Service Sire: LV Silver Samovar by Vantaggio
Reserve Champion! A "Fantastic Male!"
LV Silver Samovar by Vantaggio
HuacayaHerdsire (Male)Medium Silver Grey
AOA# 32688665DOB: 6/3/201311 yrs
Judge Sharon Loner called Sammo a "FANTASTIC MALE" at the 2015 California Classic! In the championship round she found he was finer fleeced than the juvenile male of the class!
Sammo's 2014 fleece took a 2nd place at the 2015 Great Western Alpaca Show where Judge Wini Labrecque noted an exceptionally fine fleece exhibiting good brightness and hand.
And Sammo scored very high in his Walking Fleece class at the 2015 West Coast Alpaca Show, taking First Place. Judge Wini Lebrecque commented that he was very fine, dense and uniform with a low amount of guard hair mainly on the britch/belly. She was so taken with Sammo that, in the awards ceremony, she commented that she thought he might have taken the Winners Cup! This is high praise for a 2 year old gray male!!!
Sammo has grown up to be quite the Macho! His first cria are on the ground and they are very nice, indeed! At just 6 months, his boy Azzreal took first place in a very competitive black juvenile class at the 2016 Gold Country Gathering. We can't wait to see how these cria grow up! Until then his breedings continue to be available at an introductory rate. But we're sure that will rise! Get your breedings while they're still affordable!
AOA# 32688665 Medium Silver Grey
At birth we thought WOW! This girl has a LOT of fleece and the early bundling in the popcorn curls was impressive. As she's grown the fleece quality and character has done nothing but improve. Check out the bundling in the photo of the shorn fleece. Her fleece has an amazing buttery handle with great fineness and density. She's definitely destined for the show ring!
Unfortunately we weren't able to show Irene in spring 2021 due the the COVID 19 Pandemic (and shows being cancelled). Ordinarily, we'd have bred her this fall. But when we saw that we were actually going to have a fall show, we decided to wait and we're glad we did!
At the Gold Country Gathering 2021, Irene earned a First Place and Color Champion in Halter. Judge Wade Gease called her the complete package, noting her very fine, dense fleece, with long staple length. In Walking Fleece, Judge Ken Hibbits loved her fleece's hand, staple length, crimpy bundling, and balance, with nice uniformity across her body, awarding her First Place.
Judge Beverly Brehm seemed to almost blush when announcing "this girl has amazing fleece!" in the Halter class at the CA Classic 2022. Then she went on to praise her density, staple length and character in addition to being well grown, when awarding her First Place. In Walking Fleece, Judge David Barboza noted her uniformity, fineness, density, bundling and handle, placing her in Fourth Place in a very competitive class.
We entered her 2022 fleece in two fleece shows. Judge Stephanie Glyptis noted her "incredible staple length and carries well defined crimp to the tips" when awarding her 81.5 points, earning her the Advanced Fleece Award in the AOA National Fleece Show. Then, Judge Beverly Brehm noted "Wow! What a beautiful fleece! Uniform, ultrafine and excellent crimp style!..." when awarding her 82.5 points.
First Place Calpaca Autumn Fleece Extravaganza 2024, Beverly Brehm
Second Place Spinoff 2023 Fleece, AOA National Fleece Show 2024, Judy Keske
Third Place, AOA National Fleece Show 2024, Dianna Timmerman
Advanced Fleece Award (82 Points), CALPACA Autumn Fleece Extravaganza 2023, Cheryl Gehly
Color Champion, CALPACA Autumn Fleece Extravaganza 2023, Cheryl Gehly
First Place, CALPACA Autumn Fleece Extravaganza 2023, Cheryl Gehly
Advanced Fleece Award (82 Points), AOA National Fleece Show 2023, Jude Anderson
First Place, AOA National Fleece Show 2023, Jude Anderson
First Place Spin Off (2022 Fleece), AOA National Fleece Show 2023, Gabrielle Menn
Advanced Fleece Award (82.5 Points), 2022 Autumn Fleece Extravaganza, Beverly Brehm
Color Champion, 2022 Autumn Fleece Extravaganza, Beverly Brehm
First Place, 2022 Autumn Fleece Extravaganza, Beverly Brehm
Advanced Fleece Award (81.5 Points), AOA National Fleece Show 2022, Stephanie Glyptis
Reserve Champion, AOA National Fleece Show 2022, Stephanie Glyptis
First Place Fleece, AOA National Fleece Show 2022, Stephanie Glyptis
Fourth Place (of 9) Walking Fleece, CA Classic 2022, David Barboza
First Place (of 6) Halter, CA Classic 2022, Beverly Brehm
First Place (of 9) Walking Fleece, Gold Country Gathering 2021, Ken Hibbits
First Place (of 8) Halter, Gold Country Gathering 2021, Wade Gease
Color Champion Halter, Gold Country Gathering 2021, Wade Gease