Meet Excelsior's Patriotic Spirit, an elite, appaloosa herdsire! This male has it all - confirmation, fiber, and lineage. Spirit is the product of appaloosas and harlequins from both sides of his family tree. His sire, Windspun WSA Patriotic Gentleman, is an appaloosa as well. He's a blue ribbon winning male that sports a beautiful fleece and strong confirmation. Patriotic Gentleman's sire is the multi-champion Hobby Horse Farm Great Expecations making his grandsire the well-known SA Peruvian Black Epic. Spirit's dam, Excelsior's High Voltage Tazer, has an equally impressive background. She's the harlequin daughter of a very well-known appaloosa - NWA/Hearsum Paulo. Her dam is actually the full sister to our herdsire Mr. Butterscotch, a beautiful appaloosa harlequin named Candlelight's Cookies and Cream. Both Butterscotch and Cookie are My Peruvian Zephyus offspring. Spirit's show career started as a mature male; however, that didn't stop him from beating out the competition. Judges commented on his extreme density and the amount of fleece packed onto his frame. They also appreciated his fleece's brightness and the handle he had maintained for his age. His macho appearance and confidence in the show ring also stood out. Spirit has proven to pass on his phenomenal fleece qualities to his offspring. We are so excited to have this guy as a herdsire at Elderwood Farms! Notable Offspring: Elderwood's Little Miss Can't Be Wrong - Heavily spotted appaloosa harlequin, 1x Blue

How can you not be totally bewitched by this dramatic spotting? Sammie not only has her beautiful beige color covered in rich, deeply contrasted spots, but she also has the fleece quality and conformation to make her the whole package! She produces an extreme staple for her dense, bright fleece. She sports a great structure with a very soft hand. WT Gold's Paiute, one of our multi-blue ribbon winning males stamped Sammie with his elite fleece qualities. He also passed on his appaloosa genetics, which her dam carries as well. Aiko, her mom, is one of our favorite girls on the farm. She is an ultra-compact harlequin appaloosa, who is covered from head to toe in buttery-soft, rose grey fleece. With appaloosa genetics on both sides, Sammie has the potential of being homozygous. We can't wait to see the spots this girl produces in the future! Check out her appaloosa/harlequin heritage: WT Gold's Paiute - Sire (pictured) Incan Samantha - Paternal Granddam (not pictured) FPC Peruvian Aiko - Dam (pictured) TGA Mario - Maternal Grandsire (pictured) Senna's Zoey - Maternal Great Granddam (pictured) 6Peruivian Century - Maternal Great-Great Grandsire (pictured)