Stradivarius has arrived to stand at ATC for the Fall.  We are very excited about this newly acquired accoyo suri male.  We once saw Stradivarius when he was a yearling and thought very highly of him, however he was sold to someone else quickly, so recently we found ourselves with an opportunity to purchase 1/2 interest in him!  We are thrilled!  We cannot wait to breed him to some of our superb whites and our Accoyo Torbio & Accoyo Gold lines. We are offering limited breedings this fall to Stradivarius, so contact us for a breeding- these are wonderful bloodlines that are quite rare.  Accoyo Ganador has been an increible sire over the years and this is his best son!  We co-own him with Ray & Maria Rodriquez at Leraso Farms.

NGG Accoyo Antonius Stradivarius
ARI # 820704
DOB: 03/30/2000
Color: White
Dam: PPPeruvian Accoyo Gardenia
Sire: PPeruvian Accoyo Ganador

We have had another wonderful female suri alpaca! She is sired by Brigadier and out of our female Kiss. She was having a bit of difficulty nursing, so we spent so time helping her out.  She is doing great! Her name is Kisses and Hugs. This week is herd health week at ATC.  We will be worming the herd and going through general health checks on each alpaca making sure everyone is looking great! We have had some warm days again! 

Sawyer went to Regional Arabian competition, here he is pictured with Steph & Trey, our Arabian.  Trey did great - he won Reserve Champion Hunter and Champion Side Saddle. It was in Lexington VA.

We have had 2 suri female alpacas born at the farm this week! One is named Safari, she is sired by Brigadier and her dam is Shawnee. Safari is a beautiful dark fawn female,  She was a week or so early and she was hypoglycemic, we have been working with her and she is doing great.  She has learned to nurse and is making great progress. Our other suri female is named Soak Up the Sun, she is sired by Brigadier as well, her dam is Sierra Morn.  She is meduim fawn. She is a full sister to Sierra Sunset & Synister.  We expect great things out of these 2 Brigadier daughters!  Congrats to Brigadier! 

We have many crias due in August and September.  These are always our large birthing months. If you are looking for something specific, let us know and we will keep you posted if it comes our way! Our fall schedule is as follows: 9/6 OABA Meeting…9/7 Herdsire Seminar- “Add Sizzle to Your Orgle” at The Alpaca Trading Co….9/27-9/28 National Alpaca Farm Days- We are open to the public for tours!…10/3-10/5 Heartland Alpaca Show- Indianapolis, IN…10/18  Seminar-Getting Started in Alpacas at The Alpaca Trading Co….10/25 -10/26 Northern Illinois Alpaca extravaganza- Grayslake, IN…11/8-11/9 OABA AlpacaFest- Columbus, OH… December weekends- our “Posh Alpaca Boutique” is open for Christmas Shopping!  See you at an alpaca event in the fall!

Indiana Alpaca Invitational

Color Champion: ———— Gone in 60 Seconds

Reserve Color Champ: —– Legends Gold

1^st Place: ———————– Gone in 60 Seconds, Gone in 60 Seconds (Bred &

Owned), Legends Gold, What I Like About You

2^nd Place: ———————- Conqueror, Hail to the Chief, Let’s Dance,

The Futurity Show & Sale

Color Champion: ———— Legends Gold

1^st Place ———————— Legends Gold

3^rd Place: ———————- Gone in 60 Seconds

4^th Place: ———————- Backstage Pass

  MAPACA Jubilee

Color Champion: ———– Legends Gold

Reserve Color Champ: —- Lights Out

1^st Place: ———————- Conqueror, Hail to the Chief, Let’s Dance, Legends

          Gold

2^nd Place: ——————— Synister, Ever After, Gone in 60 Seconds, Lights

           Out, Backstage Pass

Buckeye Alpaca Show

Color Champion: ———– Mysterious, Ever After, Legends Gold

Reserve Color Champ: —- No Autographs

1^st Place: ———————- Mysterious, Synister, Ever After, Gone in 60

           Seconds, Let’s Dance, Legends Gold

2^nd Place: ——————— Lights Out, No Autographs, Inside Scoop        

PAOBA Breeder’s Showcase

Reserve Color Champ: —- Ever After

1^st Place: ———————- Gone in 60 Seconds, Lights Out

AOBA National Conference

Color Champion: ———– Legends Gold

Reserve Color Champ: —- Katana (fleece)

1^st Place: ———————- Legends Gold, Maestro (fleece), Katana (fleece),

           Fusilla (fleece), U Rah Rah (fleece)

Summer has been great fun at The Alpaca Trading Company, as always.  The summer months pass by too quickly and much to much is planned. We are grateful we had some wonderful nights to spend outside watching over the alpacas grazing and the crias dashing around once the sun starts setting.   We had a wonderful Spring show season here at ATC.  Our breeding efforts paid off this season with one of the most important males being produced on our farm.  Legend’s Gold by Torbio won the two most competitive shows in the country- Color Champion at the Futurity & AOBA Nationals.  He won additional Championships as well.  We all know how tough the competition is at the two afore mentioned venues and it is with great honor that we display his show winnings at the farm.  He is now breeding and we are offering limited breedings to him this first year of service.  Call us to book a breeding!

Both mom and baby are home safe and sound.  And yes, he is keeping us up ALL night!

On Thursday, March 6, 2008, Sawyer Barnhart was born.  He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19″ long!  We have had a very busy couple of days but will be posting pictures and more details shortly!

It seems hard to believe that show season is here again!  While Steph is staying home as we are expecting the birth of our son shortly, the doctor gave the OK for me to go to our first show of the season, The Southern Select in Shelbyville, TN.  I will just be taking a “light” trailer with 11 suri alpacas to show.  We are also participating in the live herdsire auction by donating a breeding to Torbio’s Accoyo Masterpiece for a worthy cause!