We are proud to co-own Jubilee with Olivier and Patricia Guillotin of Shalimar Alpacas of Warwick, where he gets to spend his summers May- November in New York. TP Matrix Jubilee is a son of the renowned Snowmass Matrix and Tierra Prometida's finest fleeced female, Valedar's Parfait--who at 11 years of age and overweight has a micron of 19 still! In fact she is in the top 1% of EPD's for AFD (tenth in the nation), Spin Fineness ( 19th), %F>30m, mean curvature and SDMC!!! He is Dense. He is Fine. He has a beautiful, fine, silky fleece with bundles, brightness, long staples, and a well-defined high frequency crimp. His fineness persists as has his dam's and as has his sire, Snowmass Matrix. Every one of his dam’s (Valedar's Parfait) offspring has EPD''s for fineness in the top 1-3%. As the U.S. alpaca industry matures and advances, breeding decisions are being governed more by the objectivity of science and less by the hype of marketing. Fiber measurement, Estimated Progeny Differences and skin biopsy study all give us insights that can only narrow breeding decision making. All of these facts are available in predicting TP Matrix Jubilee's worth as a stud male. FIBER TESTING 4/04/2015--AFD: 16.3m; SD: 3.7; CV: 22.7; Mean Curv: 54.5; Total Wt: 8.2# 5/30/2014--AFD:18.5m ; SD:4.3;CV: 23.1; Mean Curv: 50.7; Total Wt: 8.2 5/10/2013--AFD:15.8m; SD: 3.9;CV: 24.4; Mean Curv 59.3; TotalWt:5.7# 5/5/2012—AFD:16.2m; SD: 3.9;CV: 24.3; Mean Curv: 54.3; Total Wt 6.2# 5/22/2011—AFD:14.6; SD: 3.3; CV: 22.6; Mean Curv: 54.7; Total Wt 4.0# @(6mo) SKIN BIOPSY “Tierra Prometida’s Matrix Jubilee” was biopsied as a 28 month old white beige male with ARI#31725064. He is marked incorrectly on his 15x scan picture as well as density scan picture as a female rather than a male. I can redo at a later date. His 15X scan shows large fiber clusters mostly uniform in shape and placement. His true density is a freakish 107.73 follicles SQ MM of skin and his S/P ratio is 12.6 to 1. Note his high level 4 of 4 gland presence as the grey areas on the S/P and 250X scans. I would expect brightness of his fibers and this level of gland presence seems to be a strongly passed male genetic trait. 100 secondary fibers average 13.9 microns while 50 primary fibers average 17.4 microns for a spread of only 3.5 microns EPD’s Jubilee’s 2014 EPD’s place him in the top 1% for 4 traits. Jubilee is conformationally beautiful and is extremely typey and compact. In addition, he carries a fleece that is stunning! His strong EPD's from both his dam and his sire are rock solid and predict that he will be able to project these fleece characteristics to his offpring in a reliable and predictable way. All alpacas are not created equally....TP Matrix Jubilee is living proof and the science says so!

Tallow is a stunning female that is one of our treasures. She is has a Hemi- Accoyo heritage that is remarkable. She is typy with a stunning head and conformation. Her fleece is fine, dense and full of many elite characteristics. Her first cria out of Caligula's Accoyo Poseidon...Motivator is simply amazing! He has won 29 Championships to date. Check out his Facebook page for up to date information and details of his cria. What can I say about Tallow? She has been the most consistent producing female that we have had. She has had 4 cria out of Caligula's Accoyo Poseidon and they have been like clones of each other! TP Poseidon's Motivator, TP Poseidon's Terminator, TP Poseidon's Gladiator, and TP Poseidon's Navigator are the four magnificent boys she has had out of Caligula's Accoyo Poseidon. She currently has a male at her side, sired by Snow Diamond Perfect Storm, a Snowmass Defiance son with 4 EPD's in the top 1%. Norm Evan's Comments on her Skin Biopsy done in 2013: "Tierra Prometida’s “Chase Tavern Tallow” was biopsied as a 7.5 year old white huacaya female with ARI#1226454. Her 15 X scan shows a broad view of her fiber cluster architecture. She shows uniform placement of large fiber clusters that are uniform in size and shape. Her present true density is 79.21 follicles SQ MM of skin. She shows level 2 of 4 glands structure on her S/P and 250X scans. The glandular infrastructure is likely genetic and gland density is likely nutritional. The average density that I evaluated in 2010-2012 in mature huacaya females that I assume breeders considered their best was about 49 follicles SQ MM and the average S/P was about 11.3 to 1. Tallow’s S/P ratio from 6 fiber clusters on your picture is 13.16 to 1 but 25 clusters show an average S/P of 13.5. Note from all scans that she shows less that 10% of her secondary fibers are medullated which should relate to excellent handle even at her age. One hundred secondary fibers averaged 17.0 microns while 50 primary fibers averaged 25.1 microns. This equates to a micron variation of 8.1 microns.Tallow shows the most impressive fiber stats of any huacaya female of her age that I have measured. She will likely make any male look good."

MASTER OF HERDSIRES: Every livestock breed has the one Stud that surpasses all others-- not just in looks but in every element of excellence that defines the breed. In the alpaca, this element is primarily the fleece: Fineness of micron - Brightness and soft handle - good staple length - curvature - density with low primary fiber production, and most importantly, UNIFORMITY of all these traits. Snowmass Elite Legend possesses these qualities and continues to produce them year after year in his offspring. The other element that distinguishes a stud above others is perfect conformation--including the ideal head. Snowmass Elite Legend possesses every element we desire. He was used almost exclusively over Snowmass’ white females because of his excellence and purity in clear bright white genetics. They rarely used him over colors as they have been trying to selectively breed for prediction of solid color. As time went on, they decided to breed Elite Legend to a few of their strong colored females. The outcome was so remarkable that they realized the importance of bringing him into their color breeding program on a strategic level. Snowmass Elite Legend has graced many of the North American Alpaca breeding programs with his progeny. One after another carries on his vital excellence passing on the fleece characteristics we need to bring the North American Alpaca Industry to the heights of the finest alpaca fiber producers. Aside from his accolades in shows, Elite Legend's fiber production across his progeny is the most valued element of his success. Snowmass Alpacas has proudly said that Snowmass Elite Legend is the most distinguished White Huacaya Stud standing in the WORLD. Tierra Prometida Alpacas is proud to announce that we now co-own Snowmass Elite Legend with Cas Cad Nac Farm. Though he is not being offered for outside stud service, Elite Legend will be in Texas at Tierra Prometida Alpacas and his genetics are available through the purchase of females bred to him and through the purchase of his offspring.