Willow Wind Farm

Snowmass Andean Diamond is a lovely Divine Love granddaughter. She is new addition to the Rare Gem herd purchased from the Snowmass 2021 Bred Maiden Sale. Andean Diamond is bred for color to Snowmass Divine Kingship for a 2022 cria. UPDATE: On 6/12/22, Ande delivered a lovely 16 lbs black male sired by Snowmass Divine Kingship. Ande's maiden delivery was textbook perfect and she is an attentive mother with tons of milk. Her cria is straight and solid. His fleece is curly and thick from the get-go! Thank you Lynn Edens for selecting this pairing... and the result.. in black!! We couldn't be more pleased. ...

If you are looking for a top quality appaloosa to breed to, Cygnus is it! Cygnus is well put together from head to toe. Many have admired the fineness of his fleece and that it carries the same consistency from color to color, which is something that we are very proud of. His second fleece is coming in beautifully with fineness, good density, wonderful handle and hardly any halo. Conformationally correct, good width in the front and rear, with straight legs and toes pointing forward. Cygnus comes from great appaloosa genetics, carrying the beautiful all over pattern of spots and has improved upon the fleece of his amazing sire Lu Tau. Cyg now has confirmed pregnancies. He will be open ...

Celeste is a sweet girl with an amazing fleece that is organized and bright, Bright, BRIGHT! At 9 years old, she is in the top 1% EPDs in 6 categories! Celeste’s pedigree is oh, so solid. She is the daughter of Snowmass Elite Legend— 5X Futurity Herdsire of the Year and 3X Reserve Futurity Herdsire of the Year. Snowmass Alpacas has proudly said that Snowmass Elite Legend is the most distinguished White Huacaya Stud standing in the WORLD. Rare Gem Alpacas is proud to have added such a lovely Elite Legend daughter to the foundation herd. Celeste is a 2 for 2 appaloosa producer. She stamps her offspring with her elite fleece characteristics. She is currently bred to harlequin herdsire...

It is with great excitement that we introduce this handsome harlequin appaloosa son of Vintage Cashmere U-Taupe-ia and elite-fleeced, Running Late's Peaches and Cream. Peaches was purchased in 2019 for her outstanding fiber traits, beautiful phenotype, pedigree and patterned fleece. She does not carry an appaloosa or harlequin in her pedigree, but is an expressed pattern so she was included in the appy/harley program as a potential for throwing just what we want. In 2019, she was paired with harlequin appaloosa, Apache Gentleman. The two produced a lovely classic female appaloosa that was exported to Switzerland in early 2021-- Rare Gem Night Owl. In late 2020, Peaches was paired wit...

Jolene is a typey, well-expressed appaloosa female with curb appeal galore. She is the daughter of 4X banner winner, Crescent Moon's Isidora (a Shiftin Gears daughter) and the wildly expressive harlequin appaloosa, Apache Gentleman. Jolene's sire-- Apache Gentleman has over 30 registered offspring of which the majority are either appaloosa or harlequin. Both of Jolene's parents are the producers of champion offspring. Apache has a number of champion offspring including 3X champion Apache Gentlemen's Alchesay. Additionally, Apache now has two Get of Sire awards with his appaloosa and harlequin offspring -- a 1st place and 2nd place. (Photos included on Apache's page). Apache's pedigree is...

Handsome son of lavender grey herdsire, 3X Champion Rare Gem Privateer's First Mate, and true black dam, Granite Bay National Velvet. National Velvet is a daughter of 3X Futurity Herdsire of the Year-- US Steel. This boy's pedigree is packed with elite grey and black genetics. Sea Senor has been color genotyped as EE a1a2. He carries no dilution and two black alleles— including a1 which produces beautiful blue black. Sea Senor will be an asset to a black and grey breeding program. Another exciting pairing for this male will be appaloosa's carrying a dilution gene. By pairing with such a female, offspring have the potential to be classic appaloosa and even harlequin appaloosa. We have pai...

