Zapata's pedigree is what drew me to him before I ever saw his amazing physical presence and coverage!! ---and his show record--8 BLUE RIBBONS AND 2 RESERVE CHAMPIONSHIPS!! Sired by El Senor, this makes Zapata 1/2 brother to THE AGA KHAN (winner of 23 Blue Ribbons, 12 AOBA Championships, and 5 Get of Sires!!--not to mention he sold for $217,000!!!)---BUT ZAPATA IS ROSE GRAY!! El Senor's physical traits, lineage, show and production record are matched by very few animals in the alpaca industry. He had a lustrous, super dense fleece, near perfect conformation, and one of the most distinctive heads you will see. El Senor's sire was Pperuvian Vengador (Accoyo) and his dam was Ppperuvian Azul Celeste (Alianza). His grandsire was the famous Shere Khan. Zapata's sire, El Senor, SOLD FOR $165,000 at the 2006 Eastern Extreme Auction!! Zapata's dam, Dorothy, is no slouch!! She is a wonderful nonfading, inky, blue/black sired by 4Peruvian Matador. Dorothy has produced 6 consistant high end cria. Matador was a headlining herdsire for Magical Farms and has produced countless Champions, including the well known Black Mesquite!! He has over 250 offspring registered with ARI. Matador, Zapata's maternal grandsire, sold at the 2001 Breeder's Choice Auction for $70,000!! Zapata has a wonderful pedigree for sure, but he can stand on his own merits as well--judged by multiple senior AOBA judges to be at the head of his class!! Density, character, coverage, conformation all in a beautiful rose gray coloring!! You always hope for gray when breeding gray, but we all know it doesn't always happen. An AOBA judge has even owned one of Zapata's offspring! Isn't it nice to know that even when producing other colors, Zapata has made multiple blue ribbon winners!! Does your colored program need a jolt??--Get ZAPPED by ZAPATA and kick it up a notch!!!