Animal Details

2013 female offspring - dam is Salt Creek's Midnight Sapphire

Scientific Data

1/1/2012

3.1# blanket - awaiting Y-M fiber analysis - still incredibly crimpy and fine

2x National Blue Ribbon Winning GREY

Grand River Bravo

Alpaca, Huacaya, Herdsire (Male) | Medium Silver Grey, Dark Silver Grey, Light Rose Grey

AOA #31198066 | DOB: 5/21/2008 (16 yrs)

Sire: Grand River Amstel

EXTREME HERDSIRE OF THE YEAR

Grand River Amstel

HuacayaHerdsire (Male)True Black

AOA# 849320DOB: 6/25/200321 yrs

Almost the end of an era! Amstel is the last alpaca we have offered for sale and one of our best herdsires. He has done well for us and has made his well known sire, Dark Shaddow, proud. Just take a look at his credentials and you will agree that this is one fine true black herdsire who has too much too offer and should not be passed up! We are offering our 1/2 interest for sale in Amstel. Full interest is also available. Reasonable offers will be considered for this outstanding true black herdsire. 2009 EXTREME DARK HERDSIRE OF THE YEAR! If you like Dark Shaddow then your going to love Amstel. He looks just like his late Sire and is also a non-fading jet true black. Amstel's offspring have won several awards including several blue ribbons. So far Amstel has produced 100% true black out of true black dams, true black and bay black out white dams and silver gray out of a gray dam! He has also been bred to two multis and produced solid colored crias. Amstel is the first offspring born out of our multiple true black champion, Dark Shaddow and he is just as spectacular. Amstel still looks great for his age and is still maintaining his fine fleece characteristics. Amstel has extremely dense fleece with a very fine handle and tight crimp exhibiting multiple crimps per inch. He has extensive coverage from head to toes, large bones and a full topknot. An added bonus is the wonderful temperment he has. Amstel has been shown in several shows and has placed in the top of his class in all of them including winning three championships. At the 2005 AAA Futurity Amstel beat the previous years Futurity Champion including 3 of Snowmass Alpacas Nova's sons including Private Reserve who sold at Snowmass 2008 auction. Grand River Amstel is proudly co-owned with West Penn Alpacas. Call or email Grand River Alpaca Farm to reserve your breeding to Amstel. $1500 for drive by breeding or $2000 which includes 60 days board. Please inquire for additional information.

More Details

AOA# 849320 True Black

Dam: Grand River Zurina

Price:

Sold

- Purchase Terms

Description

SOLD! Exported to Canada to meet new ladies! _________________________ Sale Pending - Male is in quarantine for export. __________________________ Bravo's sire AND grandsire are both Herdsire of the year winners. He is the very image of Danko (grey breeders know who this impact male is.) He is going up for auction soon at a very affordable price! He is sitting here unused and that is a shame. ___________________________ Throwing both classic silver and rose greys, as well as black, offspring has been no problem for this incredible stud. This is one male that just delivers the goods - truly an impact herdsire. __________________________ This is a robust male with all the right "pieces". Yes, his ribbons say it all. But conformationally, he brings the correct foundation to your herd. Fast forward your foundation with Bravo. For example - in conformation note the wide, full chest and the solid, strong back legs. The strong, boxy frame and correct "true to type" huacaya style is apparent in this male. All are necessary for breeding selection. These are the traits you look to pass on for future generations - these are tomorrow's building blocks. They are passed on in Bravo's offspring. Then add the incredibly dense, yet fine (two blue ribbons AT NATIONAL LEVEL in FULL FLEECE!) to this frame and you have a "package" in … GREY. Or BLACK. Go ahead. Breed it to brown, too. Or fawn. We aren't picky. Set yourself up for the next generation of grey after that. We get where you are headed…But you have to have the foundation to leap ahead of the others. Let Bravo take you there. Bravo has more than a “who’s who” in his ancestry. Take a peek for yourself – and feel free to dream. We did. And then we purchased him for our breeding program. We recognize the exceptional pedigrees in this male – and we HAD to have him for our future generations. This is who helped create Bravo: - Dark Shaddow (stunning male who simply needs no explanation as Reserve Extreme Herdsire of the Year) - Grand River Amstel (son of Dark Shaddow, also an Extreme Herdsire of the Year) - Danko (incredible grey male who needs no explanation) - Crescent Moon’s Rayo Del Sol (son of Danko - both Futurity and Nationals champion) - And the late Legacy (perhaps the grandmaster of them all) Although Bravo appears to be modeled after his 8x champion grandsire, Rayo Del Sol, the breeders striving for the import image need look no further!