Kimber is a solid female from the Snowmass breeding program. She has a straight and solid frame and elite fleece characteristics. Kimber was awarded White Color Championship in Walking Fleece Fall 2022 and her 2023 EPD's are top 5% in 5 categories. For additional statistical information, please see data links on the right. Kimber checks all the boxes to be a solid foundation female for a multitude of breeding programs. Her genotype is EeAA, so bred accordingly, she is capable of producing classic appaloosa such as her dam did with Rare Gem Apache's Wind in her Face "Breezy". For Kimber's maiden breeding she has been paired with appaloosa stud, Wahoo from MaRS, for a May 2024 offsprin...

THIS GUY IS SO COOL! WAHOO! from MaRS is everything you could want when adding appaloosa genetics to your herd. There's no compromising quality with this guy! INCREDIBLE CHARACTER TO HIS FLEECE EXCEPTIONAL STAPLE LENGTH EXTREME FINENESS UNIFORMITY Check out his fiber stats, they certainly don't disappoint! He was entered into the spring 2020 shows, but this thing called COVID-19 happened. His cria fleece did very well at our local events. Wahoo's first progeny are on the ground and we're seeing spots, lots of spots! He was bred to seven white/beige females on our farm and all seven delivered appaloosa crias. What a great start! Keep your eyes on this guy! ...

Daisy is the daughter of 6X color champion, Accoyo America Jason. Jason is co-owned by Amber Autumn Alpacas and Little Creek Farm, LLC. Owner, Lynn Edens, comments on Jason... The offspring of a very successful pairing of Camilio siblings, Jason won the AOBA Nationals championship in brown three years running. It is rare to find such exquisite crimp, character and density in a deep red brown fleece. Even better, Jason has consistently reproduced those characteristics in his crias, and at such a high level that even his white offspring are consistently ribboning in the competitive white classes. He has produced champions in fawn and brown. Daisy's dam, Accoyo America Shastina, was a lovely...

Looking for a special home for this special boy. Born and raised here at Rare Gem Alpacas... I’m Too Sexy is a handsome male with beautiful bright, super dense yet fine fleece with a well-defined crimp style and long staple length. He is the product of some of the greatest grey genetics in the United States... US Steel crossed with the Bisturi / Avatar line. He has an extremely clean blanket with minimal spots… well built with a short broad muzzle, small perfectly shaped ears, dark eyes, perfect bite and a correct front and rear. What more to ask for?! Oh, and the sweetest disposition ever!! Sexy is the son of Neversummer’s US Steel, the handsome grey 2016, 2017 & 2018 Futurity Herdsire ...

Pukka-Dot is a gorgeous harlequin female for the serious appaloosa alpaca breeder. Her sire, Rare Gem X-Man, has impressed us with his prepotency for fleece style, bone, presence and maximum expression of the appaloosa and harlequin colorations in his offspring. He carries elite-fleeced heavy hitters in his pedigree such as Legacy, El Nino, and Snowmass XXXtreme. These elite-fleeced alpacas are known for their lasting-fineness and density. Accoyo America Sai-Hoji (gsire) was 21 micron at 11 years of age! UPDATE: Pukka-Dot has been rockin' the 2023 fleece shows. She now has 3 more first place ribbons for a total of 5 out of 5 first place ribbons for the 2022-23 seasons. And we are ext...

Meet the newest addition to the Rare Gem herd-- Snowmass Sizlin Legacy XX! This boy is an exciting find out of the Snowmass herd. While Snowmass did not breed appaloosas, they kept detailed breeding program notes which included specific lines that threw spots and the frequency of those spotted results. Sizlin descends from an import within the Snowmass herd that threw the highest number of spotted offspring-- to a rate of 6.5X that of the others in their herd. Do we have a new gene carrier to add to the list of the appaloosa breeders?!?! Time will tell. Sizlin will be thoroughly "tested" and bred across the full range of colors of non-appaloosa carriers. In addition to having a beautiful...

