Cinders was just the male we had been looking for the quite a few years, to breed to our Shavano and Rastamon daughters. We purchased this beautiful male from Beth Roy of Suri Peak. Cinders had his first offspring on the ground in the spring of 2012 and his kids showed at the 2013 GWAS in Denver coming out of the ring with blue ribbons and much acclaim. Of the four entered all four won blue ribbons with Mystique going on the win the Reserve Color Championship. With a biopsy density of 67.5 at four years old, this guy has some impressive fiber stats. His first Great Lakes Ranch offspring certainly did not disappoint in 2015 nor in 2016. Cinders is the 2016 AAA Futurity Dark Herd Sire of the Year! Needless to say Cinders is a welcome addition to our herd sire line up. Cinders is closed to outside breedings.

Sombra is a beautiful jet black, high luster, dense female that we purchased from Nancy Turner of Old Fields Farm. Her presence is incredible and she carries herself regally. She was bred to GLR Picasso and gave birth to a beautiful true black PIcasso daughter, GLR Sombria in 2015 was a member of our show string in 2016, winning the Black Female Color Championship at the AOA Nationals, MAPACA Jubilee and GWAS and the Reserve Black Female Color Championship at the AAA Futurity standing next to GLR Miss Phoebe.. Given Picasso's track record of three Judges Choice awards with a dark brown and a black female in 2014 and 2015, we are anxious to see if this little girl can keep up with her relatives in 2017! Mike and Janet Wilkins of Wilkins Livestock LLC are the new owners of this fun little girl. Congratulations and thank you so much! Sombra Negra is bred back to GLR Picasso and expecting another cria this summer!