Darlin' Clementine joined the Rare Gem herd in 2020. My eye is always on the look-out for girls that check all the boxes-- and Darlin' Clementine is definitely a "box-checker" and a rare find! In just two years, she has produced two beautiful classic appaloosas when bred to harlequin appaloosa, Apache Gentleman. The first appaloosa, Rare Gem Savage Love, was a handsome fellow with generous spotting through out blanket. He was purchased by Faye Farley of Majestic Meadows and Alison Mnich of Roaring Acres Alpacas. The pairing that produced Savage Love was repeated an in November 2022, Clementine blessed us with a lovely appaloosa female. While not as spotted as Savage Love, Raya Sunshine, has medium fawn spots sprinkled throughout her blanket and extremities. She is a healthy, robust female that we look forward to watching her develop. Prior to joining the Rare Gem herd, Clementine birthed two female offspring. The first was lovely female born in 2016-- Summer Shandy. Shandy is a multi blue ribbon winner with a two year histogram of 12.8 AFD and Comfort Factor of 99.2%. In 2021, we were fortunate enough to purchase Summer Shandy and rejoin her with her dam, Clementine. Shandy has been bred to harlequin appaloosa, Apache Gentleman, and is due in January 2023. Also, prior to arriving at Rare Gem Alpacas, Clementine has a lovely white female in July 2019-- Clementine's Cutie. Cutie is sired by Hobby Horse Farm's Judge's Choice Winner and 8X champion-- Dancing on the Ceiling. Cutie grew into a robust 190 lb. female. She was bred to Apache and sold to Nichole Baumgartner of Cactus Hill Alpacas in Arizona. Cutie threw a lovely harlequin male, Leo, from the Apache breeding. At Cutie's her first show, the AOA National Fleece Show, she took two 1st place ribbons. Her 2021 histogram results were AFD 18.4, SD 3.7, CV 20.2%, %>30=0.4, CF 99.6%, MSL 101. Clementine is a devout mother with great maternal instincts. She gets pregnant easily and throws large, healthy cria and has a great milk supply.

Genotype: Ee Aa LuTau is a striking appaloosa male that has a good chance of being homozygous for the appaloosa gene, so you "serious" appaloosa breeders need to check this guy out! LuTau's fleece has incredible crimp, structure, and staple. If you are breeding for appaloosas, or are even considering breeding for this unusual pattern, LuTau is not one to miss! His fleece is one to behold - great architecture in the long staple, with blinding brightness and consistency. And check out his histogram from a sample submitted of both light and dark fibers; AFD 17.6, SD 3.6, Curvature 64.3. That SD of 3.6 is fantastic when considering the sample was both his light and dark fawn colors! LuTau is the first cria from Vintage Cashmere's U-Taupe-Ia, a male with the appaloosa gene on both sides of the family (Hannaruh and Chiquita). LuTau's dam is the amazingly-patterned appaloosa, Enchanted Hill Appalucy, who also has the appaloosa gene on both sides of the family (Maria's Angel, LTD Treasure, and Xus). That's FIVE different appaloosa genes coming together in this male! In 2016, he stormed through his show career, , never taking anything lower than a blue ribbon! On April 9, 2016, LuTua took the blue in walking fleece and the blue in halter at the California Classic, and on October 23, 2016 received another blue ribbon at the Alpaca Breeders Invitational in Oregon! In April 2017, LuTau finished his show career with yet another blue ribbon at the California Classic