We knew that Arturo was going to be extraordinary as soon as his fleece was dry. His namesake, Ken's father (Arthur), would have been 100 years old the day Arturo was born. We also knew that dad, our own Snowmass RRoyal Stars was a "dilution" white, with fleece density in the top 1% of alpacas biopsied by Ian Watt, as was his mom RR Rose Encantada and waited with confident expectations until the results came in. Skin biopsy report: (Ian Watt) Density: 76.7/mm2 S/P ratio: 14.2:1 In-skin mean primary fiber diameter: 21.7 SD 2.9 In-skin mean secondary fiber diameter: 18.5 SD 2.4 Comments: " An elite alpaca in all fleece respects! There is nothing to add to what the numbers clearly say..." Want fineness...look at his histograms. His histogram at 36 months--> AFD 17.5/ SD 3.6/ CV 20.8/ CF 100% and curve 55.0 Dg/mm is one that would make any cria proud! He is a stunning male and of all the ribbons and banners that he has racked up, the one that we're most proud of is "Best Hand" at MAPACA, under Jude Anderson...that says it all! PLUS...HE MAKES SOLID GREY... Arturo has established his genetics indelibly in our herd and made many Champions and banners. He can do the same for yours...

The matching of Legato Grigio and Rose Incan D'Essence has given us 3 consecutive solid grey girls, and as of this date, only 2 have been to shows and both are champions...Etta is a middle child in that bunch. Our utilization of Arturo has proved very successful bringing roan to a third generation at a rate that is over 50%. Not unexpectantly, as with crossing a solid black to a brown, the result is a brown-black (bay) roan...and carrying a ton of fleece! Check out her 2021 fleece picture at 5 years of age.

PRODUCING STUNNING CHAMPION OFFSPRING! With a 76 mm follicle density and 9.3:1 SP ratio, he was the third densest gray tested by Alpaca Consulting, as of 2020. His son, Holy Smoke was second. If you were color blind his fleece could compete with the nicest whites. His fleece is very uniform in color, with a hand to die for! And did I mention style? Staple was an issue during his show career, as it would grow so long, it would become drapey. That wasn’t an hindrance in winning Championships! He’s here for the long haul! Shift has perfect conformation and his histogram touts excellent fineness and uniformity. His silver gray color is deep and rich. His phenotype is everything we are looking for. His first fleece was part of the A Paca Fun traveling fleece show. He touts some of the best gray genetics. Shift is the epitome of the next generation of gray fleece! Shift has done a phenomenal job for Heart and Soul Alpacas. We are grateful they have entrusted us with part of their share in this game changing herd sire! Offspring Histograms: 4-Sight’s Summer Sundance AFD17.73 SD3.51 CV19.82 CF 99.85 4-Sight’s Quasar 2 AFD16.06 SD3.32 CV20.67 CV100 4-Sight’s Holy Smoke AFD16.87 SD3.84 CV22.77 CF100 4-Sight’s Hobart AFD15.97 SD3.06 CV19.18 CF100 4-Sight’s Harmony AFD16.9 SD2.5 CV16.9 CF100 4-Sight’s Glamor Girl AFF18.23 SD3.34 CV18.34 CF99.74 Proudly co-owned with Bazing Star Ranch and Cascade Rose Alpacas