So stay with me here, as we’re going to go on a bit of a ride. Bonafide is a curious genetic cocktail having (in no particular order): MFI Peruvian Precocious, PPPeruvian Pachelbel, CCNF Archangel, Snomass Nova, Snowmass Elite Legend, 6P Monarch, and Snowmass Messiah all in his pedigree, amongst others. His dam, Belle of the Ball, is one of several PPP Pachelbel granddaughters we count ourselves lucky enough to still have in our breeding program and it was in fact her producing Bonafide’s eldest full sibling, CCNF Pirouette, when bred to CCNF Sucrose (CCNF Sugar Drop x Snowmass Elite Legend) that caused us to start using their sire more aggressively in our herd a couple of years back at a time when Sucrose’s older paternal brother, Elixir, was justifiably stealing a lot of the limelight. Though Snowmass Messiah (CCNF Sugar Drop’s sire) is still technically with us at age 21, we have for several years now viewed his grandson, Sucrose, as the male scion of that genetic line (please click on the copy of Bonafide’s regsistration ceratificate, btw, if you’re having trouble following this). How much do we believe in the quality of Bonafide’s genetic cross? In addition to having another very nice (as yet unnamed) male cria at her side again this year, Belle of the Ball has been bred yet again for what will be version 5.0 of that pairing in the summer of 2021. Originally slated to be the lead LF juvenile on our Futurity team last spring before that show was cancelled, we offer CCNF Bonafide for sale here for with full reproductive guarantees.

I’ll be honest, her head is not awful, but it is also not that beautiful well covered statuesque head that everyone pines for. But she makes up for it in her fleece and production. She produced without a doubt one of my best 2022 cria. I’ll take that over one of those fluffy faces any day of the week! The fleece she has on her today is also fantastic so she is proving to have longevity of those traits as well! She loves pets and snuggles and is a very sweet girl. She is one of my favorite girls.

Bandit really came into his own as a 2 year old, allowing him to make our small show string. His fleece gets better and better as he matures, which is a positive, in my eyes. Bandit did well in the showring during the fall of 2022 and spring of 2023, winning 11 banners, bringing his total to 12. Exceptional density and uniformity of micron was the general theme of the judge's remarks. Bandit will begin working this summer, earning himself a few select females. Being a Matrix son, it didn't surprise us when his color genotyping test revealed ee Aa2. Since he covers black, he will be used as needed over girls of color as well as whites.