EVERYTHING ALPACA STORE - We have partnerd with several alpaca breeders in the area to open a commercial store in downtown Castle Rock, called Everything Alpaca. We sell clothoug from Peru and the US as well as hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind pieces from our partner alpaca ranchers. Clothing for the family, yarn, alpaca for the home, and other typs of gift items are available. We will also have other items nonalpaca related such as furniture crafted from barnwood, buffalo hides, leather and fur, unique jewelry, etc. for sale. Visit our website. www.everythingalpaca.biz for more information, or visit us at 513 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, CO, phone 303-660-6684.
NEW ADDITIONS TO THE RANCH! THE SECOND CROP OF TUSCAN CRIAS HAVE ARRIVED! (2009)!!
The second set of Sunny Mesa's Tuscan Gold crias have arrived at Bella Vita, 6 females and 2 male. They are even more stunning that the first crop, if that can be imagined. Included are 2 black or bay black females, 1 medium fawn male, 1 light fawn male, 3 medium fawn females, and 1 white female. Tuscan also put another black female cria on the ground for a client and a black male cria for another client. Again, all crias look to be show quality. Follow our page of 2009 Tuscan crias for details as we get pictures uploaded and write-ups done.
Corazon's first cria arrived at Bella Vita the first part of November., a male with bright, curly fleece, and he has inhereited his sire's wonderful head. We will be watching his development closely. Our Corazon partners, Jeri and Jerry Johnson, have a couple Corazon babies on the ground, and they also look promising. The female, Skye, has earned 1st and 2nd place ribbons in the show ring in her first couple of shows. The other cria is too young to show. Congratulations to the Johnsons!
Maremma News: We anticipate breeding both females in the spring of 2010 as we alraedy have a wait list started. It is not too late to add your name, however!.
Our Maremma sire, Vincenzo, received a unanimous excellent hip rating from all 3 reviewing radiologists at the OFA Foundation. An excellent rating in a dog his size is rare. An OFA rating on the hips of a dog helps predict the incidence of hip dysplasia. Vinny's excellent rating is a great step toward ensuring his pups will have long and sound careers as livestock guardian dogs without the crippling effects of hip dysplasia.
2009 Show Schedule
MOPACA
The Futurity
GWAS
AOBA
Heartland Classic, Indianapolis
MidAmerica Alpaca Show
ABR Fall Festival Alpca Show and Fleece Harvest
2009 SHOW RESULTS
MOPACA
Tuscan Gold - First attempt at Get of Sire and he wins! Toscana, Luna and Tuscanator brought home this prestigious honor for their sire. Noteworthy because this class contained very competitive crias from Xanadu, Irish Meadows and others.
Toscana, selected for the 2009 AOBA National auction, took a 2nd in her class of 8 and was the youngest in that group, turning 6 months the day of this class. The 1st place female went on to win the Res. Color Championship. Carina took a 4th in the same class.
Luna placed 4th in her class of 14. She was 2nd youngest in this class.
Tuscanator took 3rd place out of 10 in his class. He was 3rd youngest in the class, and our Tres Cuartes Black Espresso son, American Express Gold, placed 6th in the same class. AROSA Dazzlyn, a true black Tuscan female juvenile bred by The Alpaca Rosa and sold to Irish Meadows finished 1st and color champion, black females. Congratulations Alpaca Rosa and Irish Meadows!
THE FUTURITY
Toscana was the baby in her class and took the 6th place ribbon. She was in good comopany with 3 Snowmass juveniles, a Magical Farm juvenile and a juvenile from Crescent Moon.
Prosecco took a 5th place ribbon in his large class and was the youngest juvenile in the class.
AROSA Dazzlyn, client true black juvenile female, took 3rd place
GREAT WESTERN ALPACA SHOW
Halter - 9 ribbons in halter, 11 alpacs shown, 9 crias 6 to 8 months and 2 crias 10 months old
2 first place
1 third place
3 fourth place - 1 class another client Tuscan cria took the 3rd place ribbon to our 4th
1 fifth
2 sixth (another of our alpacas took the 4th place ribbon in the same class)
Fleece - 3 entries, 4 ribbons - 2 firsts, 1 third and Color Champ. One 1st and the 3rd place ribbons were 2 entries in the same class.
NOTE: Another Tuscan cria (true black AROSA Dazzlyn, Irish Meadows) took 1st place in her class of true black juveniles.
El Corazon - fleece show, 1st place and COLOR CHAMPION - notablle since this was the 4th time this fleece was shown. This fleece placed 1st and res. CC at 2008 AOBA Nationals, 1st at AFCNA, 1st and Res. CC at 2008 ABR Fall Fest and now 1st and CC at GWAS 2009.
Sparticus - 1st place fawn fleeces, 2009 GWAS
Darcy (Diva's dam) - 3rd place in fleece (same class as Corazon)
Prosecco - 1st place and youngest in his class
Luna - 1st place and one of the youngest in her class
AROSA Dazzlyn - client Tuscan black female - 1st place
Toscana - 3rd place from large class and one of the youngest in her class
American Express Gold and Trifecta took 4th and 6th places respectively in their large classes
Asti and Diva took 5th and 6th places in their classes. Asti's 5th place was next to another Tuscan cria, Tuscan's Echo of Tapestry Farm, in 4th place.
Carina - 4th place
AOBA
Prosecco - 4th and youngest in his class. Judge said he had the best archetecture in the class, compeltely uniform from front to back, skin to tip, and very bright. We are not sure why he was not first after these comments! Judge just said he needed to be sheared and grow up a bit, but common! He was the baby in the class and not all not small for his age!
Luna - 6th place. Judge said she had a great head and the 5 above her were finer. She is 14.7 micron. Hummm.....
Toscana - 5th place - one of youngest in the class, sold at AOBA auction for $20K
Tuscanator - 6th place, one of youngest in the class
HEARTLAND CLASSIC, INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Prosecco - 1st place
Tuscanator - 6th place (owned by Chimera Alpaca Ranch)
(client Tuscan cria, Dazzlyn, took 1st and CC in black yearling females)
MID AMERICA ALPACA SHOW
Prosecco - 1st, bred adn owned yearling male, 3rd (of 11) dark fawn yearling males (the male who took second in the yearling class placed 4th below Prosecco in the bred and owned class - humm...)
Nova's Novena - 2nd (out of 9) yearling med. fawn females
Carina and Asti - 3rd and 6th (out of 12) in yearling light fawn females
Meka Boy - 1st place 2 and older pattern males
ABR FALL FESTIVAL
HALTER SHOW
Prosecco - 1st place and COLOR CHAMPION fawn males (out of 10 and 32) and , 1st place bred and owned dark yearling males (out of 11), 1st place in fleece show, dark fawns
Marcus' Miracle - 1st place yearling medium fawn suri females and 2nd place bred and owned yearling females
Nova's Novena - 3rd (11) medium fawn yearling females
Tuscan's Asti - 6 (7) light fawn yearling females
Meka Boy -1st (2) patterned male huacayas
FLEECE SHOW:
El Corazon - 1st (out of 7) and RES. COLOR CHAMPIONSHIP (out of 38) - fawns, remarkable for a 5-year-old breeding male. This is his 9th Champ/Res. Champ. and his weight score was 15.5 out of 20.
Prosecco - 1st in dark fawn fleeces. Corzaon's maternal brother - he also scored 15 out of 20 for weight with this juvenile fleece. Destined for great things!
NIcolette - 2nd place, whites - This was Nicolette's 3-year-old fleece with 2 crias on the ground\
Meka Boy - 1st and Res. Champion (out of 4 and 11) pattern fleeces
