We are so pleased with this true black solid young male. He totally rocked it his first year of showing as a juvie. Strat continues to grow and is now a stocky, fully intact yearling male. We are really thrilled with his confirmation and his amazing fleece growth since shearing. He is super dense and fine for a black and consistently shows these characteristics across all parts of his body. We offer half interest in him as we have very high expectations of this boy as he grows into maturity and we'd like to see him promoted out further than our local area. Plus it's ALWAYS more fun to celebrate banners and breedings with a partner! Consider jumping on board and partnering up with us as we experience the opportunities of this boy's future. Keep your eye on this young male as he continues his show career. We can't wait for the spring shows to get here! Update: Congratulations to our newest partners, Susan and Peter Goodwin of Fosters Trail and Alpaca Farm, on the recent purchase of half interest in Stratton. Great things lie ahead for this beautiful boy. Grab an intro breeding today!

SA Viva Legend surprised us with a gorgeous, crimpy, true black female cria July 13, 2016. The proud daddy is Snowmass Midnight Diamante! SA Viva Legend and her cria - SA Viva Diva are Lot #13 in the 2017 Amber Autumn Auction, Phoenix, Arizona, February 24-25. Win & win again with this 3-in-1 female package. SA Viva Legend is a 2x Champion; the 2015 MAPACA Jubilee and Kentucky Classic. Her sire, Snowmass Silent Legend won 9 banners and is the son of Snowmass Elite Legend, 3x Herdsire of the Year. Viva Legend is the result of crossing the Champion Stachowski Royal Fawn based genetics to the Snowmass Quechua based genetics. She brings lasting fineness, uniformity of micron, density and excellent conformation to the table. Her black female cria, Viva Diva, is sired by the 7x Champion Black Male, Snowmass Midnight Diamante. She exhibits the same champion traits of her father. Great bone, substance and coverage, a highly advanced fleece with tightly packed staples and true black brightness. Low micron, her true black blanket bundles beautifully. Expect to win banners! Viva Legend is due again this August to Snowmass Midnight Diamante. Another Champion in the oven! This all female package is packed with winning genetics, amazing fleece and desirable solid color – the total package.

Color Genetic testing: Eea1a2 Red Granites Alydar will produce all colors; white to black! All offspring will have an "a" allele. We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Red Granite Ranch in the ownership of this spectacular male. (I know....we haven't done gray in years.) When it comes to this male right here though, he is simply one of a kind. You could not ask for more, the epitome of excellence and frankly, it doesn't matter what color he is: Red Granites Alydar By Val D Lsere. There has never been a Grey Alpaca to stir up as much commotion as this one, and probably never will be. For all that have seen and judged this male, he has been represented as the IDEAL standard for grey fleece. The evenness of his fineness and the astounding density and uniformity that is found within his blanket is simply incomparable. It is a very advanced, high-frequency crimp style from skin to tip, rarely seen in his color group. This crimp style continues right down the leg and into his belly area, also running up through the neck all in a very uniform manner. Judges’ have described his fleece as “angel-like and delicate” with “superior uniformity of micron” and carrying the “dangerous combination of fineness and density”. Alydar was shown at one of the highest level shows, Nationals, and took first place as a juvenile, yearling, 2-year-old, and mature male, he also did so at The Futurity, taking a first place as both a yearling and 2-year-old and then moved into the champion circle. He also won the 2021 Futurity Judges' Choice Male & 2023 AOA National Dark Male Supreme Champion trophy. Many juveniles place well the first year but the real test is if they can stand the same position or even better position the following years, and hold onto their exceptional traits. He has a total of 40 Championship banners, 10 Judges' Choice awards, a Supreme Championship, a Grand Champion, and Spirit of the Industry win to his name, not to mention he was named the #1 National High Point Huacaya Male in 2022 and #3 National High Point Huacaya Male in Fleece for 2023. He became the first gray to win the prestigious Futurity Judges’ Choice award and first grey to win a National Supreme Championship trophy, and also became the second gray alpaca to have won over 30 Championship banners. That is impressive. Nothing about him has wavered over the years. Alydar comes from a generation after generation of champion alpacas. His lineage includes Herdsire of the Year winners: VAL D LSERE, MR SIZLIN ROSE, and MATRIX while also including top color producing sires: MATRIX ROSE, CONOPA, VALENTINO, THELONIUS, KIRWIN, CASANOVA, and SIZLIN HOT. Excellence in COLOR is in this males blood! Alydar's production has been everything we hoped for and more. He has produced every color inducing Silver Greys, Rose Greys, True & Bay Blacks, Fawns, Browns, and Whites of all shades. And he is stamping CHAMPIONS!