Tic Tac is the product of two top producing harlequins from the Kuska herd. She carries legendary appaloosa / harlequin genetics on both sides of her pedigree making it very possible that she is homozygous for the appy / harlequin trait. She has had three offspring-- all out of non-appaloosa / harlequin gene carriers. All three of Tic Tac's offspring have expressed-- one as classic appaloosa and two as lovely harlequin appaloosas. Tic Tac's blanket is spotless and her coloration is exquisite. She has spots on her belly and face... a classical harlequin pattern expression. Tic Tac is a large girl. She pushes 200 lbs when not pregnant. Although large, she is easy to handle and the most att...

UPDATE: It is with a heavy heart that I share that Sriracha has left us way too soon. In December 2023, he passed due to a 360 degree colon torsion. Sriracha's sweet personality was always a highlight of my day on the farm. Here at Rare Gem Alpacas, harlequin appaloosa, Tic Tac, is due to have his 2024 offspring. While he cannot be replaced, we look forward to this cria to help feel the void that is felt in Sriracha's absence. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sriracha is the son of Springtoo Skyfall, 2X Judges's Choice winner, 5X banner winner and recipient of numerous prestiges awards including two Spirit of the Industry awards, Best Brightness, Best Cri...

Lovely foundation female. Proven producer. Amazing mom. 2023 Rare Gem Apache's Wind in Her Face "Breezy", Appaloosa, Female. 2021 Aledos Kimber, Beige, Female (2022 White Walking Fleece Color Champion) 2018 Aledos Jackpot, MFawn, Male 2016 Snowmass Everlasting Grace, Beige, Female...

It is with great excitement that we introduce this handsome harlequin appaloosa son of Vintage Cashmere U-Taupe-ia and elite-fleeced, Running Late's Peaches and Cream. Peaches was purchased in 2019 for her outstanding fiber traits, beautiful phenotype, pedigree and patterned fleece. She does not carry an appaloosa or harlequin in her pedigree, but is an expressed pattern so she was included in the appy/harley program as a potential for throwing just what we want. In 2019, she was paired with harlequin appaloosa, Apache Gentleman. The two produced a lovely classic female appaloosa that was exported to Switzerland in early 2021-- Rare Gem Night Owl. In late 2020, Peaches was paired wit...

Iris is a maiden female out of stunning appaloosa female, Enchanted Hill Apple Dumpling. Iris' pedigree is packed with appaloosa genetics, but she missed the memo on the spots-- just one small fawn spot. Iris is a well-built-- solid and straight and proportional. She has a long-stapled fleece with a high frequency crimp style. Iris is out of two fully expressed appaloosa parents, yet she is white with just one spot. She color genotyped as Ee Aa1. We have bred Iris to banner winning true black stud, Rare Gem Sea Senor. An EE a1a2 pairing such as Sea Senor will provide the maximum possibility for expression. Sea Senor carries no dilution and two black alleles—the perfect pairing for expres...

Handsome son of lavender grey herdsire, 3X Champion Rare Gem Privateer's First Mate, and true black dam, Granite Bay National Velvet. National Velvet is a daughter of 3X Futurity Herdsire of the Year-- US Steel. This boy's pedigree is packed with elite grey and black genetics. Sea Senor has been color genotyped as EE a1a2. He carries no dilution and two black alleles— including a1 which produces beautiful blue black. Sea Senor will be an asset to a black and grey breeding program. Another exciting pairing for this male will be appaloosa's carrying a dilution gene. By pairing with such a female, offspring have the potential to be classic appaloosa and even harlequin appaloosa. We have pai...

Trixie is a sweet grey girl with great markings and a beautiful, sweet face. Her grand-sire is the legendary SA Peruvian Black Epic, 7X banner winner and sire of offspring with over 150 champion wins. Trixie is a devoted mother with loads of milk that throws big, strong, healthy cria. Her dam, Bubbles, regularly produces grey offspring and Trixie did the same with her first two cria. One was sired by bay black Taos' Zeppelin and the second was sired by fawn FTAF's Privateer. The result is two beautiful grey boys. First Mate, Trixie's 2017 cria, made his show debut in Spring 2019. He made his mom proud with 3 Color Championships, and 5 blue ribbons. After breeding First Mate to 3 love...

