Alpaca Huacaya Herdsires - Bella Vita Ranch

Tuscan at 4 years of age

Sunny Mesa'sTUSCAN GOLD

Sire: MFI Brock (Augusto x PRA Belinda, Leon daughter)

Dam: Peruvian Lionheart's Fawn (Starr Kahn x Derwydd Peruvian Coya, Hemingway daughter)

Full Peruvian, 3/4 Accoyo

DOB: 8/8/04

Color: Light Fawn

ARI#1197709

This gorgeous male posseses perfect conformation, strong bone, coverage, beautiful head, extremely bright, elite fleece and low micron count (16.2/cria fleece) . Add his pedigree to this fabulous phenotype, and he is the total package. He is an Augusto grandson and Leon great grandson on his sire's side, and his dam is a Starr Khan daughter out of a Hemingway daughter. With this pedigree, it is no suprise that Tuscan has the looks of an elite herdsire who will make his mark on the North American alpaca industry. And does he have attitude and presence! He just knows he is something special.

Tuscan Gold earned 2 COLOR CHAMPIONSHIPS in his yearling year, the first at the tender age of 14 months. His fleece swept the Level III fleece show at the ABR Fall Festival in Castle Rock, CO in 2005 with the following ribbons earned:

Blue Ribbon, light fawn fleeces

Color Champion: light fleeces

Judges' Choice Huacaya Fleeces

Best Huacaya Brightness

At the 2006 level 4 MOPACA show, Tuscan earned the FIRST PLACE blue ribbon as well as the COLOR CHAMPIONSHIP in the beige/light fawn males.

Tuscan has added to his show record at the 2006 Level III ABR Fall Festival. He won DOUBLE COLOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, winning both in the halter and fleece shows. His fleece also took the Best Crimp award.

Bred by Sunny Mesa Alpacas, this male comes from a breeding program that is repeated every year because of the excellent alpacas it has produced. Tuscan's full sister, Tessora, and full brother, Troon, have multiple awards and color championships to their credit. To read more information on Tuscan's lineage and full siblings,Tessora, Troon and Trista, please see Sunny Mesa's website at www.sunnymesa.com .

FIBER STATS: Fiber stats are in for 2006 (sheared at 1 year 8 months). Ian Watt believes that a male's 1 1/2 to 2 1/2-year-old fleece is the most important fleece to obtain statistics from, before the influence of hormones. Tuscan's stats are:

2006 (2-year-old) Micron 17.2, SD 3.7, CV 21.8, %<15 22.2%, comfort factor 100%, staple length 75.0, fiber curvature 48.4 Dg/mm.

2007 (3-year-old) Micron 18.7, SD 4.2, CV 22.5, %<15 11.8%, comfort factor 98.3%, staple length 90.0, fiber curve 35.7 Dg/mm.

The fleece has retained its characteristic brightness, bundling, crimp, well-nourished appearance, and soft handle. It earned a Best Hand award and Color Championship ribbon at GWAS this year (same fleece that won Color Championship and Best Crimp at Fall Fest 2006).

2007 fiber stats at almost 3 years of age (turns 3 in early August, sheared at end of May) -

micron 18.7, SD 4.2, CV 22.5, % less than 15 microns 11.8, CF 98.3%, staple length 90 mm, curve 35.7 Dg/mm. Impressive for a 3-year-old breeding male.

These fiber stats and Tuscan's show record put him in a small and elite group of males in the country. We challenge you to find another male who has the same fleece characteristics as Tuscan. These males are very rare indeed. Once you see his fleece, you will understand what we are talking about.

Tuscan began his breeding career in August 2006, and his first cria is confirmed and due in July 2007. Please call to book a breeding as only limited outside breedings will be offered.

AWARDS:

1st place/Color Championship - 2005 ABR Fall Festival Fleece Show

Judges' Choice Huacaya - 2005 ABR Fall Festival Fleece Show

Best Huacaya Brightness - 2005 ABR Fall Festival Fleece Show

1st place/Color Championship - 2006 MOPACA yearling light males

3rd Place - 2006 AOBA National Show yearling light fawn males

3rd Place - 2006 All American Futurity yearling light fawn males

4th Place - 2006 GWAS yearling light fawn males

1st place/Color Championship - 2006 ABR Fall Festival Halter Show 2 and over light males (defeated 3 males who placed over him at GWAS)

1st place/Color Championship - 2006 ABR Fall Festival Fleece Show

1st place - 2007 TxOLAN 2 and over light fawn males

1st place - 2007 GWAS, 2 and over light males

1st place/Color Championsihp - 2007 GWAS fleece show

1st place - 2007 AOBA National Show - 2nd place Crescent Moon's Lunar Breeze I, 3rd place El Nino's Cremello, 4th place ARM Legacy's Salud

Tuscan hit his stride in 2007 as a 2+ year old male, going undefeated in the show ring.

STUD FEE: $3000. (limited breedings per year - call now to reserve yours!)

Corazon at 2 1/2 years of age

El Corazon` di Bella Vita

Sire: NWA Ltd. Haldane (Hemingway son)

Dam: Cocoa Puffe

DOB: 10/8/05

Color: Medium fawn

ARI #: 3000491

1/2 Peruvian, 1/2 Chilean, 1/4 Allianza

PROVEN HERDSIRE AS OF 9/07!

