Do you ever see that one girl and you just have to have her? For me - that was Ginger. I kept looking and looking at this pretty female and finally had to snatch her up! She is related to a bunch of breeding potential I already had here but there was just something about her. Elite gray genetics hidden in an elite fleece! A super solid frame with solid bone. And lots and lots of staple on this girl. Sweet personality and super mellow - like a zen garden But is she grey? Despite it not being super obvious - she has all the color traits of a tuxedo and we think that is the direction to take Ginger. Her show career color checked her in everything from beige to light fawn to lights. Very ...

Congratulations to our friend Annie Hunt of Willow Wind Farm, for acquiring a share of Avatar. Please contact Annie about Avatar breedings. We are thrilled with Avatar's newest creations - including Delphi's Avella - The 2017 National grey female halter Champion at just over 6 months of age. And congratulations to Avella's new owners, Debbie and Dale Hoerl; Alpacas of Moose Creek Ranch! Many more Avatar crias will be arriving in 2018. Avatar has beautiful crimpy, dense, and fine fleece, but what separates him from other outstanding herd sires, is his phenomenal handle - due to both exceptional uniformity, and very bright, low scale fiber. Cameron Holt, AOBA Senior Judge Trainer a...

Jez is a gorgeous girl with a sweet and calm personality. Lots of fiber on this fine lady with a total shear weight of over 7 pounds as a two year old. With a 20 micron fleece and a comfort factor of 97% - nice comformation and big boned, Jez is a solid part of Willow Wind's foundation herd. As a five year old Jezz is retaining her longer staple and fineness - see histogram Her lineage is worth paying some attention to. Her sire, Emerald Farms Stone Cloud, has both Danko and Peruvian Victor in his immediate background. Her dam, Grapevine Farm's Bella Sera is a 38 Special daughter and has Rincon Cloud as her Grandsire on the dam's side. Solid grey genetics all the way through. Jez gave bir...

Cupid is a handsome, macho modern grey herdsire with incredible curb appeal. He has a striking bright, dense, uniform fleece that has incredible handle. He is conformationally sound, and is strong boned. Cupid's first crias, lovely modern grey females also (Daphne and Delilah) were born the summers of 2010 and 2011. Cupid's offspring have proven themselves in the show ring winning Color Championships. His first female offspring, Daphne has gone on to produce a classic rose grey female who just won her first color championship at the level 5 GWAS show in Denver (2015). His second female offspring, Delilah has been awarded two color championships and many blue ribbons. Cupid is proudly ...

Snowmass x Patagonia = FINE from her Daddy; Andean Midnight And her Momma; Patagonia's Adonia: Please see the sire and dam info in the links, Aida was the first born to Adonia. True true black Compact female. Proven - I have a gorgeous Riddler male we just weaned. REALLY really nice little guy with outstanding coverage. I mean really coverage. LOL See pic. Great mother. Easy Keeper. This little lady has a powerhouse of genetics to back up all of her stellar qualities. But oddly never shown - so no data there. I will happily keep her. Thank you. Age 70 mo. Histo: 22.17 5.01 22.6 92.58 I think she can do better: Remember this gal crossed country pregnant to get to me and I see th...

Sometimes the stars align to grant you access or in this case ownership to something not only special but something that perfectly fits your goals To continue to produce improvement in appy/harlequin fleece and conformation. Another boy that I purchased from my dear friend Kitt Hollister in Sept of 2021. Kubota is the bomb and we are SO excited to have him. He brings with him a solid bone and exquisite conformation - big and bold but sweet and even tempered. And his fleece. Check out his show history. And its ALL TRUE. Holding steady as I type. EKE. From Kitt: "How awesome is 'Bota? Well, let's start with his lineage, since that was what really hooked me. His sire, Altair's Vito, i...

I call this groovy little lady Momma Kuska... but her "official" farm name is Holle. She came to me via my good Friend Cyndy at Triple Moon Farm last fall. Thank you Cyndy... <3 She joins an illustrious foundation sub herd of uniquely patterned harlequin females. And this girl is a hoot. In everybody's business including mine ALL the time. When selecting my females for the Harlequin Apaloosa foundation, fiber is my first objective but I do have more than a few who are here due primarily to their diverse genetics as well as their expressive pattern. This female is one of those Momma Kuska is bred to Man of Mystery (Please check him out) for a 2023 cria. I expect great things from this k...

Power packed genetics, amazing fleece, and an oh so sweet temperament. This girl is going to be something special! Whisper is that girl that just snuggles up. Even if she didnt have elite white fleece we would keep her. Everyone loves Whisper. Super fine. one fawn spot. Just stunning fiber. L O V E We got a little wild over here and bred Whisper to our amazing modern grey Herdsire The Shaman. To be honest - I have no idea what will be produced here but its going to be gorgeous. And Whisper had a little girl and Im not surprised to say.... She is a solid white. LOL Whisper is an epic momma and the girl is full of personality and spunk. We named baby girl Ban Drui.... Because it s...

