorgeous fawn female (8/22). Her daughter, Spartan’s Zara, is one of our best! We can’t wait to get her in the show ring. Mari, bred to Dancing Elk’s One Moment in Time (for a summer 2023 cria) produced a gorgeous, bright, maroon-brown colored fleeced male cria. She was bred to El Comandante, aka Commander, for a 2024 cria. Unfortunately she reabsorbed this pregnancy. Maroon Bells, bred to Marquis for a summer 2025 cria, produced a fawn and white male cria with an interesting color pattern. He’ll be a fun one to watch.

It is with great excitement that we announce the addition of this handsome young appaloosa male to the Rare Gem herd. We have followed MIrakel's dam for years as she is the closest appaloosa descendant to LF Del a Burl, the handsome appaloosa male that was exported to Germany. With his departure, these genetics were limited to just two females in the United States-- one of which is MaRs Dixie-- MIrakel's dam. Dixie is the only appaloosa descendant of daughter from LF del A Burl. In Germany, Burl went on to produce 50+ cria, the majority of which are appaloosa and/or patterned. Mirakel's grand-dam, Sugar Shoo, was a full Peruvian and a granddaughter of Auzengate, a Peruvian male, noted for throwing appaloosa cria. Mirakel's maternal side carries the Victor line and is stacked with champions, including Eastwind's Snowstorm. Dixie's owners had the foresight to breed her to an elite-fleeced male-- Aspen Alpacas Highpoint out of the Silver Rose Overture / Augusto's Cochiti line. Highpoint has stamped this offspring, Mirakel, with his beautiful phenotype including a lovely head, full coverage from nose to toes, perfect portions and an evolved, fine colorFULL appaloosa fleece! His previous owners have said "Here's betting that he gives his maternal brother, Wahoo from MaRS, a run for his money!" Those are some big "hooves" to fill, but time will tell. We invite appaloosa and harlequin breeders to keep an eye on this young male, Mirakel. We have great things planned for him! Special thanks to Alpacas from MaRS and Las Flores del Altiplano Alpacas for producing this fine male and letting him join the Rare Gem herd. With gratitude... UPDATE: Mirakel's show career is off to a great start. His most recent award is from the 2023 PNAA IFA. He took first in his class and "Most Uniform in Grade" Award - Grade 0.