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PATAGONIA ESTATES ARTISAN
Artisan has soft, fine, bright, crimpy fleece with a long staple length. She ranked in the Top 10% EPDs in 2021-2023. In 2024, Artisan has Three traits ranking in the Top 15% EPDs plus two more in the Top 25%. This GOLDEN female has outstanding genetics...

Her sire, Patagonia’s Ernesto is out of the one and only Patagonia’s Lennox. Both males are multi-champions and have produced champion offspring! Check out Ernesto’s Histogram: AFD=15.3m; SD=3.1m; CV=20.5%.30=0.4%.

Artisan's dam is Patagonia’s Allegra, who won Brown Color Champion at the 2008 AOBA National Show. Allegra has received 12 other ribbons, including Produce of Dam, two first place ribbons at AOBA, first place at MAPACA, and a second place at The Futurity. She is also the dam of Patagonia's Chief, a 4x champion and multiple blue-ribbon winner, who is now a true black top-sire on our ranch. Artisan's maternal grandsire is Nishio, the 2004 All-American Herdsire of the Year and the 2007 Reserve All-American Herdsire of the Year.

Artisan was re-bred to our our incredible Snowmass Pure Passion. She is due in November 2026.


Offspring:
On 7/8/19, Artisan presented us with ESTATES ALOHA VELVET TOUCHE, a beautiful medium brown female sired by Snowmass Velvet Touche, the 2014 Futurity Light Herdsire of the Year. Her daughter, Aloha brought home a Blue Ribbon from her only show, the 2020 A-OK Alpaca Blast-Off! *Sadly, there was not a championship for the Female Bred and Owned. Judge Ken Hibbits commented on Aloha's fineness, crimp structure, compact body, and beautiful head.

On 9/12/22, Artisan gave us ESTATES PASSIONATE ANNISTON, a lovely medium fawn female sired by Snowmass Pure Passion, our magnificent Light Fawn Matrix son. Anniston won a Blue Ribbon at the 2024 AOA National Show as well as many other ribbons on our 2024 show string.

On 10/6/23, Artisan gave birth to ESTATES PASSIONATE HARLEY, a pretty medium fawn female also sired by our incredible Snowmass Pure Passion.