Picabo (pronounced "Peek a boo"...it's true!) is owned by Linda Cormier of LSC Alpacas and she's offered via The Secret Meadow of Close-Knit Alpacas. Picabo is one of those ideal foundation dams, known to be "an easy keeper." Foundation dams are not often made available for sale, as breeders like to hold onto them FOREVER. Circumstances (including a new baby on the way for Linda) dictate that Picabo find a new herd to serve as "lead dam"...or for sure a position at the top of the order. "Picabo is extremely easy to handle," reveals Linda. Picabo's qualities as a production dam? Linda states, "Behavior testing always works (Picabo communicates very clearly)," and she births easily, always has plenty of milk, is a great mom, and an easy breeder. She recently delivered her 2011 cria (7/24/11)...a very dark - black or dark silver grey - with a wee bit of white on him around his face and head area. Of course, he sells with his dam and at her side in this offering. "She is a bit of a loner," says Linda, "but I believe she thinks she is 'above' the rest. She has a 'more noble than thou' attitude." Picabo is a special lady and makes a most wonderful foundation cornerstone. Linda tells me Picabo has been "Truly a blessing, as she produces progeny all worthy of winning ribbons. Picabo always puts forth her best and incorporates the best attributes of the service sire to create most wonderful offspring." Every one of her shown progeny have taken 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place ribbons! Picabo has fine, rich colored fleece that exhibits high frequency but very low amplitude crimp. Picabo's sire is a rare black and white appaloosa, and he passed a few of his black spots into her blanket. These spots have turned grey over the last few years. "Since Picabo does have silver grey in her ancestry I believe they are coming down from there," offers Linda. Picabo's dam is a beige & fawn appaloosa and ALSO the dam of Hilltops Chelsea, whom some might remember is another awesome producer of ribbon-winning progeny. Linda suggests, "Try breeding to a fancy gray and see if you can pull the appaloosa out of her!" Picabo is a dream! Now you can make her yours! www.The-Secret-Meadow.com