Description

Monet is a lovely harlequin female for the serious appaloosa and/or harlequin breeder. She is a robust girl, that in addition to her unique coloration, has shown well when competing in both multi and grey classes. At her first three shows this last Fall, she took four 1st place ribbons and one 2nd. Her histogram is currently pending and will be posted once received. Monet's fleece is uniform and fine-- 17.4 micron, 3.4 SD, 100% comfort factor and a curve of 54.3 (3/4/23 histogram).

Monet's dam, Jewel of DVAF, while white herself has a color genotype of ee Aa1 and has thrown harlequin or appaloosa 3 out of 3 times from 3 different males! Jewel is in the top 1% EPDs in two categories and in the top 5% EPDs in another three categories (2022). Monet's sire, X-Man, has a color genotype of Ee Aa2 and Monet has been color genotyped herself... and carries one dilution gene and two black alleles (Ee a1a2). With this genetic propensity and color genotype, Monet will be a solid foundation female for those wishing to breed high-quality appaloosas and harlequins.

Monet's sire Rare Gem X-Man has impressed us with his prepotency for fleece style, bone, presence and maximum expression of the appaloosa and harlequin colorations in his offspring. He carries elite-fleeced heavy hitters in his pedigree such as Legacy, El Nino, and Snowmass XXXtreme. These elite-fleeced alpacas are known for their lasting-fineness and density. Accoyo America Sai-Hoji (gsire) was 21 micron at 11 years of age!

Both Monet’s parents weigh in ~200 lbs each. This girl has been rock solid from the get-go.

UPDATE: February 2023, Monet has been exposed to 3X multi champion, Snowmass Sizlin Legacy XX... a genetic power pairing to take appaloosa / harlequin fleece and phenotype to the next level.

Monet has been consigned to the 2023 Parade of Champion auction in North Salem, New York the first week of June. Monet will be at that location for viewing and bidding. Online and telephone bids will be accepted the day of the auction as well. Please feel free to contact Darcy or Jan for more information-- including fiber samples -- in advance of the auction.

Monet is sure to delight the appaloosa-harlequin breeders as well as anyone looking for unique, exquisite fleece. Thank you for looking.