Rico Suave has donated his services at this years Futurity Quechua Benefit Herdsire Auction. Great opportunity for you OHIO area breeders to donate for a GREAT casue and recieve a breeding to the FINEST BREEDING !! year old herdsire in US history In his element, Rico wins....... RESERVE Champion 2010 Maturity! AGE 10! Just got back Ricos 10year old histogram 16.6 AFD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No wonder Mike Safely couldnt say enough about Ricos fineness at the Maturity Did you know, Rico has sired a BLACK female and male! Holey Moley, Rico's 8 yr fleece just won CABA Judges Choice! Also won Best Hand & Best Brightness! Uh...folks I repeat 8 years old. Im just amazed with this boy. Two words keep coming to my brain SUPER FREAK .......SUPER FREAK Great News! Rico is coming back to Ohio summer of 2011 Rico came to Ohio in 08 to distribute "16.5 micron @ 8yrs" lingering fineness genes. Rico's 8 year old skin biopsy, performed by Norm Evans, revealed 69 follicles/sq.mm and a 16.5 average micron. see more here: https://alpacastreet.oursafeserver.com/ alpacas/view.html?lpaca_id=767 Age 7 ---- Rico's histogram-- AFD 17.1, SD 3.3, CV 19.3, <30 0.4%. This is no one hit wonder, folks, His last 3 years #s are very consistent! ****UPDATE....Rico's 2008 histogram (8 year old) 17.1, SD 3.5, CV 20.5, %>30 0.5. The AlpacaRosa refers to this as "LINGERING FINENESS" in a breeding male! We are bound and determined to make this a household name! I know what you all are thinking.....!!! Can this be ? 17 micron at 8 years with THAT kind of Brightness & crimp staying power?? Is this picture really his 7 year old fleece? WELL? Over the last 2 yrs, Rico convinced several OHIO breeders, Mike Safley, and CABA fleece judges that YES! He is STILL THAT fine! Folks! THIS is why we bring Rico back to The AlpacaRosa every year!. My freinds in Oregon can see how passionate we are about bringing 'Lingering fineness" to the forefront and spreading his amazing genetics. If you have been going to shows, you HAVE to know Fineness RULEs, and evidenced by 5 year old champions at recent Nationals and Futurity, the breeders in-the-know realize Lingering Fineness rules!!!!