Description
At Autumn Sun Alpacas, we know that is no secret that this true black herdsire is an all-around package that you will want to cover any dam, light or dark colored! Secret is a black that had no fading at his tips or interspersed white fibers when he was showing (he's getting a few 'old man' white hairs now). This isn't surprising with a lineage that includes notable black sires like Othello, recently deceased, and Snowmass Nova's Dark Quest.
With his distinctive head and leg coverage, along with his inky black fiber, many stopped and stared at Secret the ring. And worthy of that attention, his fiber has extreme density, bright shine, bundled crimp, and soft handle. These are traits that you want to add or amplify in your breeding program!
This is obvious in the 10x champion true black son, AutumnSun's Black Maelstrom. We were fortunate to have had our program benefit from such an exceptional offspring, especially as he was just one of only a few we have performed to Secret! We have the fortune of several excellent herdsires, including grey and black, so Secret has had to be patient. And, Maelstrom is just as a precocious stud just as his sire, as both started breeding under 2 years old. Father and son both breed black well into our program.
As our Secret is getting up there in years and we we don't want to overtax him (he is still breeding for us), we are closing him to outside breedings.
Awards
Color Champion - 2011 GWAS. Over 43 bay and true black males.
Color Champion - 2011 A-OK Blastoff, Tim Lavan
Reserve Color Champion – 2012 MOPACA (level 4), Sharon Loner. Over 31 true / bay blacks
Highest Score &
Judge's Choice - 2010 ABR Fall Festival Spin-off, Judged by Barb Dedecker (she asked on the back of scorecard if his fleece was available to purchase!)
1st – 2012 MOPACA, 2 year old Black Male, Sharon Loner
1st - 2011 AOBA National Show, Yearling Black Male, Mike Savely (Reserve was Jacob Black)
1st - 2011 GWAS True Black Yearling males
1st - 2011 MOPACA, Yearling Black Male, Tim Lavan (CC was Jacob Black & RC was a MFI alpaca)
1st - 2011 A-OK Blastoff, Yearling Black Male, Tim Lavan
1st - 2010 ABR Fall Festival Spin off, Juvenile Black Fleece, Barb Dedecker
2nd - 2012 GWAS, 2 yr old Black Male
2nd - 2010 Alpacas in the Ozarks Spin-Off, Juvenile Black fleece
2nd - 2010 Northwestern Extravaganza, Juvenile Black Male, Jill Macleod
2nd - 2010 Hi Plains Alpaca Show, yearling True Black Male, Diane Timmerman
3rd - 2010 ABR Fall Festival, Yearling Black Male, Ken Hibbits
3rd - 2010 Futurity, Juvenile Black Male, Amanda VandenBosch
4th - 2010 GWAS, Juvenile Black Male, Jill MacLeod - GWAS, a level 5 show and the largest show in the country that year (15 TB & 12 BB juveniles in 2 classes, 19 TB yearling (2 classes)... well, you get the picture). These were tough classes!
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OFFSPRING:
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Mountain Sky's Secret Passion -- 2014 ABR Fall Festival Black Fleece Color Champion
Our multiple champion, AutumnSun's Black Maelstrom
Other Ribbon crias: Broken Trails ChocolateCherryPorter (2nd @2016 GWAS), brown juvie class, PJA Colorado de Oro, Almagordo's Cantina Jack