He’s a superhero all right! X man is not just the sire of beautifully fleeced appaloosas and harlequins from solid females but also produced a harlequin that was awarded 2023 grey female National Champion. His pedigree is stacked with elite solid colored ancestry and he carries the appaloosa genotype of his ancestor NGG Lionel. This boy is five years old and just getting started. This priceless opportunity will be made available June 1, 2024-- Parade of Champions Auction in N. Salem, New York. Come see him in person. Online bidding will be available as well. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * If your goal is to produce elite-fleeced appaloosas and harlequins, this young male is for you. He is handsome and well-grown-- 190 lbs. (Feb 2024) He carries elite-fleeced heavy hitters in his pedigree such as Legacy, El Nino, and Snowmass XXXtreme. These elite-fleeced alpacas are known for their lasting-fineness and density. GSire Accoyo America Sai-Hoji was 21 micron at 11 years of age! Not only does X Man sport a sweet, easy-to-handle disposition... his fleece is exactly what you would expect from such a stellar pedigree. He is dense and fine and FULL of crimp! He has a tight primary to secondary ratio with an AFD of 21.2, SD 3.9 and Fibers Greater than 30=0.6%. (Age 4) Expect lasting fineness from this guy! X Man now has 17 offspring on the ground. We are extremely pleased with the quality and coloration of his progeny. They are having great success at shows and on the auction stages. A couple of noteworthy accomplishments... June 2023 - X Man's harlequin offspring Monet's Palette of DVAF sold at the New York Parade of Champions after some very competitive bidding. July 2023 - X Man's harlequin offspring - Derwydd's Pukka-Dot by X-Man took the GREY Color Champion at the 2023 AOA National Fleece Show. If you are interested in breeding for rare fleece colors, you can also read our recent article in The American Alpaca Journal: Breeding for Rare Fleece Colors by Clicking Here Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions you may have.

So excited to add this lovely lady to the Rare Gem herd. In February 2022, Ambrosia was purchased as a bred maiden at the Amber Autumn Auction from Glyptis Manor Alpacas. Ambrosia is a stunning young foundation female. She has a solid frame that is well balanced and covered with a uniform medium fawn fleece. Ambrosia maintains her consistent character and architecture from skin to tips and from shoulder to rump. Since arriving she delivered a handsome light fawn male-- Rare Gem Boss Mead, sired by the 2021 AOA National Fleece Champion-- 5C's Captain Cognac. Captain Cognac is a stunning brown male from Carol Howard's - 5C program. Offspring, Boss Mead, has a stunning, brilliantly bright, dense fleece. Ambrosia is out of two CCNF parents-- 5X Judges Choice / 14X champion CCNF Elixir and 4X Champion CCNF Magisteria. Ambrosia likes to keep us waiting for her cria-- first offspring arrived @ 366 days! Her second cria has now arrived @ 356 days. Another handsome male, Rare Gem X-Spotsss Imagine, with stunning fleece from Day 1. We can just IMAGINE his future! He has thick bundles of bright curls from the get-go. He is the paternal sister to harlequins-- Derwydd Pukka-dot and Monet's Palette of DVAF. Pukka-dot was the 2023 national Grey Fleece Champion and Monet sold at the 2023 Parade of Champions Auction in New York for $18,000. Check him out below-- Rare Gem X=Spottsss Imagine. Ambrosia is an amazing dam. She has now thrown two healthy, strong cria. She has plenty of milk and great maternal instincts and a calm disposition.