Cinders is the 2016 and 2017 AAA Futurity Dark Herd Sire of the Year and the 2018 Reserve Dark Herd Sire of the Year! He is also a 3 time Herd Sire of the Year for the Medium Breeder Division! Cinders had his first offspring on the ground in the spring of 2012 and his kids showed at the 2013 GWAS in Denver coming out of the ring with blue ribbons and much acclaim. Of the four entered all four won blue ribbons with Mystique going on the win the Reserve Color Championship. With a biopsy density of 67.5 at four years old, this guy has some impressive fiber stats. His first Great Lakes Ranch offspring certainly did not disappoint in 2015 nor in 2016. Needless to say Cinders is a welcome addition to our herd sire line up. Cinders is closed to outside breedings. To date, 29 of Cinder's offspring have won at least one banner and 3 have won Judge's Choice! Here's a list of Cinder's offspring that have won banners: Cache of Halo Jolene of Halo GLR Kilo Gregarious of Halo Zoltar of Halo Jemma of Halo GLR Alpha GLR Avallon GLR Echoe GLR Bronson GLR Abott GLR Aleah Pines Edge Blackrock GLR Cocoa Raynay's Sebastin GLR Jazlen GLR McQueen GLR Black Jewel GLR Alley Cat GLR Tanah GLR Justice GLR Miss Phoebe GLR Ongeleigh MACRES Om Kali Om MMALP Ambiance SPAR's Victory Won SPAR's Mystique Z2F Red Cinders GLR Cazadores Spar's Vicki's Sweetie Pea

GLR Tashi is the very first granddaughter of Shavano. Her mother, GLR Tica was the first female he ever sired. GLR Tica is a dark brown incredibly dense and lustrous Shavano daughter, one of the first Shavano kids that we have ever shown. Her mother, Tambora of Peru was one of our favorite dams who we sold at our Great Lakes Classic II sale in 2009. We purposely kept Tambora's daughter Tica, as we were not willing to let go of her mama's genetics due to her track record. When we bought Tambora, it was because of her extreme density and high luster, and Tica has inherited both those traits and more from her papa. Shavano is extremely dense and lustrous as well. Tica was shown in 2009 as a juvenile and was Reserve Brown Female Color Champion at both the AAA Futurity and Mapaca, and she won her class at AOBA Nationals. In 2010, Tica was Reserve Brown Female Champion at the AAA Futurity and Brown Female Color Champion at the 2010 GWAS in Denver and won the prestigious Judges Choice there as well. She was Brown Female Color Champion at AOBA Nationals in Ft. Wayne. GLR Tashi's sire is Young Felipe, our 5 time Color Champion White Rockstar son. When Tashi was born she had wrinkles all the way down her neck in ropes. She has a dense, lustrous fleece that is greasy with coverage from head to toe and a beautiful little wedge shaped head. In addition to being dense and greasy, Tashi's fleece is fine with a micron count of 17.6. She was 4th at the 2012 MAPACA show, the largest suri show in the country so far with 292 suris, and 5th at the AAA Futurity in Grand Island. She was bred to GLR Kolaqua our 2 time AOBA and the Mapaca Grey Color Champion and gave birth to an adorable little girl, GLR Tashina who made waves in the show ring in 2013 and 2014 including the first ever grey Judges Choice ever awarded.Tashi's 2013 male cria Taj was born so late that we were unable to show him in 2014. He is a clone of his dad Kolaqua and very much like his sister Tashina. His micron test came back at two years of age with a 19.3. Tashi was bred to CInders and had a fawn female GLR Tasha who will be traveling with us on the show circuit in 2017. Tashi is bred back to Kolaqua and expecting in late fall of 2016.Her son Taj has earned a solid spot in our stud row for service this year. We can't wait to see what he produces!

When I went looking for the right herdsire to bring into my light breeding program, I came across Northstar and was honored to be allowed to purchase 1/2 interest in him from Wings & A Prayer Alpacas. This boy has everything I am looking for to bring into my program! He is a BIG boy with great substance of bone. His fleece is not just white -- it is bright white! When I first opened him up he was a WOW! But what I like the most about him is his hand: it is slick, no drag, and very cool to the touch. And soft! He also has a presence that commands attention! No surprise that this guy was gonna be a superstar! His sire is champion and judge's choice producing Admirals Commandor and his dam's sire is the late legendary white Pucara Kahuna! This boy was born to shine, and that is exactly what he does! PROUDLY CO-OWNED WITH WINGS AND A PRAYER ALPACAS We believe our success is in the success of our clients!!!