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We found Mateo, a full-Accoyo son of award-winning Young Accoyo Bracito, while we were negotiating to purchase his dam and sisters from out of state breeders who were closing their business. Mateo had never been shown, and wasn't really halter trained at 1 1/2 years of age. He was GORGEOUS!--strong, strong bone, fineness +luster + locking coming into his 2nd fleece, perfect bite, and a sweet personality. What do you expect? His dam is Accoyo America Pearl, who sold for $80,000 at the 2006 Parade of Champions (high selling Suri), and has produced 2 champion daughters. Her bloodlines include Apache II, heavily into Uribe, and Ganador. His sire is the late Young Accoyo Bracito (of the famed Young Accoyo breeding program), with Baron Lafitte, Baron, and Ramilo in his background and a Futurity Blue Ribbon/Northwest Showcase Championship in his ancestry.

So...we took a chance and brought him home with our partners, Mike and Lorraine Smith in Southern California. We showed him at the SouthWest Regional Show, where he took a blue ribbon in halter AND he clinched the blue ribbon in "Produce of Dam" for his mother, Pearl. And take a look at his 2015 and 2018 EPD statistics!

Not bad for a "late Bloomer"...

I just skirted his 2017 fleece for sale. I was struck by his long staple length, fineness and uniformity of micron, locking, and luster. His blanket, skirted, weighed 4.5 lbs.

Accoyo Bracito's Mateo is now at Alpacas of Marin in the north San Francisco Bay area. He is a well-grown, handsome boy with a strong frame. He's also a sweetheart, who loves to eat pellets from my hand and give kisses.
I will miss Mateo when he sells--he's the alpha male in his pen, but he is a very benign dictator and keeps his boys in line.

We have way too many excellent junior herdsires who are worthy of passing on their genetic potential, and Mateo is one of those guys. So, we are listing them at ridiculous prices on auction, but after we sell the first two boys the prices will go up on the remaining boys. So, act now!