The end of an era..... We sadly said Good-bye to our beautiful Maxx after he suffered a seizure and stroke on February 5, 2023. Although his time with us was cut short, we are so grateful for his presence on our farm. He truly was one in a million! Personality, presence and a genuine joy to be with! Such a special boy....we will not forget you!!! **September 15, 2023--Maxx's last cria was born ON HIS BIRTHDAY!!! He is a stunning little dark fawn male and we could not be happier!! This was a bittersweet/joyous occasion all rolled into one. We are looking forward to Maxxson's future in our herd!!** ______________________________________________________________________ Maxx MacGyver is back home on the East Coast!! We are so pleased to announce that this gorgeous boy is now residing with us at his new forever home, Honey Maple Farms!! What an exciting opportunity this is to have him join our herd! Maxx has certainly been around and has the ribbons and banners to show for it! AND he has the most beautiful fleece...check out his pictures! *As described by his previous owner* Maxx is one in a million! You have to see this guy to believe him! With each of his SIX championships, judges have repeatedly commented on the high quality of his luster & density that put him above the rest in his class. Check out the photo of his lustrous fleece (use sunglasses!) His lock structure is amazing, as cool & greasy as it gets. His fleece is already burning up the show circuit!! Maxx has all the great combined characteristics of his sire, multiple award-winning, 7x Herd Sire of the Year, Macgyver and the beauty & outstanding locks of his dam Angelinn, a rare Rufino daughter. Maxx is extremely upright with the attitude and characteristics of the champion he's already proven to be. ___________________________________________________________ At least 5 of Maxx's offspring have taken top awards in both halter and fleece, including 4 Color Championships, and fleece awards for Judge's Choice, Best Hand, Best Luster and Best Lock Formation!! . This guy is a fleece machine...and it really IS all about the fleece! Maxx STILL has top 1%-2% EPD's in 3 categories at 13 YEARS OLD!!! We know he's got the looks, but we are sooo anxious to see what he can do for us in terms of fleece production! While we recognize that Maxx is a well-seasoned herdsire....we believe he still has a few good crias left in him and we would love to add to his legacy here at Honey Maple Farms!! Maxx has the best personality and we hope that he will pass that trait on to his crias as well!!

**Description by Previous owners** Goldyn Rae's Lyra is a Kahuna granddaughter with a highly lustrous, fine and uniform blanket. Lyra's sire is Pucara Hanapepe, a Kahuna son, who sports an amazing fleece. Hanapepe won first and champion at the Futurity in 2008 and won white male champion at the 2008 Nationals. He displays all the desired Suri traits...extreme greasy luster, even, solid locking and that typical knock-them-dead Kahuna head. He's soft to the handle and exhibits coverage to the ground on a stocky frame. Hanapepe gave us several highly lustrous offspring. Dam Illyria is holding great fiber stats including a 22.6 micron at six years of age. Illyria consistently throws highly lustrous and fine offspring. Lyra has the genetics to make an outstanding addition to any herd! _________________________________________ We are so excited to add Lyra's excellent bloodlines to our foundation herd. This gorgeous Kahuna Granddaughter, out of Hanapepe, is dense, lustrous and fine. Lyra is a nice sized female and a great mom! She has given birth to 3 healthy crias so far: a male cria (Arthur) by Mont Alejandro on 7/3/2018, an outstanding female (Lydia) by Lazaro on 7/9/2019, and another beautiful MALE cria on 7/27/2020 (a full sibling to Lydia.) This is Lazaro's first son, Best of Luxe. Her pairings with Lazaro are producing some really amazing fleece! Lyra is an easy breeder and also maintains her easy-going personality while pregnant, which is a great attribute. We really LOVE her personality. *OCTOBER 2021 UPDATE* Lyra has been bred to WRSR Maxx Macgyver for a 2022 cria!! This has the potential to produce a VERY special cria! Lyra is a great production female for us...her crias ALL have outstanding fiber so far.. and Maxx has a long list of beautiful crias to his credit. It is a little different direction than we had originally planned for Lyra, but we like it!! Keeping our fingers crossed on this one!! October 7, 2022--Today was the day!! We welcomed Lyra's beautiful bright white female cria to our herd. She is healthy and robust with a super shiny fleece! We can't wait to see how she develops! **AUG 2024** Lyra is bred to SOFF Samuel for her 2025 cria. Sammy comes from a fantastic line of genetics. His sire, Belmonte's September Sunshine, is still producing Award Winning/Judge's Choice offspring as an older male. Sammy is equally beautiful and has loads of potential. This cria should be something special. Lyra is a consistent producer of beautiful crias for us!!