His name means literally "the heart of Bella Vita". Corazon` is a perfect example of our breeding philosophy, and what a gem he is! Not only is he cute as he can be, he has gorgeous, soft, very bright fleece with excellent crimp and long staple length. He is out of our senior huacaya dam, Cocoa Puffe (Chilean heritage), who also produced our multiple blue ribbon bay/black female, Chocolat. Corazon` is the third jewel in Cocoa Puffe's crown, and he is a very promising young male. His sire is NWA Ltd. Haldane (full Peruvian), a Northwest Alpacas Studmaster male and Hemingway son.

Corazon was shown for the first time at the 2006 GWAS show and was 3rd youngest in his class of 10. He was awarded the second place ribbon by Amanda VandenBosch, quite a feat for such a competitive class and at such a young age. Comments were made about his brightness, density, extremely soft handle, beautiful crimp and extensive fiber coverage.

Corazon showed at the 2006 ABR Fall Festival on 10/06 and won DOUBLE COLOR CHAMPIONSHIPS in both the halter and fleece shows as a juvenile! Judge Nard Mullen commented on Corazon's overall excellent conformation and beautiful head but said the clincher was when she put her hands on his fleece. Bright, "buttery, buttery soft handle", dense, excellent coverage, great even crimp everywhere - she just went on and on. Corazon was sheared this summer, so this was his second fleece coming in. This is just the beginning for this very promising male. Corazon earned his third COLOR CHAMPIONSHIP at the 2007 MOPACA show in a very competitive class of fawn males. No matter where Corazon` places in his classes at the shows, the judges always comment on the buttery soft handle of his fleece, usually stating he has the best hand in the class. Most impressive to us is the staple length he puts out. In his 2007 fiber stats, his relaxed fiber length was 110 mm and stretched was 131 mm! His average daily growth is 0.36 mm/day, the best among the huacayas on our ranch. He has 3.0 crimps/cm. Ian Watt believes that superior fleeces have annual staple lengths of 140 mm, less than 3.5 crimps/cm and grow in excess of 0.4 mm/day. So, Corazon` is knocking on that door. We'll have to see what 2008 brings.

FIBER STATS: Corazon's fiber stats are impressive. He is very similar to Tuscan in his fleece stats. In 2006 both boys boasted a micron count of 17.2 and SD of 3.7. Corazon's CV was 21.2 and fibers less than 15 micron were 23%. Comfort factor was 100%, CRV was 37.9 and staple length 110 mm. This was his cria fleece and was harvested at about 8 months of age for a show fleece in 2006-2007. This fleece repeated its 2006 Fall Festival Color Chamipionship at GWAS 2007. It has a very rich, well nourished feel to it and is bright with well-defined crimp.

His 2007 fleece stats (yearling year, ready to breed at 19 months when fleece was harvested)

AFD 18.5, SD 3.7, CV 19.7, %<15 9.7, comfort factor 99.3%, staple length 105, CRV 38.0 Dg/mm. These stats and his show record put him in an elite group of male alpacas that one doesn't run across very often.

AWARDS:

1st place - 2008 AFCNA Continental Fleece Show

1st place and Res. Color Champ - 2008 AOBA National, fleece show, fawn males

1st place/Color Championship - 2007 GWAS fleece show, fawn males

3rd place - 2007 GWAS halter class, fawn yearling males

3rd place - 2007 GWAS Bred and Owned yearling males

1st place/Color Championship - 2007 MOPACA fawn males

4th place - 2007 MOPACA bred and owned yearling male

1st place - 2007 TxOLAN medium fawn yearling males

1st place - 2007 TxOLAN bred and owned yearling males

4th place - 2007 AOBA Nationals, bred and owned yearling males

6th place - 2007 AOBA Nationals, medium fawn yearling males

1st place/Color Championship - 2006 ABR Fall Festival Halter Show fawn males

1st place/Color Championship - 2006 ABR Fall Festival Fleece Show

Best Prepared Fleece - 2006 ABR Fall Festival Fleece Show

2nd place = 2006 GWAS juvenile medium fawn males

CONGRATULATIONS TO JERI AND JERRY JOHNSON OF SAND CREEK CRIATIONS OF BENNETT, CO, FOR THEIR PURCHASE OF 1/2 INTEREST IN EL CORAZON`!

Stud Fee: $2500 introductory - limited outside breedings so book yours now!

Vanguard, 10 months old

SA Peruvian Vanguard

SA Peruvian Royal Avenger x Peruvian Susquehana (import)

DOB: 8/5/07

ARI No.:

Color: Medium fawn

Heritage: full Peruvian

This is one gorgeous boy! He has great coverage, including fabulous face coverage, the cutest face with short nose and large eyes. and nice, correct conformation with a good bite. His medium fawn fleece has high frequency, low amplitude crimp from skin all the way out to the tip. Fiber stats are pending, but the handle whispers fine, fine, fine. His color is uniform all over, no fading or vicuna pattern. If you are looking for a great herdsire prospect, check this boy out. He is the real deal and the pedigree to match. His sire sold at auction for over $200,000 and has produced many blue ribbon and color champ offspring.

Fiber stats for 2008 are pending.

Vanguard is offered for sale.

PRICE: $15,000