"Spots" is a new comer to the appaloosa alpaca scene. Spots' appaloosa gene comes from NGG Lional-- a known appaloosa carrier that has been well-proven in Canada but is rather rare in the United States. In the past... in the United States... the appy program has been focused on achieving the spots which required certain genetic combinations, but unfortunately... not always best known for outstanding fleece qualities. What is so special about Spots from an appaloosa breeder program perspective is that he carries elite-fleeced heavy hitter lines in his pedigree such as Legacy, El Nino, and XXXtreme (out of Hemingway) ALONG WITH the expressed appy gene! These elite-fleeced alpacas are known for their lasting-fineness and density. Not only does Spots sport a sweet, easy-to-handle disposition... his fleece is exactly what you would expect from such a stellar pedigree. He is dense and fine and FULL of crimp! Expect lasting fineness from this guy-- his sire, Sai-Hoji, was 21 micron at 11 years old! Spots dam is a beautiful Snowmass XXXtreme daughter that is currently listed on Openherd for $20,000 by Bella Fina Farm. Spots' first offspring arrived 10/17/18... a beautiful appaloosa male. Looks just like daddy... with even more spots! The dam, Faith, is a vicuna brown non-appaloosa gene carrier... so dad is responsible for the patterning. Way to go Spots! Skin Biopsy Results by Norm Evans: Density 69.75 follicles SQ MM, glandular presence 4 of 4, Avg. SP 12.7 to 1. Micron variation 11.3 with an AFD of 20.68. UPDATE / June 2019: Spot's now has 3 offspring on the ground. Two are classic appaloosa and one is a reverse appaloosa. All are exquisite in their own way and we couldn't be more pleased with this fabulous progeny beginning.

In October 2017, Chanelle and her mom, Sephora, joined the Rare Gem Alpaca foundation herd (co-owned with Diamond Valley Alpacas). These girls are exactly what we look for in our foundation-- elite-fleece-- lasting fineness, density, temperament, proven champion pedigree producers. Chanelle's dam, Sephora, is a gorgeous STUD female and lives true to her name, "Stunning" Sephora. She has great bone substance, full coverage, and a long stapled fleece with brightness and uniformity. Sephora even at age 8, as a breeding female has stats we love-- AFD 19.0 SD 3.9 CV 20.4% >30 1.4% (2018) and EPDs in the top 1% in 6 Categories (2018)! No surprise given her great genetics: El Nino, Caligula, Hemingway and Legacy. Chanelle, sired by Starshire's Vicente, arrived as a beautiful 21 pound fawn over black with the look of a stud female at 11 months of age. Chanelle's sire, Starshire’s Vicente is a handsome, true black macho male. He has excellent fiber and conformational characteristics. He is good size, well balanced frame, and a typey head style. His fiber stats at 3 yrs. old are AFD 18.7 SD 3.6 CV 19.1 >30 0.7. His fleece has a beautiful, soft handle and is organizing within the staple with character and crimp as well as packing in the density. Vicente’s dam, Caryzma, is a champion female. She has good size frame, a calm temperament and is maintaining a 20 micron fleece at age 5. She has produced only black offspring to this point. Her sire is 20 time banner winner HRF Peruvian Challenger who boasts a follicle density of 88.75 per square millimeter. Vicente’s sire, Patagonia’s Chief is a multi - color champion with a 16 micron fleece. BIRTHING UPDATES: 4/17/20 - Chanelle birthed a handsome med. fawn male out of XXXtreme Spots. No spots, but exquisite fleece and phenotype. 7/11/21 - Chanelle birthed a handsome dark fawn male out of X-Man (appaloosa son of XXXtreme Spots). This is the first offspring of Rare Gem X-Man-- beautiful fleeced male... just missing the spots. .