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Marcella's offspring are very consistent, with 'late blooming' fleece structure.  Her offspring have been solid, anatomically correct and all very showy.  They have all had that Camilio/Marcella 'Accoyo-type head profile - short wedged shaped, with a slight 'dish' of the nose concluding with slightly flared nostrils.  All the ears have had abundant fiber coverage.

Sophia del Sol is the light grey born in 2002 out of Camilio and Marcella.  Her fleece showed micro bundling in the blanket and in the top knot. At the AROW Composite Show, where Sophia's fleece was judged independently and anonymously; she took first in her class here, as well as at Alpacapalooza.  Last year Sophia gave birth to a light fawn male (just now 11 months old) out of Accoyo El Nino.  He was in a very tough class at Alpacapalooza (2nd place) and at the AOBA national (3rd place). 

Alacante has been generating brown, black and grey crias (the last two when bred to black and/or grey), and all with very nicely structured fleeces.  Alacante took first place at the 2002 Eastern States Exposition Composite. Alacante's first cria, a rose grey female, won the color championship at the 2004 NAAS show.  This was a class V, so, all the heavy hitters were in this competition.

Fiora was only shown at Alpacapalooza in 2003.  She took second in a class of 9. 

Equinox Eternix won at least two big competitions as a yearling.  He took first place at Heart of the Valley and Alpacapalooza and sold for $73,000.

ROCKFORD (Service Sire) is a rare half Accoyo medium silver grey who began settling females in 2001. He is a truly stunning male, with a regal presence and good bone. His conformation is excellent and his fleece ---- ahhhh, his fleece! It is exceptional, even more remarkable for a silver grey: very dense and yet fine and crimpy, with a defined lock structure. He has a strong, handsome head and ideal temperament.
(Multi Blue Ribbon Award-Winning Herdsire)

He has won ribbons all over the country, in every show he has been in, including:
In the year 2000
* 1st place CABA Estes Park Sun City Sizzle
* 2nd place AOBA Nationals
* 3rd place Futurity
In the year 2001
* 1st place
* AOBA Nationals (halter)
* AOBA Nationals (fleece)
* EVAA Alpaca Exhibition fleece show
*Alpaca Adventure fleece show

Rockford is now enjoying his retirement from the show circuit.
Most recent histogram is:
21.1/5.0/23.4.

Over 75 Rockford offspring have been born, and they are fabulous! Almost all of these beautiful youngsters are shades of silver or rose grey, or black. His grey color genetics have proven to be quite potent, as is his ability to pass along his remarkable phenotype to his cria. Many of them have gone on to become Champions and Ribbon winners in their own right. So far in the year 2004, in National and Regional shows, Rockford youngsters have distinguished themselves over extremely tough competition by winning:

* 6 Championships
* 1 Reserve Championship
* 11 First
* 8 Seconds
* 3 Third Places.

And as the 2005 show season moves through the summer, Rockford sons and daughters have had the following (known) successes:
* 2 Championship
* 3 Reserve Championship
* 12 First Place
* 16 Second Place
* 11 Third Place

Pperuvian Guellermo (Marcella's Sire)

Willow (Grand Dame)