 We couldn’t be more pleased to announce the results of our program from the 2025 AOA National Fleece Show! We entered two fleeces in the Innovative Fleece Assessment show and received great results.
Reserve Color Champion Combined Grade 0 - Ironhide Vapor Most Uniform Grade 0 - Ironhide Vapor First Place Grade 0 2 Year Old Dark - Ironhide Vapor Third Place Grade 2 Light - FDA Inspired Aspen Imagination Ironhide Vapor (co owned with Aspen Alpaca Company) received excellent scores with 15/15 points for uniformity with just a variation of 0.3 microns from across his blanket - incredible!!! He also received high remarks for his handle and style to fleece. This boy is something special!! FDA Inspired Aspen Imagination received a third place in Grade 2 Light out of 8 animals. The two ahead of her came from the juvenile age division! Thank you to the AOA staff and volunteers who helped make the show such a huge success!
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With the support and mentorship of dedicated breeders, we’re proud to announce our 2025 AOA National High Point Awards placings all of which led by one incredible animal...Vapor!
#5 2025 New Breeder Huacaya Farm, Halter #6 2025 New Breeder Huacaya Producer, Fleece After just one year in the show ring, I am are incredibly proud of how far my program has come. I am so grateful for the support, guidance, and encouragement I have received, it’s means everything to me. My grandparents of Red Granite Ranch have played such an instrumental role in all of this and I feel blessed. Many of you have watched me grow up in the show ring and know how special this is for me! Ironhide Vapor (co-owned with Aspen Alpaca Company) has officially moved to the stud barn to hopefully begin working this year. I encourage you to talk to both partners about his introductory breedings. His maternal-sister will be making her show debut this Fall, and I will be welcoming Aspen’s cria next year. The future is bright, and I can’t wait to see what’s next! Watch the full winner reveal: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=18Imojd80To  We would like to offer our thanks and congratulations to Mary & Stan Miller of Aspen Alpaca Company in Idaho, for their purchase of half-interest in our 10-time Champion, Junior Herdsire: Ironhide Vapor! The son of Judges' Choice Winner & 3-time AOA National Fawn Champion, Red Granites Aragon, and a Kirwin/MR Sizlin Rose cross, Red Granites Vida.
I was fortunate enough to meet Mary a few weekends ago when she came for a visit. With over 17 years of experience in this business, I am very grateful for her trust in my breeding program and in Vapor. With his EE a2a3 genotype, I believe he will do very great things for both programs. Ironhide Vapor is a male who is just special. The plan is for Vapor to spend the cold weather months here in Colorado and the hot Summer months in Idaho with Aspen Alpacas starting Spring 2026. Both partners will be offering Ironhide Vapor for a limited number of introductory breedings as a discounted rate of $2,000. We are excited to see what this male will do for both programs moving forward, stay tuned... |
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