This young male is an up and comer in the Rare Gem breeding program. We purchased his dam from the Alpaca Palace auction in Pennsylvania in 2019 when Cras-Z was "cooking in the oven". When born, Cras-Z had the bundles of curls and the "look" we get excited about. He has grown into a handsome body double of his daddy, Sunset Hills Zagato. Zagato was the 2019 Futurity Herdsire of the Year (dark) and has a proven track record of throwing the coloration of the dam while stamping the offspring with his superior fleece qualities. Cras-Z’s is a compact male with an advanced architecture fleece... brightly bundled and uniform with a high-amplitude crimp structure. Cras-Z's 2022 fleece was submitt...

Freya is an elite-fleeced 3X champion daughter of Irish Meadows' Elite Max co-owned by Irish Meadows and Cas-Cad-Nac Farms. Elite Max is known for his very rare Merino type fleece and his illustrious show career which includes 28 championships including AOA National Supreme Champion Light Male and 9 Judges Choice Awards. Irish Meadows' Elite Max owners say, "You haven't seen light fleece until you have seen Elite Max! He has the fleece of the future!". Freya was shown 8 times in 2022 and brought home 8 blue ribbons and two color championships! For Freya's maiden breeding, she was paired with appaloosa herdsire, Rare Gem X-Man. The cria is a handsome young male with dense bundles...

It is with great excitement that we introduce this handsome harlequin appaloosa son of Vintage Cashmere U-Taupe-ia and elite-fleeced, Running Late's Peaches and Cream. Peaches was purchased in 2019 for her outstanding fiber traits, beautiful phenotype, pedigree and patterned fleece. She does not carry an appaloosa or harlequin in her pedigree, but is an expressed pattern so she was included in the appy/harley program as a potential for throwing just what we want. In 2019, she was paired with harlequin appaloosa, Apache Gentleman. The two produced a lovely classic female appaloosa that was exported to Switzerland in early 2021-- Rare Gem Night Owl. In late 2020, Peaches was paired wit...

Magnificent is the first offspring of champion, Snow Diamond Magnifico, one of Defiance's exceptional sons. Magnificent’s dam is Snow Diamond Sugar Plum, a lovely female from 7X champion Simtustus and LBA’s Soufflé— Crescent Moon’s Shiftin Gears daughter. Sugar Plum ranks in the top 1% for AFD, 1.3% for SF, 1.4% for MC and the top 1% for SDMC. Her fleece is very well organized and breaks into lovely bundles of very fine fleece. This girl has a bangin' pedigree and solid fiber stats. Bred to banner winning true black herdsire, Rare Gem Sea Senor for a 2024 cria. ...

Handsome son of lavender grey herdsire, 3X Champion Rare Gem Privateer's First Mate, and true black dam, Granite Bay National Velvet. National Velvet is a daughter of 3X Futurity Herdsire of the Year-- US Steel. This boy's pedigree is packed with elite grey and black genetics. Sea Senor has been color genotyped as EE a1a2. He carries no dilution and two black alleles— including a1 which produces beautiful blue black. Sea Senor will be an asset to a black and grey breeding program. Another exciting pairing for this male will be appaloosa's carrying a dilution gene. By pairing with such a female, offspring have the potential to be classic appaloosa and even harlequin appaloosa. We have pai...

Previous Owner / Breeder says… Myrtle is one of the very first offspring sired by H2R Motown Blues, known as "Mo" around the farm. "Mo" is one of our favorite Velvet sons, and did very well showing. What makes Mo extra special is his dam line - H2R Seraphina, one of our most coveted show winners and an even better production female. To date, only one Seraphina offspring has left the farm. Myrtle is tall and stretchy, and carries great fleece characteristics. Myrtle's 100% Peruvian dam is the mother of the H2R floral line, which includes Myrtle's half sisters H2R Primrose, H2R Shasta Daisy and H2R Iris. At her first show, Myrtle won 1st and Best Bred & Owned at the MOPACA Invitational an...

