Fine, uniform, dense and good looking!
Moonraker di Bella Vita
HuacayaJr. Herdsire (Male)White
AOA# 32623345DOB: 6/27/201212 yrs
We were so happy with full brother Apollo King that we repeated the breeding of Luna with Alpine King. Moonraker was the result of that, and wowie, we couldn't have asked for anything more. Nice, good sized frame, correct in its proportions, beautiful head (more handsome even than big brother Apollo), and flat topline. Add to that his LONG staple length and bright white, fine, dense fleece, and he is about all one can ask for. He has beautiful, uniform crimp style throughout his blanket and is covered with this fleece from front to back, head to toe. Check out his 15.9 micron fleece stats with SD of 3.2, CV of 20.2 and comfort factor at 100%. His dam, Luna, is one of the finest Tuscan Gold crias born, and we elected to keep her in our foundation herd for her extreme fineness. And has she ever produced! Her next cria after Moonraker was a female we named Moonstruck, and she boasts an 11-month histogram with AFD 12.1, SD 2.8 and comfort factor 100%. Moonstruck was sold at the 2015 Amber Autumn Invitational Auction. This is one of our best lines at Bella Vita.
UPDATE: Moonraker has grown into a very macho soon-to-be 3-year-old. He won his class at the 2015 TxOLAN show and went on to become the white male Champion. Woo hoo! Although he walked in a couple of his juvie classes, we never lost our confidence in this young male, and our belief in him has been rewarded. His mom, Luna, has one blue ribbon to her name, but she is a major star on our ranch. Just goes to show how you can't let the show ring totally drive breeding and purchase decisions in this business.