PLEASE NOTE: In respect of our partners, depending where our retirement herd ends up when sold, Tuscan Black may or may not be a negotiable part of the package. We don't want to sell our half interest off the mainland US. AROSA Tuscan Black was bred by Don and Carolyn Marquette of The Alpaca Rosa. When they offered half interest for sale, we bought that half in spite of owning the sire, understanding the genetic powerhouse his pedigree held. His dam is a Canadian bred medium brown Futurity champion and champion producer. Jim Stark proclamied Crystal as the best brown female alpaca he had ever seen. On her first breeding to Tuscan Gold, she produced true black AROSA Dazzlyn who was bought by Irish Meadows Alpacas sight unseen based on a fleece picture we had forwarded to them from Don Marquette. Dazzlyn was still a cria at side at the time. She went on to win at least 7 championships for Irish Meadows. Because of Dazzlyn, Crystal was rebred to Tuscan Gold and produced Tuscan Black. He also exhibits phenomenal fleece and has placed in the ribbons at the shows. However, his show career was cut short due to an injury. Tuscan Black is showing his prepotency through his first crias who have hit the ground in 2012. The Alpaca Rosa has true black Piper's Sniper with amazing fleece (see photos), a Marquette client has Jakota, already a multichampion as a juvenile, and we have had a handful of Tuscan Black crias, most notably Black Lace, an amazing low 16 micron as a 9-month-old with beautifully bright, crimpy fleece that earned her a second place at the 2015 Futurity under judge Amanda Vandenbosch. The next Tuscan Gold generation has arrived - in a big way, and Tuscan Black is one of those top herdsire sons of Tuscan Gold. We are so excited to see the excellence extending through the generations. Depending on where we sell our retirement herd, our half interest in Tuscan Black is negotiable. For more offspring, see our Tuscan Black partners', The Alpacarosa, page on Open Herd.

She is phenomenal. This girl is everything we hoped for. Great conformation, tons of bundled fleece and that special presence about her she inherited from her sire Sonwmass Porteus. Olympia brings a string of truly "Legendary" genetics. Snowmass Royal Rose, Hemingway, Bueno, Black Satin, Silverado and of course Snowmass XXXtreme. Her Dam is one our best producers. Olympia's Sire Snowmass Porteus is said to be one of XXXtreme's best sons passing superb fleece traits to incredible richly colored alpacas. Ian Watt's would call Olympia's true genetic color to be black. Her ears, nose, toes and black eyeliner are indicators of a strong black gene. This girl is a producer of elite and vigorous offspring. She proved this with her first cria, a two time reserve champion grey female, and has just proved it again with her 2014 grey male sired by AROSA Tuscan Black. This boy has it all, well defined bundles that are super crimpy. He also a great degree of density and fineness.