Gold Country Gathering 2024
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Welcome to our Gold Country Gathering 2024 Herdsire Lineup!
Wow, what a line up! Special thank you and shout out to Tommie Smith and Dale Davis for all their hard and passionate work to bring you these awesome Herdsires and the oppurtunity to add these genetics to your herd! The Herdsire Live Auction will be on Saturday evening, Oct. 26th, following our catered dinner!
Tim Vincent has graciously agreed to be our Auctioneer! Note: Auction is not associated with Celebirty Sales.
If for some reason you are unable to attend in person, phone bidding will be allowed! Please contact Tommie Smith at tommied@sonic.net or Russ Mello at russ.mello46@gmail.com to arrange that oppurtunity!
Should be a great time!
Looking for a superior black male to add these genetics to your herd? Here’s your opportunity! Just place the winning bid at the Herdsire Auction at 2024 Gold Country Gathering/California Classic show in Orland, California on Saturday, October 26. YOU could win this breeding!
NPA MONTEGO
NPA Montego is a stunning macho! His incredible presence and correct conformation has caught the attention of many including the judges who have awarded him 17 banners. His fleece is abundant and beautiful with excellent bundling and crimp. His first crop of cria have arrived at NPA and we received 2 males and 8 females. We are extremely excited about the quality he has produced and can hardly wait to bring them into the show ring.
Thank you Tim and Eldonna Graber for donating a breeding to your special Multi-Champion herdsire. He will make some lucky winner very happy indeed!
Can't be there in person? Oh, too bad you'll miss the excitement and fun. But you don't have to miss out on this opportunity. Just contact Russ Mello at russ.mello46@gmail.com or Tommie Smith at tommied@sonic.net to arrange a phone bid.
I'm excited to introduce our 2024 Gold Country Gathering/California Classic herdsire auction donations. Every single one of them is extraordinary! Here is Spirit Falls Alpaca Ranch description of their contribution.
3DS’ GIOVANNI
“We are very excited about this boy!” says Jessica.
So what makes this boy spectacular? Giovanni carries himself on a balanced frame and has a correct bite.
He has a high degree of uniform fineness along with superior density. It is an incredibly bright fleece with highly organized crimp structure as you part along the shoulder, mid side and hip (and everywhere else)! The judges agree, and have awarded him 10 first places and 2 Championships.
Giovanni is also a stunning color of rose grey! Can you imagine a color like this with those phenomenal fleece characteristics in your herd? It could happen with a breeding to Giovanni!
Thank you Andy & Jessica Rogers of Spirit Falls Alpaca Ranch! Giovanni lives in Cook, Washington for the generous donation of a breeding to Giovanni.
Good luck to all the bidders!"
Looking for an amazing white male!
SOPRIS BANDIT
Bandit is a 4 year old white huacaya. This extremely uniform MATRIX son is a 12x banner winner.
Exceptional density and uniformity of micron was the general theme of the judge's remarks! Bandit has 4 cria on the ground, 3F and 1M…and more on the way in 2025. His offspring appear to be uniform, dense and true to type as seen with one of his 2024 progeny (upper right photo). Bandit is a gentle male, easy to handle and is getting the job done. His is color genotyping test revealed ee Aa2. Since he covers black, he will be used as needed over girls of color as well as whites.
Bandit is co-owned by Sopris Alpaca Farm in Silt, CO and Stoneberg Alpacas, LLC in Hillsboro, OR. Breeding(s) are available at either farm. Thank you Cory & Kim Wesson and Eric Stoneberg for sharing this special male with a lucky winning bidder.
What a unique and incredible male from head to toe! It doesn’t get much better than this!
RED GRANITES ESTABAN BY VAL D LSERE
10X Champ and a JC winner + EeAa1 (Classic)!!!
Red Granites Estaban is a truly stunning dark fawn male who has been dominating his own color classes since a juvenile - in both halter and walking fleece classes. From a young cria this male stood out as something extraordinary and as he has matured he has grown into an exceptional alpaca that exhibits all the positive traits that are desired by the most discerning breeders.
Conformationally, Estaban is very correct in all aspects of his frame and movement. His substance of bone is high and when combined with his deep body and wide chest he presents very well when standing and in motion - just how we like them.
The fleece that this male is growing is outstanding in all traits! He is ultra-fine and the fibers are extremely uniform. Each small well aligned staple contains fibers that are bright, deep crimping and consistent in color. Density also is not an issue with this male - he absolutely rocks!
The third aspect that stands Red Granites Estaban in a league of his own is the fantastic pedigree he has. His sire is the famous Red Granites Val D Lsere who is having a monumental influence all over the world right now and also his dam who is one of our highest ranked classic grey females on the property, Red Granites Elsa. Elsa is a daughter of multiple fleece champion Crescent Moon's GunPowder & Lead and Red Granites Ellie, a granddaughter of the late ATV Adonnis.
