SNOWMASS MATRIX WAS THE FINEST FLEECED; HIGHEST CURVATURE QUECHUA SON STANDING IN THE WORLD.
He was purchased by Double "O" Good from Julie & Don Skinner for a whopping $675,000!
Snowmass Matrix was truly one in a million. This stud had the Premier genetics for high curvature and ultimate fineness.
He was a compact, robust, and well proportioned stud, perfect overall score in frame, bite, body, and reproductive anatomy. He had a fleece that extended its superior qualities over his entire frame.
WITH ONLY 11 ENTRIES HE TOOK RESERVE HERDSIRE OF THE YEAR IN US FUTURITY 2008 IN BOTH LIGHT AND COLOR.
THE CONSISTENCY OF EXCELLENCE IN HIS PROGENY IS BEYOND REFUTE.
Matrix had what we call a Merino x Vicuna style of crimp. He had a bit more organization in the expression of crimp than a true vicuna but a very high frequency of crimp indicative in the vicuna qualities. Most importantly, this stud exhibited an extreme fineness, brightness, and consistency of fineness which is seen in the extension into extremities (hip, belly, shoulder neck and head). He held these qualities as he aged, which is exactly what we are looking and breeding for.
Histograms
Shearing# Date AFD SD CV %>30 CURV SPIN
Fineness
1 14.4 2.5 17.4 0.3 66.0 14.0
2 15.6 3.2 20.5 0.4 59.4 15.1
3 14.6 3.1 21.2 0.3 66.8 14.2
4 16.7 3.8 22.9 0.6 50.9 16.5
5 16.6 3.5 21.0 0.4 56.6 16.2