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Lot #15
Peruvian Gunsmoke
Proven Suri Herdsire
DOB: July 24, 1998
ARI# 809211
Color: Charcoal Grey
Origin: Full Peruvian
Dam: Peruvian Quincina
W753
Sire: 4Peruvian
Condor 6041
Every year, I am asked
repeatedly why Ameripaca doesn’t ever put a Big Gun proven
herdsire in the Breeder’s Choice Auction. This year,
by popular demand, we have. Our Big Gun is Gunsmoke!
Gunsmoke is a full
Peruvian charcoal grey suri, sired by 5Peruvian Condor. Even
after six shearings his fleece grows back in consistent locks,
evident at a very short staple length. From a distance, Gunsmoke
appears to be bay black, but on closer inspection he has smokey
grey locks uniformly over his body. He exhibits a strong suri
phenotype from his wedge shaped muzzle and well locked topknot
to his upright carriage and straight topline.
Gunsmoke is most famous
for his offspring. He is well known for producing greys, appaloosas
and unusual color patterns. In fact, out of his sixty offspring,
thirty percent are grey or appaloosa. Often, his crias are
born brown or fawn and turn grey around weaning age. Many
of Gunsmoke’s grey offspring are out of white females.
Waiting for Gunsmoke cria each year is like a treasure hunt,
you never know what color you’ll get, but it’s sure
to be beautiful!
Gunsmoke offspring
are often at the head of the class in the show ring. He has
many Champions. His offspring certainly stand out in a crowd
and also sell very quickly.
Gunsmoke is a prepotent
male. He settles females on a single breeding 80% of the time
and on one or two breedings 90% of the time. These statistics
were based on 60 breedings done Ameripaca! Many of these females
were breeding unsuccessfully to other males and were switched
to Gunsmoke because he could "get the job done".
It is with mixed emotions
that we offer Gunsmoke for sale. He has a lot of personality
and takes his job seriously – we’ll miss him guarding
the front fenceline! He’s been a great producer for Ameripaca
and I expect we’ll be buying some breedings to him! Why
are we selling him? We wanted to bring a very high quality
proven male to the auction and Gunsmoke’s offspring are
a testimony to his quality. As the old adage says, "The proof
is in the pudding!"
Additional
Photos of Gunsmoke:
Awards
Won by Offspring:
- Reserve Champ
and 1st Place Suri Juvenile Brown Males, 2002 All
American Futurity, Pistol (owned by Jim Weir)
- 1st Place in his class and 1st
Place Breeder's Best, 2003 AOBA National Show, Pappa
Gallo
- 1st Place 2002 Ameripaca/Magical
Farms Futurity, Charly's Angel (owned by Page Nitterhouse)
- 1st Place Suri Full Fleece Grey
Yearling Male 2004 MAPACA Jubilee, Conan (owned by Glen
and Sue Cook)
- 1st Place Suri Full Fleece Multi
Yearling Female, 2004 MAPACA Jubilee, Kizzy (owned by
Joyce and Greg White)
- Reserve Champion and 2nd Place,
2003 Breeder’s Choice Futurity, Monet
- 2nd Place, 2004 Western Ohio Triple
Crown, Monet
- 1st Place, AOBA National 2003,
Pistol
- Reserve Color Champion, AOBA National
2003, Pistol
- Reserve Color Champion All American
Alpaca Futurity 2002, Pistol
- Reserve Color Champion PAOBA 2002,
Pistol
- 1st Place All American Alpaca
Futurity 2002, Pistol
- 1st Place Wild West Alpaca Show
2002, Pistol
- 1st Place PAOBA 2002, Pistol
- 1st Place Estes Park Wool Market
2002, Pistol
- 1st Place Fall Festival 2002,
Pistol
- 2nd Place AOBA National 2002,
Pistol
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