BLACK HILLS Marquita

Paca Paradise Ranch is extremely proud and excited to add this phenomenal male to our herdsire row. We plan on breeding him to several of our best. We want to thank Brenda Weber of Blue Ridge Ranch Alpacas for allowing us to purchase this stunning male. Templar continued to rise in his show performance as he aged and continued breeding. Templar is fineness extraordinaire! He carries exceptional fleece qualities on a strong-boned, square frame with immense density, complete coverage, and gorgeous phenotype. Staple length is also wonderful. Fineness and uniformity of micron that continues to hold as he ages and is evident by his 2023 histogram at the age of 4. This male continues to improve as he ages and as he breeds. Templar is and exceptional example of what all alpaca breeders should be striving for. His sire is Snowmass Best In Velvet whose offspring are raking in the color champions and judge's choice awards. Templar's dam is true black. The color-producing possibilities are endless with this male as he has them all in his lineage. Templar's lineage includes; Snowmass Velvet Touche, Snowmass Royal Bronze, Snowmass Quechua, Snowmass Royal Rose, Snowmass Best Man, Snowmass Best In Lace, Snowmass Best In Velvet, Jeronimo, MFI Cactus Jack, PPeruvian Guellermo, Silvio, Augusto, and MFI Peruvian Donovan to name a few. He is genetically stacked to propel any breeding program. Templar is confirmed BVDV negative. 2019 Histogram 17.3 AFD 3.2 SD 18.4 CV 2020 Histogram micron 19.1 SD -2.9 CV 18.5 CF 99.3% 2023 20.1 micron 3.5 SD 17.5 CV 100.0% CF Templar's first cria arrived in June of 2021. This true black male has the most skin folds I have ever seen. He is solid black with shiny dense fleece. He is square with a large bone structure. We had another Templar off-spring and is he ever nice! This male is dense with skin folds down his neck and onto his sides. He is shiny like a new penny. These offspring are phenotypically beautiful!