First - you have to thank Red Granite for delivering such an outstanding male Second - you have to thank Kitt Hollister for selling you her herd. And including this outstanding male. And if I could reduce the lack of hesitation in making that purchase - I could in fact reduce it to this one male. I will let Kitt explain because she has a knack for it. From Kitt: "The best way to introduce this male is using the facts. First: YES, he is a true Harlequin. His great grandsire, Black Epic, is one of the most prolific Harlequin Appaloosa producers out there. His spots are subtle as his coloring is very light, a most stunning lavender rose grey. They are there, however, and there is no questi...

When Cloud was born, I literally thought that I had met perfection. Spitting image of her Daddy Bea-2 Bomber... same markings and same light light color; just silver. So light in fact that in the show ring she showed in anything but grey. But grey she is. Beautiful form on this girl - solid solid frame. Gorgeous fiber - long staple, dense, bright and well organized and lots of it. And her pedigree is just beyond compare. With Bea-2 Bomber on the sire side. And the Dam - Delilah is one of two females born from the Inga Cloud (An outstanding DARK Legacy daughter) and Michaelangelo's Cupid (A stunning dense uniform modern grey) pairing. She is a futurity champion and first place ribbon ...

2013 micron: AFD 17.1 SD 3.2 CV 18.6 >30 0.7 CF 99.3 2014 micron: AFD 20.7 SD 3.6 CV 17.4 >30 1.4 CF 98.6 COURT JESTER IS NOW A DADDY! FIRST CRIA IS LRG MALE, JUST LIKE HIS SIRE. SECOND CRIA MAROON FEMALE, THIRD CRIA DRG MALE, FOURTH CRIA GREY FEMALE. Duke of Wakeman’s Court Jester has been very special from the day he was born. Court Jester is a gorgeous, light rose grey jr. herdsire with a wonderful pedigree. His sire is Duke of Wakeman, an Accoyo Michelangelo son and his dam, is Starling’s Savannah Rose, a Quasar daughter. The matchup between these two has proven to be phenominal. Court Jester has many desirable traits for a herdsire. His gorgeous, full head is the first thing noticed. Court Jester is a nice sized male and has wonderful conformation. He is extremely confident and stands proud. Court Jester’s light rose grey fleece is nearly spot free. He carries an incredibly dense fleece with a crimp architecture that is hard to find in a grey. Along with the density and crimp structure in a royal baby fine 17.1 micron fleece. Court Jester is one of the best rose grey males around. Color Champion, 2013 Spring Show 1st Place, 2014 AOA Nationals! 1st Place, 2014 OABA Alpacafest 1st Place, 2014 Kentucky Classic 1st Place, 2013 Spring Show 1st Place, 2013 OABA Alpacafest 2nd Place, 2013 Best of the US 2nd Place, 2013 Buckeye Alpaca Show 2nd Place, 2013 MIAF Alpacafest 3rd Place, 2014 Best of the U.S. Dark Jr. Herdsire (1st and 2nd were Amber Autumn Jr. herdsires)

PIXIE CHEETAH! This girl is such a doll. Calm, Content, Cute as a button And her coloring is absolutely lovely. Hardy crimp, soft hand and a long staple. This is a noteworthy female. Gorgeous to look at with a perfect little nose and attractive head. Pixie cheetah is out of my female, Red Brick Gables Maxine, a Mile High The Reverend Mr Black daughter. Max's Mom is an appaloosa female; Coffe Pot Elke. Cheetah takes after her mom in stature. She is a big girl. But not tall and lanky. stout and solid. Just the way we like them. Her Dad is a multi champion fawn; PVA King of Diamonds owned by Kitt Hollister at Howling Hill Farm. King won ribbons for brightness and Cheetah has that qualit...

Wold Class Elite Fleece on this stunning harlequin apaloosa. Thank you Big Hat Ranch for the opportunity!

Tameka is a dam of champions. I dont believe their is a single offspring of this dam that did not bring home one banner and most were multiple. Outstanding pedigree. Outstanding conformation. Outstanding Fleece traits. Outstanding temperament. Great Mom. A color champion is her own right. There just arent a lot of words that can do her justice. She came to Willow Wind Farm in January 2016 with baby at side; a gorgeous true black perfect little girl. I knew she was Special. Gigi won halter champion at her first show that fall and then again in 2017 at GWAS. Tameka is bred to Bea-2 Bomber and we could not be more excited about this cria in 2018. Tameka had a gorgeous rose grey b...

