Fawn Beauty with Appaloosa Heritage

Rare Gem Kaya Sunchaser

Alpaca, Huacaya, Cria Female | Light Fawn, Medium Fawn

Sire: ~Apache's Free Spirit (Harlequin Appaloosa)

Handsome Harlequin Appaloosa!

~Apache's Free Spirit (Harlequin Appaloosa)

HuacayaHerdsire (Male)Medium Fawn, Medium Silver Grey, True Black

AOA# 36221692DOB: 11/10/20223 yrs

Handsome harlequin male. Big-boned, dense bundled fleece from day 1. Dam is AOV Accoyo Eros daughter with Jericho/Jeremiah/Mr. President on her maternal side. She was purchased at the Amber Autumn auction and has been a great producer for us. Her first offspring took Reserve Light Color Championship at her first show— 2022 Alpacapalooza. Spirit’s sire is the highly expressive harlequin appaloosa herdsire Apache Gentleman. Apache has a pedigree packed with outstanding appaloosas and harlequins stemming back to gene carriers— Black Epic and My Peruvian Zephyrus. We are very excited to see what is already appearing to be a highly evolved harlequin fleece. UPDATE: December 2024. Spirit has settled his first girls. He is a natural! Look for his offspring to hit the ground Fall 2025. If you are interested in breeding for rare fleece colors, you can also read our recent article in The American Alpaca Journal: Breeding for Rare Fleece Colors by Clicking Here

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 AOA# 36221692 Medium Fawn, Medium Silver Grey, True Black

Dam: Irish Meadows Freya

Elite Max daughter - 3X Champion

Irish Meadows Freya

HuacayaOpen (Female)White

AOA# 36121373DOB: 6/27/20214 yrs

Freya is an elite-fleeced 3X champion daughter of Irish Meadows' Elite Max co-owned by Irish Meadows and Cas-Cad-Nac Farms. Elite Max is known for his very rare Merino type fleece and his illustrious show career which includes 28 championships including AOA National Supreme Champion Light Male and 9 Judges Choice Awards. Irish Meadows' Elite Max owners say, "You haven't seen light fleece until you have seen Elite Max! He has the fleece of the future!". Freya was shown 8 times in 2022 and brought home 8 blue ribbons and two color championships! For Freya's maiden breeding, she was paired with appaloosa herdsire, Rare Gem X-Man. The cria is a handsome young male with dense bundles of curly fleece from day one. Offspring Oz is white with minimal fawn spots. For Freya's 2024 breeding, she was paired with our handsome harlequin herdsire-- Rare Gem Apache's Free Spirit. This pairing produced an exquisite fleeced, fawn female born 10/28/25. Freya is a fantastic mum with great maternal instincts. She has birthed two offspring-- both unassisted-- textbook perfect deliveries. If you are interested in breeding for rare fleece colors, you can also read our recent article in The American Alpaca Journal: Breeding for Rare Fleece Colors by Clicking Here

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 AOA# 36121373 White

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Born as the very first offspring of her harlequin sire, Apache’s Free Spirit, and out of our multi-champion dam Irish Meadows Freya, Rare Gem Kaya Sunchaser arrived carrying strong genetics and a bright future. Though she comes from Harlequin Appaloosa heritage, Kaya expressed as a beautiful solid medium fawn — her fleece made an immediate statement. Dense, bright, and tightly bundled from the start, her fleece shows the kind of quality we value in our program. From her earliest days, Kaya has been a blur of motion around the farm. Quick-footed, curious, and always on the go, she’s one of the hardest crias to capture on camera — usually racing past just as the shutter clicks. But in the moments she stands still, her balance, expression, and fleece quality speak clearly to the strength of her lineage. Heritage & Strengths From Her Dam — Irish Meadows Freya Freya is a daughter of Elite Maxx and a multi-champion known for her bright, dense fleece and correct conformation. She contributes refinement, structure, and consistent quality to her crias. Kaya reflects her dam’s fleece density and overall balance, even as she diverges in color. Freya’s calm temperament and strong maternal nature also shine through in this young female. From Her Sire — Apache’s Free Spirit As the first cria for Apache’s Free Spirit, Kaya offers an early look at the influence he brings as a Harlequin Appaloosa male. While she did not inherit his spots, she carries the genetic depth behind them — valuable for future breeding potential. Spirit contributes a solid frame, warmth of color, and the presence we expect from Apache descendants. Pattern & Fleece Notes Kaya’s solid medium-fawn fleece is her standout feature. Her staples are dense and tightly bundled, with a silky hand and brightness that showed early and continues to develop. The fineness and uniformity along the staple suggest strong fleece potential as she matures. Combined with her correct structure and alert, forward posture, Kaya presents as a young female with both fiber merit and breeding value. Her coloring may be simple, but her fleece quality is anything but. What She Brings to the Rare Gem Lineup Kaya Sunchaser brings a combination of genetic diversity, strong fleece traits, and dependable structure to the herd. As the first offspring from Apache’s Free Spirit, she helps define the direction of his future contributions while expanding the Appaloosa-influenced gene pool at Rare Gem. Her medium-fawn fleece, rooted in elite dam genetics, positions her as a promising foundation female — capable of producing both quality fiber and, potentially, spotted or patterned offspring depending on her future pairings.

Updated 11/28/2025