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Anyone would agree that Challenger is truly one of the best Grey Herdsires in this country today. His fleece is comparable to the best fawns and whites, exhibiting tremendous density while maintaining great fineness and staple length. In addition, he has excellent brightness to add to with his elite style fleece. His bundling is very tight with excellent separation of bundles, a high frequency crimp of 8 crimps per inch and the curvature that most alpaca owners wish they could have in their programs. If that is not enough Challenger has a beautiful conformation, a very typey look and the rare "true silver grey coloring" with no spotting. This is supported by his extremely strong color genetics of 100% black & grey out of black & grey, and almost 90% black & grey out of browns and fawns.

In his first year of showing, as a juvenal without being cria shorn, he was very impressive (see show record below). The next year his second fleece came back much better than his first, but unfortunately Challenger suffered a health problem which caused severe fiber breakage at the skin throughout his entire body. This resulted in Challenger being unable to show in his prime. But what is a true test of any elite herdsire? It's not what he wins, it is what he produces! We are pleased to say that Challenger has not lived up to our expectations, instead he has greatly exceeded them! He has made a tremendous improvement over every female he has been bred to. Challenger is so Prepotent that we have seen some of his crias with fleeces that rival his own. When you consider that not a single one of these dams are anywhere close to Challenger's quality, yet he still produced crias of this caliber, it elevates Challenger's Breeding Value well above the rest. In short, with what Challenger is producing he has risen to be the best Grey Herdsire in this country!

Challenger's Show Results

* Color Champion: Kentucky Classic '04

* Reserve Color Champion: Wisconsin Spring Fling '04

* 1st Place: Kentucky Classic '04

* 1st Place: Wisconsin Spring Fling '04

* 1st Place: MAPACA '04

*1st Place: Great Western '04

*2nd Place: All American Futurity '04

Congratulations to the Challenger Cria:

Southern Select Show (Level IV) Feb 2008

WOW! What a show for Challenger. His Cria displayed a great showing at the Southern Select (Level IV) show. For three of his cria this was their first show yet they compiled:

1 Reserve Champion

2 First Place Ribbons

3 Second Place Ribbons (one of which was second to another Challenger Cria, "Rocket Man" the other was to our "Nightwatch", plus both "Nightwatch" and "Rocket Man" won Reserve Championships).

What was also very exciting is that in the, Get Of Sire, Challenger Competed against all Fawn and White Herdsires many of them Accoyos, yet he still won 2nd above some of the most influential White and Fawn Males in the US. Not bad for a Silver Grey.

Breeding Fee : $7,500 limited to 5 outside breedings per year

Silver Bullitt:

Won 2nd behind Rocket Man who won the Reserve Champion at Southern Select.

Born: Aug 1, 2007

Sire: Challenger Dam: Black Velvet Grandsire: Royal Fawn Great Grandsire: Sinopsis

Silver Genesis:

Won 2nd at the Southern Select.

Judges Comments: When she grows up a little she will be standing at the top of the class. She has a wonderful fleece and beautiful Pheontype.

Born: Aug 2, 2007

Sire: Challenger Dam: Margarita Grandsire: Sinopsis

Rocket Man:

Won 1st and Reserve Champion at Southern Select 2008.

Judges Comments: Wow do don't see this kind of fleece every day! This male is going to have a very exciting show carrier.

Born: July 5, 2007

Sire: Challenger Dam: Fair Odyssey Grandsire: Therion Great Grandsire: Camilio


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