For those wondering, yes, my share of Bomber will be for sale after all the girls are sold and all of his breedings from our farm are fulfilled. If you have an interest, let us know and we will keep you updated. Bomber's Avery has been awarded the Judge's Choice in fleece at VAOBA! Bomber kids take the Gray Male and Female Championships at level 5 GWAS 2015! Congratulations to Autumn Sun Alpacas with their handsome Dauntless and to Tres Amigos Ranch with their lovely Avery. First Bomber crias are capturing top honors. Kenzie is 2014 AOBA Nationals Gray Champion! AOBA Nationals COLOR CHAMPION two years in a row! 2011/2012 9 Banners Bomber won the Grey Color Championship at Nationals, and then topped the weekend off with winning Reserve Color Championship in fleece. He is in MD/PA for the winter, and please contact Nancy or Beth/Jeff for breeding reservations. Just launched! www.bea2bomberalpaca.com Check back often for updates on breedings, show info, etc. NATIONAL GREY CHAMPION 2011 $3000, reservations taken now. Ten Championships/Reserve Championships. Bomber is the BOMB!! He wowed the judges at AOBA Nationals 2011 in Denver, and was awarded COLOR CHAMPIONSHIP! His fleece was compared to the quality of elite whites. Then he repeated his success at 2012 Nationals. Bomber stepped into the ring at his first show at the A-OK Blast Off, and won his first COLOR CHAMPIONSHIP! He is the whole package with his consistency, fineness, density,and he is a beautiful rose grey color. His sire is Aussie .38 Special who has been making headlines the past couple of years, and Bomber is the next generation. We are hopeful Bomber will continue to develop into a top herdsire, and we are happy to be along for the exciting ride! Co-owned with Gray Alpaca Company and Las Flores del Altiplano Alpacas. Welcome Marit Federcell and Patrick Borunda as new co-owners.

Look at that FACE! Max is a large-framed, stately female in the most exquisite shade of ultra-dark silver grey. It is very hard to find this gorgeous color in a tuxedo, and when they do pop up, they are usually spotted. In a great show of irony, it is the extra-dark harlequins -- like Maxine -- who offer the most uniform example of this awesome color. Maxine is a rare fourth-generation harlequin appaloosa. Her dam, Elke, is a true appaloosa whose sire, 6Peruvian Century, was a rose grey harlequin. Max's sire line is also noteworthy as she is an own daughter of multiple-champion Mile High The Reverend Mr. Black. Mr. Black showed at the height of alpaca show popularity, so he was crown...

CONGRATULATIONS to Lindsey Betz and the Betz Family Farm on the purchase of Vintage Cashmere's U-Taupe-ia. Taupie will be greatly missed at Rare Gem Alpacas but he leaves behind a number of lovely offspring to grace our herd for years to come! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Taupie is a striking appaloosa harlequin male that is on a roll for throwing spotted and harlequin offspring. He has sired 53 offspring and 74 percent are either appaloosa or harlequin! While dam selection has a significant influence on such outcomes, it should be noted that the majority of the dams Taupie has been bred to have no genetic influence on this outcome. So for those t...

Beautiful fleece color champion with top EPDs bred to an amazing herdsire, SpringToo Skyfall. The cria is going to be a stunner!!! And this cria - Willow Wind's Windsong is definitely a stunner. We took her to one show and we got three offers on her. Windsong was sold to Corey Wesson of Sopris Alpacas. Congrats Corey! Serenade is bred to Lakota for a 2022 cria. Another elite female bred for elite spots. And we have a winner! A boy with outstanding fleece and spots This little guy is dense and bright and fine and is showing a LOT of promise. We named him Willow Wind' Quintessential. Serenade is bred to Man of Mystery for a Spring 2024 cria! CANNOT WAIT ...

Skyfall is currently standing stud at Rare Gem Alpacas in southern California! Please contact Darcy if interested in a breeding. Skyfall is scheduled to return to Colorado in May or June 2020 depending on available transportation. Once Skyfall has returned to Colorado, he will be joining Annie Hunt of Willow Wind Farm in Westcliffe, Colorado! Two great ways to validate a strong herdsire are longevity in the show ring and the ability to pass those traits to his progeny. Skyfall has conquered both. SpringToo Skyfall has over a dozen cria on the ground with impressive results. We have been very pleased with his ability to improve the characteristics of the dam, even when bred to powerho...

Wowza! Pedigree Pedigree Pedigree Solid boned female Gorgeous Fleece Sweet sweet girl Even temperament while being a bit silly. :) I just love this girl Maggie is out of a modern grey female in my foundation herd; Empires Jezebel. Jez has had two females here at Willow Wind and they both share a brightness in their fleece and staple length to drool over. Her pedigree is outstanding. Dad is Avatar. And Mom has a powerpacked lineage with some of the greats; 38 special, Rincon Cloud. Jez's sire is Emerald Farms Stone Cloud with Victor and Danko in his background and the dam is Grapevine Farm's Bella Sera, an outstanding dam with both 38 and Rincon Cloud in hers. Maggie whose farm name...