Red Granites Estaban is the ideal male for those looking to impart elite quality in their colored breeding program - grey breeders will also like this male for this face coloring and influential grey background!
This male is bred to produce a fleece of high yield, meaning loads of density and staple length with a consistent relatively fine fleece. Alpaca breeders have seen him and said "He's the real deal," and we agree!!!
Thank you Rogue Alpacas, Beverly & Jason Brehm in Medford, OR
HOWLING HILL’S CONSPICUOUS
Howling Hill’s Conspicuous, aka Spike, has what you’re looking for in a harlequin appaloosa program! He has received several firsts and a CC in the only show he attended offering a championship!
He is striking in color, has the conformation, fleece traits and genetics to boot.
Spike’s harlequin appaloosa gene can be traced back to Legend Maker and Black Epic, two of the most prolific harlequin appaloosa producers in the US.
Spike’s sire is none other than Red Granite’s Man of Mystery, formerly known as Pintus. His dam, ELK Matrix Haley, is a Snowmass Matrix daughter.
Here’s what the judges have said about Spike:
- He is very strong and well balanced
- His fleece opens up cleanly
- He is striking in color
- Maintaining good softness throughout
- Spectacular coloring
- I actually heard myself say WOW when this alpaca came in
Spike truly has ALL you are looking for in a harlequin appaloosa program- color and conformation without sacrificing fleece traits.
Thank you Angi Lyngby-Cox of Mule Train Alpaca Ranch in Molt, Montana for sharing this truly unique herdsire!
RR TOUCH STONE
From Renaissance Ridge Alpacas –“RR Touch Stone is a legend. After a brilliant show career he established himself as one of the most pre potent studs in our 16 years of breeding. His last show was at age 4 where he Championed with a commendation as having the finest fleece in the color class - juveniles included! His crias have consistently inherited the uniformity, brightness, definition and outstanding length Touch Stone maintains.
His mark on our herd improvement has been indelible. He has raised the bar...
9 time Banner Winner - This male has 41 offspring, of the 19 that were shown, 7 were banner winners and most other placed first but no banner was available in the class.”
And Laurie Findlay says, “We could not be more thankful to Julie Alvarado for allowing us to purchase this amazing male.”
THE PROOF IS IN THE PROGENY!
A huge thank you Scott & Laurie Findlay of Alpacas of El Dorado for making this Herdsire available. Touch Stone resides in Somerset, CA.
RDE’S ROLLS ROYCE LIMITED EDITION LLC
Rolls Royce is a spectacular, multi-champion male ready to add density, fineness, and uniformity to your cria. He is the son of National and Futurity Judge’s Choice winner, WI Limited Edition. His dam, Electrofyre Crossfyre of Lost Creek, is also a National and Futurity Champion. Like his parents, Royce also bannered at Nationals and The Futurity. Royce has excellent conformation with perfect proportions, thick bone, extreme coverage and style. His fleece is very impressive. It is very lustrous, silky, dense, uniform, and beautifully organized in independent locks. His histograms are impressive with his first fleece at 23 months with an AFD of 16.0, SD of 3.4 and 100% comfort factor. At 47 months his fleece was just as impressive with an AFD of 17.6, SD of 4.2 and comfort factor of 99.6%. At no fault of his own Royce has been underutilized. His first cria sheared 8 pounds of prime fiber at just one year of age, a fleece machine! We highly anticipate Rolls Royce will make his impact in the showring now that he is settled in Oregon and breeding on a regular basis. This breeding is your opportunity to add royal Suri genetics to your herd while displaying superior quality.
Thank you Zinnia Fields Alpaca Farm, Lauree & Myndee Ebbers for this amazing donation to our Herdsire auction. Royce is available for breeding in Terrebonne OR.
DKN DAKINI ICY HOT
SURI FOLKS! Last but definitely not least is our final Suri.
Icy Hot is an amazing black suri herdsire. At Flying Dutchman Alpacas, LLC we are proud to offer him in the auction for a breeding service.
Icy Hot has amazing substance of bone, coverage from head to toe, dense, lustrous fleece with great style. He stands out in the field as do his offspring. Check out his pedigree and depth of proven genetics. Icy Hot is very special indeed.
Donation Breeding includes 45 days board. Ultrasound billed to owner.
Any questions: Contact Amanda: (831) 809 1147 or email: amandafda@earthlink.net
Thank you Amanda Vandenbosch of Flying Dutchman Alpacas LLC, Bend, OR for your generous offer of a breeding to this stunning male!
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