Sire: McGwire
30878983<--ari-->LIght Rose Grey<--color-->McGwire is clearly one of the richest colored full Accoyo males in the United States. Sired by Accoyo Victor, whose fleece and offspring are Legendary, he glows like a light is shining from inside his fleece. His density and staple length pull together for some of the most magnificent fleece weights on record (14.5 lbs--he is shorn every six months now). At age six, his CV was 16.2, micron 24 with an absence of guard hair. With over 30 cria, he is throwing silver and rose grey out of solid dams, many black cria, and often darkens the dams color. The crimp, bundling and shine is profound.<--description-->
Service Sire: Snowmass Enlightenment
30878983<--ari-->Medium Rose Grey<--color-->The legendary grey herdsire, Snowmass Enlightenment, is bringing his power packed genetics to the West Coast!
"Enlightenment is the most significant grey stud we've ever produced."
-- Snowmass Alpacas
"Best male in the show. This stunning male combines perfect conformation and magnificent fleece. He is the 'Total Package'."
-- Kentucky Classic Judge
"If you could put all the best performing, most unique blend of genetics into one stud for the most advanced color breeding program...that is exactly what Snowmass did and the result is nothing short of magnificent!"
-- Prior Owner
"If we could have a Royal grey line of alpacas, Enlightenment is what it would take to get us there!"
-- Julie Skinner
His selling at the 2009 Futurity Auction by Snowmass was "...a true commitment to keep him in the breeding pool of Elite grey males in the USA as [we] slowly move out of breeding for grey."
-- Snowmass Alpacas
Snowmass Enlightenment, a multi-champion, is the product of generations of superior genetic development. Follow up his line to his multi-champion sire and 2X Futurity Herdsire of the Year, Snowmass XXXtreme, who was sired by multi-champion Snowmass Royal Rose, who was in turn sired by the incomparable Peruvian Hemingway. And lest we forget his dam, Snowmass Silver Star, sired by Snowmass Casanova, who was sired by Peruvian Bueno, brings rich grey and color genetics herself.
In 2009, Enlightenment won the AOBA Reserve Color Championship at 54 months just after taking a Championship at the Kentucky Classic Show. He was the highest selling alpaca at the 2009 Futurity Auction, taking in over double the price of the next closest male.
Enlightenment has produced a multitude of champion offspring in all colors, starting with his 2nd cria, Snowmass Enlightened - a rose grey 12X Champion who has gone on to be a great herdsire in his own right. A female cria, KBA Enlightened, went on to win 10 Championships and produce the top selling grey at the <--description-->
Pirata Reina (Pirate Queen) is a rose grey girl that has nice character to her fleece as demonstrated by her multiple ribbons. She is 1/2 Accoyo and her dam is silver grey. Her offspring have beautiful lustrous fleece with great coverage and top knot as well as nice presence.
On December 3, 2016, Pirata Reina had a bay black male cria from our Champ rose grey herdsire, Snowmass Enlightenment! Pirata Reina is an excellent mom with lots of milk.
Pirata Reina is currently agisting at Epic Alpacas ranch. Epic Alpacas is honored to broker a number of great alpacas from Canyon Creek Ranch (owned by Marilynn Scoggins, wife of Ian Watt), which is well known for producing high quality alpacas with superior fleece and superb greys in particular. If you are looking for a fantastic grey foundation female, Pirata Reina is an excellent choice.

[4th] International Alpaca Odyssey 2007 Halter Huacaya Grey Junior Female

[3rd] Alpaca Western Extravaganza 2008 Spin-Off Juvenile Grey Huacaya

[2nd] California Classic Alpaca Show 2007 Halter Huacaya Grey Juvenile Female

[2nd] Southwest Regional Alpaca Show 2007 Halter Huacaya Rose Grey Juvenile Female

[1st] AlpacaFest West 2007 Fleece FLEECE - HUACAYA ROSE GREY