It is with great excitement that we introduce this handsome harlequin appaloosa son of Vintage Cashmere U-Taupe-ia and elite-fleeced, Running Late's Peaches and Cream. Peaches was purchased in 2019 for her outstanding fiber traits, beautiful phenotype, pedigree and patterned fleece. She does not carry an appaloosa or harlequin in her pedigree, but is an expressed pattern so she was included in the appy/harley program as a potential for throwing just what we want. In 2019, she was paired with harlequin appaloosa, Apache Gentleman. The two produced a lovely classic female appaloosa that was exported to Switzerland in early 2021-- Rare Gem Night Owl. In late 2020, Peaches was paired wit...

Advanced fleece, perfect conformation and phenotype, clean apron and lower carriage, short muzzle with pleasing head style, perfect bite and a sweet disposition. Oh, and a stellar pedigree! Josie is a harlequin appaloosa daughter of Apache Gentleman. Apache's pedigree is packed with appaloosas-- top and bottom. He is the prepotent harlequin herdsire in the United States with 42 register offspring of which the majority are either harlequin, leopard or classic appaloosa. Josie is the most recent of his Champion offspring to show up in the show ring. Josie's dam, Derwydd Manchu's Suyana, brings elite fleece and a classy phenotype to the pairing. Suyana is 5/8 Accoyo and a 5-time banner ...

This young male is an up and comer in the Rare Gem breeding program. We purchased his dam from the Alpaca Palace auction in Pennsylvania in 2019 when Cras-Z was "cooking in the oven". When born, Cras-Z had the bundles of curls and the "look" we get excited about. He has grown into a handsome body double of his daddy, Sunset Hills Zagato. Zagato was the 2019 Futurity Herdsire of the Year (dark) and has a proven track record of throwing the coloration of the dam while stamping the offspring with his superior fleece qualities. Cras-Z’s is a compact male with an advanced architecture fleece... brightly bundled and uniform with a high-amplitude crimp structure. Cras-Z's 2022 fleece was submitt...

Miss Toffelees is the first offspring sired by Snow Diamond Private Reserve, one of Defiance's exceptional sons. MissToffelees' dam is TAG Miss Monday, a lovely female from champion parents and whose great great sire is Majestic Peruvian Jeremiah. Miss Monday contributes a dense and high-amplitude fleece to her offspring. Miss Toffelees is fine, but what we love about her is her consistency, not only within the staple, but also throughout her entire blanket and even a bit beyond. That consistency, together with her fineness is going to keep her fleece ultra-soft for a long time. In the meantime, we take pleasure in looking at this fleece with its brightness and beautiful structure. Miss ...

It is with great excitement that we introduce this handsome harlequin appaloosa son of Vintage Cashmere U-Taupe-ia and elite-fleeced, Running Late's Peaches and Cream. Peaches was purchased in 2019 for her outstanding fiber traits, beautiful phenotype, pedigree and patterned fleece. She does not carry an appaloosa or harlequin in her pedigree, but is an expressed pattern so she was included in the appy/harley program as a potential for throwing just what we want. In 2019, she was paired with harlequin appaloosa, Apache Gentleman. The two produced a lovely classic female appaloosa that was exported to Switzerland in early 2021-- Rare Gem Night Owl. In late 2020, Peaches was paired wit...

Offspring: 2020 Snowmass Luminous Hope, Female, Medium Fawn, 2020 Parade of Champions - Lot 3 - Best of Snowmass Females, Exported to Switzerland 2023 Rare Gem Enchanted Girly Girl, Female, Medium Brown 2025 Offspring Sired by Appaloosa Stud, Rare Gem Dunkin' ...

June 7, 2019... National Doughnut Day... go figure... this handsome classic appaloosa boy... Dunkin' was born. At 359 days gestation, Dunkin' weighed in at 19.5 pounds. From the very beginning, it was very clear that Dunkin's fleece was something out of the ordinary. Aside from the spots, which we had bred for, Dunkin's fleece was ultra-fine and ultra-bright. He was cria-shorn on 7/14/19 and his fleece has come in nicely. Dunkin's fleece will be ideal handspun... raw. A spinner's dream! Not one for the mill. A little about Dunkin's dam... Krispy Kream carries the impressive quality bloodlines of her grandsires SA Peruvian Black Epic and PPPeruvian Grand Master. This quality breeding show...