Hot Shot won First Place at the Big E Alpaca Fleece Show in 2014, as well as the special award for Best Crimp and the Dark Color Championship! Estrada's Hot Shot has the fleece! Very fine, at 12.9 micron in 2011, and uniform. He has tight stable and a high frequency crimp. He has a great phenotype, which includes a healthy top knot, and his conformation and bite are fabulous! His sire CT Estrada has won multiple champions and blues! In addition, Hot Shot, is another one of our sweet alpacas. He's fantastic on a halter and is incredibly easy to handle. He will come up to you and rub his nose with yours and all his siblings: Hanne, Hunter, Holmes and even his dam Hottie, do the same! Judge comments: 2015 Big E Alpaca Fleece Show - Judge Stephanie Glyptis commented: "Maintaining fineness well for age." Fleece Score Highlights: Micron, 6.5 out of 8. Length, 6 out of 7. Color, 5 out of 5 possible points. ? 2015 Southern Select Alpaca Show Spin-Off judge Judy Maxwell commented: "Deep color, nice luster, soft fine fiber. Nice fine fiber. Very shiny, great luster." Fiber Criteria Highlights: 1st Impression, 4 out of 5. Absence of Guard Hair, 5 out of 5. Uniformity of Length, 5 out of 5. Uniformity of Micron, 5 out 5 possible point. Spinning Criteria Highlights: Ease of Carding, 4 out of 5. Ease of Drafting, 7 out 8. Ease of Spinning, 9 out of 10 possible points. Yarn Criteria Highlights: First Impression, 5 out of 6. Usability, 6 out of 7. Brightness/Luster, 6 out of 6. Handle, 5 out of 6 possible points. Hot Shot scored a 86/100 with his fleece! Very Good!. 2014 VAOBA Alpaca Expo - Judge Ursula Munro commented: "This soft fleece is maintaining excellent brightness into maturity. Very uniform! Impressive!" Fleece Score Highlights: Fineness/Handle, 18.5 out of 20. Length, 6.5 out of 7. Color, 4.5 out of 5 possible points. 2014 Green Mountain Alpaca Fall Spectacular Show - Judge Cheryl Gehly commented: "Good fineness mid side and brightness throughout!" Fleece Score Highlights: Fineness/Handle, 18.5 out of 20. Length 6.5 out of 7 possible points. 2014 Empire Alpaca Extravaganza Show - Judge Wini Labrecque commented: "Bright fleece showing good uniformity." Fleece Score Highlights: Color, 4.5 out of 5 possible points. 2014 Big E Alpaca Fleece Show - Judge Wade Gease commented: "Wow! A favored fleece for exceptional fineness, uniformity, and general density for the age! Superior!" "Given for overall consistency of the crimp throughout the fleece entry and its overall expression! Well Done!" Fleece Score Highlights: Fineness/Handle, 18.5 out of 20. Micron, 7 out of 8. Length, 6.5 out of 7. Color, 4.5 out of 5 possible points. At the North American Alpaca Show 2012, Judge Amanda VandenBosch commented: "Nicely balanced. Soft fleece. Very uniform and well organized staple". For more information or photos please email us at [email protected].

Angelina, one of our best females, has beautifully dense fine fleece, an incredible top-knot, a strong body and a terrific future! Angelina, was awarded her fourth? blue ribbon at the Empire Fleece event, topped even MFI Astovine, who took a R. Championship at the AOBA Fleece show! Judge Cheryl R. Gehly commented that it is "Very fine, soft, and uniform" giving it an 18.5 out of 20 possible points for fineness and handle. Angelina sheared 5-1/2 pounds of fleece at less than one year of age. This was 6% of her body weight at the time of her shearing, and is very impressive when you consider that a typical alpaca shears under four percent of fleece in a full year of growth.? With a sweet and gentle disposition, and her good looks, Angelina also has outstanding heritage; Her sire, prestigious 4Peruvian Altiplano, is an import from the Sollocata region of Peru and has produced an amazing number of show winners, Angelina included! (She was not shown prior to this, we could have expected a lot more!) Her dam, Desni, is considered one of our best females, a devoted mother and is a blue-ribbon winner herself for "Get of Dam" in 2007. For Angelina's spring breeding 2009, we partnered her with Maple Brook's Angelo (ARI#: 833149). Angelo combines the genetics of two of the most recognized Accoyo herdsires in the country, Caligula and Felix, along with the finest and most notable Allianza male in the country, Hemingway. At 15.9 micron at 8 months of age Angelo held his fineness density handle and coverage, and was awarded the well deserved Championship at the Big E in the Fall of 2003. Angelo's fiber won a blue ribbon, best brightness, champion and JUDGE'S CHOICE at the 2004 Empire Extravaganza. Angelina gave birth in June, 2010 to a truly gorgeous little boy, Angelito. He carries on his dam and sire's angelic tradition, and has himself ribboned in competitive classes. Angelina has VERY strong genetics. All of her cria look exactly like her! They have an almost perfect phenotype. They have great conformation with a strong frame, they are thick-boned, have impressive top-knots, nice thick short muzzles, and overall a beautiful and pleasing look. An amazing thing to have and we are very happy to have Angelina in our herd! For more information or photos please email us at [email protected].