CONGRATULATIONS to Lindsey Betz and the Betz Family Farm on the purchase of Vintage Cashmere's U-Taupe-ia. Taupie will be greatly missed at Rare Gem Alpacas but he leaves behind a number of lovely offspring to grace our herd for years to come! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Taupie is a striking appaloosa harlequin male that is on a roll for throwing spotted and harlequin offspring. He has sired 53 offspring and 74 percent are either appaloosa or harlequin! While dam selection has a significant influence on such outcomes, it should be noted that the majority of the dams Taupie has been bred to have no genetic influence on this outcome. So for those that don't have existing foundation girls with appy / harlequin lineage-- Taupie has proven to be capable of passing along his appy genetics and produce desired results. So how does this happen? Only part of that story is known, but what we DO know is that certain lines of known appy gene carriers are much more "expressive" than others. Taupie just happens to be one of those. His heritage boasts appaloosa genetics on both sides of his lineage with Aussie Rockford out of Hannahruh on his sire's side and Chiquita Import on his dam's side. In April 2016, Taupie's progeny debuted in the show ring taking a blue in walking fleece and the blue in halter at the California Classic. This first boy was then followed by another appaloosa female and then another appy male-- both very similar to the first. The fourth cria, however, is something extra special! This little girl has expressed every color on the chart, not one pattern-- just speckles and spots from nose to toes-- Rare Gem U-Taupe-ia's Appletini! The unique coloring of this cria looks as though the color from Taupie's Grand Dam, Chiquita Import, is coming through and producing the rarest of rare gems-- her beautiful color seems to morph before your eyes! As much fun as it is to talk about Taupie's progeny... more about him! Taupie has a spotted face, spotted belly, spotted legs, and a beautiful solid platinum-taupe blanket. His top line is a nice medium silver grey, then blending into light silver grey down the sides. UPDATE: 2/2019 Leoopard appaloosa offspring, Sleepy Acres App-solutely Adorable "Dorie", takes Reserve Color Champion at Txolan! Congratulations!!

Hannah offers a full plate of proven genetics from Snowmass to Royal Fawn. She is showing a very bright fleece with excellent bundling. We really like her overall package and her 4X color champion Sire's density is surely coming through! Hannah's first cria is an incredible true leopard appaloosa from Vintage Cashmere Utopia. This one is so good we re bred Hannah to Taupi again! Hannah does it again, this time a gorgeous harliquin female! We are so in love with little Honky Tonk! Hannah lost twins and is now bred to Saints Alpaca Laroque for a spring 2022 cria

Be one of the first to have CT JESTER'S REVELRY genetics! This handsome stud is from the El Nino's Accoyo Michelangelo family line on the paternal side. He has a beautiful phenotype full coverage head that mimics that of his sire Duke of Wakeman's Court Jester. Both dam and sire have a strong fame with upright presence that has passed on to their offspring consistently. Not only does this boy have "the look", he has very fine fleece with nice bold crimp and incredible sheen to round out the total package. We are excited for the arrival of his first crias spring 2022! Rev is bred to a harliquin female for his first offspring, hopefully he passes all his beautiful fiber traits while letting the dams color come through! Both have beautiful full coverage heads so we know whatever color it will be something special!