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Jean Van Effen and David Bagshaw

15631 159th Ln SE
YELM, WA, 98597

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www.tahomavistafibermill.com

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Aribella 2026

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Josef Daughter!

Princess Aribella of La Vida Alpaca

Suri, Open (Female), Proven | White

AOA# 35322061 D.O.B. 6/19/2020 (5 yrs) , 3/4 Peruvian, 1/4 Bolivian

Sire:

BIG TIMBER KAHUNA'S JOSEF

| AOA# 32727760 | White |

Josef is producing Champions! His offspring are stunning with super fine micron, high gloss luster and beautifully dense lock structure.

He is the ultimate prepotent stud that passes his superior traits to his offspring. Josef won his first Get of Sire class in 2018 as a five year old stud.

Josef is the son of multi-champion Pucara's Kahuna and Big Timber's award winning dam, KBTA's Kerolyn. His genetics are packed with the best suri bloodlines...Kahuna, Armani, Miquel, Uribe. Josef's offspring have proven his ability to pass through these awesome genetics.

Josef's fine fleece is dense with incredible staple length. His first fleece AFD was a superfine 17.1 micron with an SD of 3.3 and is ranked in the top EPDS in the country. His second year fleece was a close 19 micron with a continued SD of 3.3. As noted in his biopsy report below, at 45 months, his AFD is a very fine 21 micron. One of Josef's fleece strengths is his staple length. At over 4 years, his staple length is over 6.5 inches annual growth. His staple length along with his above average density contributes to his superior annual fleece weight of over 11 lbs., putting him in the top 1% for FW in the most recent EPDs.

In 2018, Josef won Reserve Invited Champion as a 4.5 year old competing against much younger animals. In 2017, Josef, as a 3.5 year old male, was awarded Invited Color Champion and First Place at the 2017 AOA National Halter Show for white suri male and Color Champion and First Place at the competitive 2017 CABA Classic Show. In 2016 as a mature male, he was awarded Color Champion and First Place at the 2016 Futurity Halter Show and First Place at the 2016 AOA Nationals Show. He also won First Place and Color Champion at the 2016 CABA show in both the halter and fleece shows.

Josef was evaluated in 2017 in the SHIP (Suri Herd Improvement Program) by Cheryl Gehly. He received a perfect 5 score in all conformation categories. For fleece characteristics, he scored perfect 5's for lock structure, uniformity of color and fleece phenotype. He scored 4.5's for density and handle. He scored 4's in the areas of luster (luster score of 18), fineness (20 micron) and uniformity of micron. Josef is truly the whole package!

Josef has outstanding rankings of Top 2-5% in the 2021 EPDs that confirm his genetic prepotence:

Dr. Norm Evans conducted a skin biopsy analysis in 2017 on Josef at 45 months old. His true density is 53.5 follicles SQ MM of skin and 25 typical fiber clusters show an average S/P of 9.8 to 1. Tested 100 secondary fibers average of 20.1 microns while 50 primary fibers average 29.4 microns for a variation of 9.3 microns. Josef’s AFD on July 8, 2017 at 45 months of age figures 21.03 microns. Excellent results for a mature male.

Dam:

Princess Ariana of Avis Acres

Fantastic Mother!

Princess Ariana of Avis Acres

Suri, Bred (Female), Proven, White

ARI# 32071542 | DOB: 9/19/2009

Princess Ariana has wonderful mothering abilities, and has produced two nice offspring for us.

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| AOA# 32071542 | White

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$4,500

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Princess Aribella is a beautiful white Josef daughter. Her first fleece spun up into the softest yarn you can imagine! She has a sweet temperament and is easy to handle. She had her first cria, a white suri male, on July 12, 2023. She had plenty of milk and demonstrated excellent mothering skills.

She comes with a breeding to RRAF Kalvin's Maxwell, Max's Z-Man of La Vida Alpaca, or a future breeding to Northstars Yukon Gold, when he's ready to go.

Check out Aribella's EPDs:

AFD - 5%
SDAFD - 5%
SF - 5%
%F>30 - 5%
%M - 25%
MSL - 30%
FW - 30%

All of her best qualities go into making a soft and luxurious end product.

Her fleece won 1st place in both the AOA 2023 and 2024 National Fleece Show Spin-Off competition!

Awards

2024 Suri Network's All Suri Fleece Show

2024 AOA National IFA Show Grade 3 Suri White

2024 AOA Handcrafter's Spin-Off White 2 Year Old Suri

2023 AOA National Fleece Show Spin-Off

2023 Suri Network's All Suri Fleece Show Handcrafter's Spin-Off

2022 PNAA IFA Fleece Show Grade 2 Suri White

2021 AlpacaPalooza Full Fleece Suri White Female Yearling

2021 Northwest Alpaca Showcase Full Fleece Suri White Female Yearling

2021 Alpaca Western Extravaganza Full Fleece Suri White Female Juvenile

2021 CABA Classic Full Fleece Suri White Female Juvenile

2021 AOA National Show Full Fleece Suri White Female Juvenile

Offspring

Pure White Suri

Apollo of La Vida Alpaca

ARI# 36227181 D.O.B. 7/12/2023 (2 yrs)

Suri, Yearling Male| White, Full Peruvian, Unproven

Sire: Chelsea Farms Rascal
Dam: Princess Aribella of La Vida Alpaca

Apollo is a very friendly, easy to handle pure white Suri male. He loves to eat treats out of your hand, and has soft, lustrous white fiber. His dam, ...

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