Into Mischief

*Update Jan 2020 - Moose has been confirmed pregnant by ultrasound...Bred to 5x Canadian Color Champion with amazing density, conformation, and coverage, we are excited to see what this pairing will bring to the next generation offspring! _________ *Update 9/1/2019 - it's an amazing dark fawn female offspring for Moose x Velvet Legend!* This offspring female has Futurity champions on BOTH sides of her pedigree now! Both sets of parents are champions, both sets of grandparents are Futurity Color Champions. WOW. Well done Moose! _________ **It was simply easy to choose the son of 2x Futurity champion for her service sire - H2R Velvet Legend, son of Snowmass Velvet Touche', was the perfect choice given the color background and traits for the next generation! Easy, peasy!! ________ Indeed, this ribbon winning alpaca is following in her parent's footsteps. She is her father's daughter. Multiple judges have all made the same remarks on this girl: extreme density, exceptional coverage, well grown for age, conformationally correct and well balanced, excellent bone density, ultra fine fleece that is bright and deeply uniform with incredibly long staple length and even organized tight crimp. Confederate Princess (or "Moose", as she is affectionately known around the pastures) IS the next generation alpaca. Flawless conformation and perfect head. Luxurious fiber. Sigh. Strong in bone. More coverage of fiber per square millimeter packed onto a solid, correct frame. Fiber that is bright, dense, consistent in architecture, as well as low in micron and pleasing to the touch. Typical of offspring from the High Plains program. This alpaca is simply what you get from pairing up two top alpacas. HP Hurricane's Super Storm and Snowmass Star Quest daughter (yes - the National Champion 4 years in a row - that guy!) Delilah. Super Storm's Confederate Princess. Another one of our HP Hurricane's Super Storm offspring. (Although, we will give the Color Champion dam - Delilah - some credit as well here, too!) It is these offspring that people continually say, "WOW!" or "I want to see THAT one!" or "I want to touch THAT one!" or finally... "I WANT THAT ONE!" Having Champion parents is one of the keys to the success sometimes. Focusing on trait improvement in the next generations is a cornerstone of our program. Confederate Princess is a shining example of what happens when you adhere to cornerstone objectives and plans. :)