Hidden Hill Peruvian Dually is our home-bred and born 2009 White Huacaya Male Color Champion at AAA Futurity. He followed that up with the 2009 White Male Huacaya Color Champion at MAPACA. What more could one want? Well, how about winning Judges' Choice at MAPACA? He's done that, too. In fact, the three times his fleece showed, he took championships and the Judge's Choice. However, with the Futurity championship, Dually has met the best of the west, east and all the rest and he has come out on top. Now, when he took those halter class championships, some very big names placed behind him. We generally do not drop names, but the second place finisher in Dually's class at Futurity happened to be Accoyo America Road Warrior. Is Dually a fluke? Well, his two full brothers are excellent examples that that is not the case, and we can even add that the histograms from offspring of the one other proven full brother are almost identical to those offspring sired by Dually. We are seeing AFDs in the 13-14 range and SD compression below 3 rather consistently! We are seeing quite a few 2-handle SDs among his offspring, and that makes us very excited. This boy is white-hot, with a fleece that is elite among the elites, extreme type, excellent conformation, bite and bone. His fleece show scorecards have always shown perfect or near-perfect scores for fineness AND density. What we particularly like about his fleece is the organization approaches that of a top-quality merino, in that the fleece holds together in a high wind, and the matchstick bundles are discreet. Over time, Dually is holding onto an excellent staple length, not something normally associated with an animal that is also holding fineness. We now know that Dually can throw his type and his elite fleece qualities and does so consistently. Dually generally has produced color when bred to color -- okay, the very beautiful Cinnamon's Sugar is the lone exception to date. For those of us that want white, well, he does that, too. Five of his offspring have taken banners thus far, in colors ranging from white to black! How prepotent is this line? Dually offspring all carry his excellent type and fleeces, well, here are some stats: Dually Honored: 13.3 AFD, 2.8 SD, 21.0 COV, 100% CF Bella Luna: 13.3 AFD, 2.5 SD, 19.1 COV, 0.1% >30 Dually Noted: 14.2 AFD, 3.1SD, 21.5 COV, 100% CF Starshine: 14.8 AFD, 3.4SD, 22.8 COV, 0.7% >30 Bling Bling: 15.5 AFD, 4.0SD, 24.5 COV, 0.9% >30 Present Perfect: 16.8 AFD, 3.5SD, 20.5 COV, 100% CF Parasol: 17.5 AFD, 3.4SD, 19.5 COV, 0.6% >30 Truly, this is a unique line, and it is dam-driven -- if you know what that means. Sure, Caligula is in his pedigree, but his granddam and his own dam are driving this bus!

It is very hard for me to believe that Alessandra is 12 years old! I am sure she would also be amazed. But if you want big, gorgeous, full Accoyo with excellent lineage, Alessandra is that. If you want a powerhouse producer who has had all females except for two stud quality males, Alessandra is that, too. If you want an excellent mom who always has those crias up and nursing by the time you check the barn in the morning, Alessandra is that as well! Now, I do not necessarily breed a full Accoyo to a full Accoyo here. Oh, to be sure, if the best match in the barn is a full Accoyo, then sure, I will do that, and it is not as though we do not have a spectacular full Accoyo male here, but she has a son by him from 2016 with whom I am well pleased. This year, I wanted to change the game a bit for Alessandra. I wanted a male that had all the goods in fleece and was proving that, not only with his offspring, but in his own mature fleece. Pacific Crest Da Vinci has one of the best fleeces anyone could conjure for a fourteen year old male -- it rivals what you would hope to see on a four year old male, to be perfectly honest. And is he studly! So, the result from this pairing will be 7/8 Accoyo. Big deal and who cares -- if you are breeding a female with all these strengths to a male this amazing, the results should be as good as it gets. Alessandra's daughters and sons have all sold, except I have Accoyo Zenyatta from 2014 (who is another fabulous mom, just like her own mom) and I still have Accoyo Royal Gambit, her 2016 son of our own Accoyo Goodfella.

2022 - at the age of 10, this male still has very respectable EPDs in 7 categories and he has transitioned to a herd that has moved from NH to OK. Dec 2018 - An amazing year for this male - stunning EPDs - still in the top 5%! A fantastic shearing weight (again!) AND he is the sire of surviving twins. Yep - he remains on our herdsire row for sure. April 2016 - Another awesome shearing - 5.6# blanket and 2.4# neck for this guy. Same consistent dense blanket on the same solid frame. He just gets better with age. Oh yes...he will be part of our foundation males! Aug 2015 - still undecided? How about 17 micron as a three year old? Staying fine, with consistent fiber stats as this male matures is what we continue to build the foundation program upon. Commander is yet another example of why judges liked this male. And, although we admit we allowed him to graze on lush pastures all year...he still maintained awesome fiber, despite high protein pastures. Sigh...what an awesome genetic package! Nov 2014 - We adore it when the judges recognize the density and fiber traits on this male. After all, that is exactly what he was bred for. One of the comments the judge spoke about what the "pounds and pounds of fiber this male has on his frame" - and it is true! Commander packs more fiber per square centimeter onto his frame than most of his competitors. That is what led him to the top of his class and his latest blue ribbon. This is a male for females who need a shot of density, consistent architecture, correct conformation, and attitude. He has it all. He isn't tall and lanky - he is stocky, power packed, and the complete package. Full of confidence and ready to show the next generation how enhance and compliments their traits. He is a job well done, I would say! Oct 2014 - Indeed, this male is a tank. Wide chested (great for lung capacity for breeding!), correct frame, perfect bite, perfect head (we LOVE his head), consistent fiber architecture throughout blanket…downfall? Well…we would have to say that it is a little higher micron than some of the competitors due to being on lush pasture this spring and summer. Yes, we know…we don't starve the animals and we have been blessed with abundant rains. Is it a downfall? Hmmm…we don't think so. Genetically, when we look at Commander and his full sibling, Delilah, the are identical and have the same exact fiber. This is a stud. He is a spitting image of his sire, Snowmass Star Quest - a National Color Champion four years in a row. Nope…no mistake. And wait until you see his baby sister, Microburst….