Siring APPALOOSA & GREY!
ARCHIMEDES Crusader de LaCroix
HuacayaMaleMedium Brown
AOA# 32539776DOB: 6/30/201311 yrs
Dense, lustrous, fine brown fleece. Perfect conformation enhanced by a regal presence! Sired by ROSE GREY, award-winning Archimedes Vintage CRUSADER [Vintage Alpacas], ARCHIMEDES is 5/16ths ACCOYO and has a phenomenal, 7-generation heritage that is heavily weighted with CHAMPIONSHIPS. Bred to our "fancy" BLACK MoonTraxx PRISCILLA, he sired a beautiful FAWN APPALOOSA! He is also bred to GREY Royale ALEXANDRIA [Due: May 2017].
SIRE: Archimedes Vintage CRUSADER [rose grey]: 2008 MAPACA COLOR CHAMPION [1/2 AOOCYO/1/2 CHILEAN] with fleece LOADED with density, crimp, and brightness, almost like a platinum sheen. Mary Reed estimated his micron at 14-16 microns and with absolutely NO guard hair!
Paternal great grandsire: Peruvian Accoyo CAMILIO, sired by Don Julio Barreda's Standing Bear. Top fawn pick in the largest import of Accoyo fawn herd sires to date [1994]. Apricot-colored fleece.
Paternal great, great grandsire: PPeruvian CALIGULA [white]: Don Julio Barreda’s favorite 1994 ACCOYO export and considered by Barreda to be his “business card” in the alpaca industry. A SUPERIOR ACCOYO and THE foundation herd sire of Pacific Crest ACCOYO America Alpacas.
Paternal great, great grandsire: Jolimont 2Peruvian IVANO [white] {Canadian}: With fleece as dense as ACCOYOS and as fine as SOLLOCOTAS and highly heritability to retain fineness. An EXTREMELY rare bloodline.
Maternal great, great grandsire PPPeruvian ROYAL FAWN [fawn]: The ONLY light FAWN ACCOYO ever exported from Don Julio Barreda’s herd, with a history of passing his fine-fibered genetics to his offspring.
Maternal great grandsire: Black Peruvian ROYAL FOREST [black]: ROYAL FAWN's ½ ACCOYO son. With excellent phenotype, coverage, and conformation, winning a FLEECE Championship and additional 1st Place wins at Alpacafest, AOBA, etc.
Maternal grandsire: STF JETSON [black]: “The true black that feels white!” A ROYAL FOREST son! One of the most heavily decorated herd sires in the country, with fleece and halter CHAMPIONSHIP and RESERVE wins at top shows.
Maternal great grandsire: RFA TURK [brown] {Canadian}: IVANO’s stunning son! Multiple Reserve, Grand, & Supreme CANADIAN Championships and THE #1 dark herd sire in Canada, with highly heritable, exceptional fleece & phenotypic characteristics.
Maternal great, great grandsire: COYO Destini [white] {Canadian}: ACCOYO. Imported in utero via PPPeruvian CALIENTE from Don Julio Barreda’s Accoyo Estancia, a 2X Canadian GRAND CHAMPION! COYO consistently passed on long-lasting fineness, good density, well-defined crimp, & his trademark gentle temperament.
Maternal great, great grandsire: Peruvian BUENO [white]: THE #1 1993 import choice with a SUPERIOR rating, earning NUMEROUS 1st Halter/Get-of-Sire awards!
Maternal great, great, great, great grandsire: CASANOVA II [fawn pattern] {Canada}: The famous CHILEAN Casanova II, who at 11 years of age, had an incredibly fine, 21.6 micron fleece.