One of the premier grey herdsires in the country, Bomber has close to 50 banners in his legacy - we are going for 100! His own list of show banners is extensive. His temperament is even, calm and he is a joy to work with. He has epic fleece characteristics that he seems to consistently pass through - bright bright bright! High frequency crimp. A solid frame, a stocky but well proportioned frame with a noteworthy head style that seems to get stamped on all of his offspring. Bomber is a keeper. We just had two greys out of him the last summer that I am super excited to show; a modern grey male whose fleece just shines and a gorgeous solid grey tux female whose fleece color is like laven...

THIS GIRL! What an outstanding harlequinn and one of the last Billabong females born. She is gorgeous. She is sassy looking. And her temperament is easy, comfortable - a real joy. Cookie's markings are dramatic and eye catching. It was such an overwhelming surprise to come out to the barn and witness the birth of this girl - just look at her baby pictures. She is stout and hardy with strong bone and amazing presence. Perfect conformation Her fiber is strong in character, bundled, long staple and boy o boy does she have plenty of it. Her histogram results for her first clip were a very respectable 19.6 micron and 3.6% SD. Cookie has been to a couple of shows and the results were outsta...

You know when you see an animal and in the back of your mind you are thinking - there is something special there... I cant put my finger on it but..... This girl has a weird pattern on her. Its like an abstract painting almost. A splash of fawn on a true black frame. Feminine looking but also solid frame/solid bone. But the aura she carries. Well.... it becomes obvious when you view her offspring. And strongly suggested by her pedigree. Sire side is like the whose who of elite grey. Danko/Rayo Del Sol/Rincon Dams side is Patagonia Salad with Danko heading up the great great back ground. Follow the link above and you will see the mention of Eclipse in the Dam's bio. She is an interes...

PRODUCING STUNNING CHAMPION OFFSPRING! 76 mm follicle density 9.3:1 SP Ratio the 3rd densest gray ever tested by Alpaca Consulting as of 2020. HE was just bumped to 3rd by his son Holy Smoke! This boy is our "Game Changer" in our breeding program. If you were color blind his fleece could compete with even the nicest white. Very uniform in color with a hand to die for. And style? did you say style!!! His staple has been an issue in management as his fleece is so long by show season that it is drapey. This male is here for the long haul in our breeding program and possibly touts the best gray genetics on the west coast. He is perfect in his confirmation, his histogram touts excel...

Josie is one big GIRL. Light Fawn. Super Sweet. And relatively untested. I bred her to Bomber on 7/3/2023 For breeding females I dont like to make any real assessments until I see a successful birth and the offspring. So hold please.... Give me until roughly 6/15/2024. More to come. :)...

One of the premier grey herdsires in the country, Bomber has close to 50 banners in his legacy - we are going for 100! His own list of show banners is extensive. His temperament is even, calm and he is a joy to work with. He has epic fleece characteristics that he seems to consistently pass through - bright bright bright! High frequency crimp. A solid frame, a stocky but well proportioned frame with a noteworthy head style that seems to get stamped on all of his offspring. Bomber is a keeper. We just had two greys out of him the last summer that I am super excited to show; a modern grey male whose fleece just shines and a gorgeous solid grey tux female whose fleece color is like laven...

Oh Suzy Q Mom is Springtoo Gigi - a multi-champion black out of multi champions. Dad is Silver Lining - a multi champion Modern. Suzy Q is a modern grey and she is a well built, solid female with beautiful fleece, dense, with high amplitude crimp and a consistency in fiber micron that just makes us happy. Especially for a modern. I love her and she is staying. More to come 2022 Fiber Results 19.9/3.3/16.8 with a 99.2 CF Holding her own 2023: 20.8/3.6/17.5/98.1 She continues to develop into a gorgeous female. thrilled to have her in my modern grey female herd. Suzy Q is bred to Blue Divine for a 2024 cria. His density and fineness and strong build with hers. Very excited... ...

Another little (or not) gem from the Howling Hill robbery by Willow Wind Farm in 2021. Blue Divine (we call him Blue) is a modern rose grey - might not be SUPER obvious in this picture but yes folks - modern he is and in the knick of time. I have some pretty outstanding modern studs but we were needing another cross and this guy fits the bill perfectly... See his histo history below... EKE. In 2015, he had an AFD of 16.6 / SD 4.1 In 2016, he had an AFD of 15.5 / SD 3.1 In 2017, he had an AFD of 14.7 / SD 3.2 So, every year, he got finer. And is he dense? Yes. Yes, he is. A 2018 biopsy by Ian Watt confirms it: With 91.8 follicles/sqmm, Blue is the densest male Ian has tested ...