Fall 2022- Congratulations to Mary Miller of Aspen Alpacas on her purchase of FTAF Privateer. At age 10, Privateer is as handsome as ever and going strong. We are ever so grateful for what he has added to our herd over the years. He has blessed Rare Gem Alpacas and our clients with many amazing champions and foundation offspring. We will miss this sweet dispositioned boy, but happy that he is going to such a great home and program. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Privateer's offspring made their first show appearance March 2019. RG Privateer's First Mate took two 1 firsts and Grey Color Champion in both Halter (out of 17) and Walking Fleece (out of 33). RG Harley's Davidson took first of 13 in his Walking Fleece class and then Reserve Color Champion Walking Fleece (25 total). We can now add "Producer of Champions" to Privateer's list of fine qualities. Privateer’s grey, 3X color champion son sold at 2020 Amber Autumn Auction. Congratulations Jamey Haney on her purchase of this beautiful Privateer offspring. Privateer's 2017 skin biopsy at 5yrs old by Dr. Norm Evans shows a density of 71 follicles/sqmm. SP ratio is 12.1 to 1 with level 4 of 4 gland presence which correlates with what senior judges are referring to as “well-nourished fleeces”. Secondary fibers average 21.9 microns and primary fibers averaging 30.1 giving him a variation of only 8.2 microns. I greatly anticipated the arrival of this guy and he is all that I expected and more. He is out Crown Jewel of PVA and SHVN The Buccaneer (who passes on lingering fineness to his offspring), both of whom are multiple champion animals! What a powerhouse background this guy possesses, The Elite Maximus, Hemingway, Bobbie Ann on the dams side and Pot of Gold, Royal Inca Legend on his sire's side, no wonder he is such a gorgeous animal. Privateer is stunning. As you can see by his fleece, he possesses awesome structure and the brightness to his fleece is blinding. Take that with his gorgeous head and coverage everywhere and we are looking at a boy that will make an excellent herdsire! Privateer's fleece is that "elite" fleece with bundles everywhere and secondary bundles coming out of each bundle, even down to his knee and under his belly and on his chest. He also has dark skin which should allow him to pass color. He has placed well in the shows and has always been up against very tough competition. The animals that placed above him were always from very big farms. So that should tell you where this boys really stands in the line up of future herdsires. Privateer started his breeding career Fall 2016 and has thrown many champions and has champion grand-offspring as well. He tends to throw the color of the female— while significantly upgrading fleece characteristics. If you have a dam that you love the color of and want to look for improvements in AFD (fineness that lasts!), SD, density, crimp, brightness!

Trixie is a sweet grey girl with great markings and a beautiful, sweet face. Her grand-sire is the legendary SA Peruvian Black Epic, 7X banner winner and sire of offspring with over 150 champion wins. Trixie is a devoted mother with loads of milk that throws big, strong, healthy cria. Her dam, Bubbles, regularly produces grey offspring and Trixie did the same with her first two cria. One was sired by bay black Taos' Zeppelin and the second was sired by fawn FTAF's Privateer. The result is two beautiful grey boys. First Mate, Trixie's 2017 cria, made his show debut in Spring 2019. He made his mom proud with 3 Color Championships, and 5 blue ribbons. After breeding First Mate to 3 lovely Rare Gem girls, he was sold at the 2020 Amber Autumn Auction. Congratulations to Jayme and Dustin Haney of Alpacas of Aledo on their purchase of Trixie's champion offspring. He is now standing stud at their ranch in Texas. UPDATE: On November 17, 2021, Trixiebelle delivered a healthy 20 lbs fawn boy out of FTAF Privateer. Congratulations to Americalpaca on their purchase of Rare Gem Hooked on a Feelin’. UPDATE: On November 19, 2022, Trixiebelle delivered another big, healthy boy out of FTAF Privateer. He has beautiful, thick, organized staples! Trixiebelle is an easy keeper. She gets pregnant easily, stays pregnant and easily births healthy big-boned cria.