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		<title>Herdsire Breeding Auction – Saturday Night</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[VAOBA is proud to announce a new event to take place at our show. Instead of having a dinner on Saturday night as in previous years, we are planning a Herdsire Breeding Auction. We are actively pursuing Blue Ribbon and Champion level herdsire breeding donations for you to bid on and we already have some [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>VAOBA is proud to announce a new event to take place at our show.  Instead of having a dinner on Saturday night as in previous years, we are planning a Herdsire Breeding Auction.  We are actively pursuing Blue Ribbon and Champion level herdsire breeding donations for you to bid on and we already have some outstanding multi-champion males to choose from.  Each breeding will be listed on this site, along with a description of the animal and his attributes, a picture, and the terms of the breeding.  The terms will be set by the donating farm so please read them so you know what is promised.</p>
<p>The auction will take place up on the vendor level of the Coliseum, located on the opposite side from the vendors.  Food and a cash bar will be available during the event.  An alpaca fashion show will also take place showing you some lovely alpaca products. Proceeds from the auction (after covering food costs) are slated for donations to alpaca research and for educational opportunities for VAOBA members.</p>
<p>This will be a GREAT OPPORTUNITY to get a breeding to some of the finest males available to improve your herd.  We anticipate a relaxing and fun event, so bring your checkbook, bid often, and get a great breeding for your girls.</p>
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		<title>A. L. Paca’s Andromeda Galaxy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ARI#: 31014434 DOB: 12 Sep 2008 Color: Dark Brown Sire: Sheer Galaxy ARI: 30379527 Dam: Reserve’s Chessie ARI: 846628 Breeding Fee: $2,000 Andy’s sire, Sheer Galaxy (6 championships and 3 Get of Sire –so far) really poured a fleece onto this guy! It is dense and heavy and so loaded with sebum (from his advanced [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://vaobaexpo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/AndromedaGalaxy.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-332" title="AndromedaGalaxy" src="http://vaobaexpo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/AndromedaGalaxy-150x150.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="150" height="150" align="right" /></a>ARI#:	 31014434<br />
DOB: 12 Sep 2008<br />
Color: Dark Brown<br />
Sire:  Sheer Galaxy    ARI: 30379527<br />
Dam:  Reserve’s Chessie  ARI: 846628</p>
<p>Breeding Fee:  $2,000</p>
<p>Andy’s sire, Sheer Galaxy (6 championships and 3 Get of Sire –so far) really poured a fleece onto this guy!  It is dense and heavy and so loaded with sebum (from his advanced sebaceous gland structure) that his fleece has been called &#8220;rich&#8221; by those who have touched him. A number of Suri breeders have said the shine to his fleece goes beyond typical Huacaya brightness and exhibits the luster of the better Suri blankets. One Suri breeder even called him &#8220;Suri gone wild&#8221; when they saw his lustrous fleece structured, not with dreadlocks, but with a deeply corrugated crimp style.<br />
Andy&#8217;s color is a deep dark brown. His ears and muzzle are black indicating he is carrying a black color recessive. We just cannot imagine a more ideal male to breed to our top end grays, browns and blacks.  His frame is ideal, nice and square with large bone.  Breeding donated by co-owners: A. L. Paca’s Farm, Clearview Alpaca Farm and Bay Shore Alpacas.</p>
<p><strong>Awards &amp; Ribbons:</strong></p>
<p>Winner of 9 Championships and 15 Blue Ribbons (so far) in AOBA certified shows:</p>
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<li>1st Place, 2010 AOBA National Conference (Level V, Wade Gease).</li>
<li>1st Place &amp; <strong><em>Reserve Color Champion</em></strong>, 2010 Northeast Alpaca Expo (Level IV, ~44 brown males, Peter Kennedy).</li>
<li>1st Place &amp; <strong><em>Reserve Color Champion</em></strong>, 2010 MAPACA (Level V, ~65 brown males, Diana Timmerman).</li>
<li>1st Place &amp; <strong><em>Color Champion</em></strong>, 2010 Maryland Alpaca Show (Level III, Stephanie Glyptis).</li>
<li>1st Place &amp; <strong><em>Color Champion</em></strong>, 2010 Virginia Classic (Level III, Dawn Brooker).</li>
<li>1st Place &amp; <strong><em>Color Champion</em></strong>, 2010 New Jersey Alpaca Show (Level III, Wade Gease).<br />
Comments: <em>Exceptional package; consistent throughout; great density style and brightness; clear winner; kind of male everyone should want in their breeding program; want to see more of in the future!</em></li>
<li>1st Place/6, 2010 Carolina Alpaca Celebration  (Level IV, &#8220;Full Fleece Dark Brown Yearling&#8221;, Tim Lavan).</li>
<li>2nd Place &amp; <strong><em>Reserve Color Champion</em></strong>, 2010 Sunshine State Alpaca Expo (Level II, 14 brown males, David Barboza).</li>
<li>2nd Place/9, MABA Alpaca Celebration (Level III, &#8220;Full Fleece Dark &amp; Medium Brown Yearling&#8221;, Diana Timmerman).</li>
<li>1st Place/7, 2009 Green Mountain Alpaca Fall Spectacular (Level IV, &#8220;Full Fleece Dark Brown Yearling&#8221;, Jude Anderson).</li>
<li>2nd Place/10, &#8220;Bred and Owned Yearling Male&#8221; (All colors combined. Jude Anderson).</li>
<li>1st Place/8, 2009 Empire Alpaca Extravaganza (Level V, &#8220;Full Fleece Dark Brown Yearling&#8221;, Tim Lavan).</li>
<li>1st Place &amp; <strong><em>Color Champion</em></strong>, 2009 New Jersey Alpaca Classic (Level III, 18 brown males, Kevin O&#8217;Leary).</li>
<li>2nd Place/12, &#8220;Bred and Owned Yearling Male&#8221; (All colors combined. Kevin O&#8217;Leary and Helen Humphreys).</li>
<li>1st Place &amp; <strong><em>Reserve Color Champion</em></strong>, <a href="http://www.bemyalpaca.com/images/Herdsires/Andromeda_2009PAOBA.htm">2009 PAOBA</a><a href="http://www.bemyalpaca.com/images/Herdsires/Andromeda_2009PAOBA.htm"> Breeder&#8217;s Showcase</a> (Level IV, 52 brown males, Jill MacLeod).  At just 7 months of age.</li>
<li>1st Place/11, 2009 Northeast Alpaca Expo (Level IV, &#8220;Full Fleece Dark Brown Juvenile&#8221;, Jude Anderson).</li>
<li>1st Place/9, 2009 MAPACA Jubilee (Level V, &#8220;Full Fleece Dark Brown Juvenile&#8221;, Diana Timmerman)<br />
Comments: <em>Good balance, best brightness, silky feel, consistent base of staple / front to rear, good density, good staple for his age.</em></li>
<li>1st Place/7, <a href="http://www.bemyalpaca.com/images/Herdsires/Andromeda_2009Futurity.htm">2009 Futurity</a> (Level IV, &#8220;Dark Brown Juvenile&#8221;, Tim Lavan).</li>
<li>1st Place &amp; <strong><em>Reserve Color Champion</em></strong>, <a href="http://www.bemyalpaca.com/images/Herdsires/Andromeda_2009NorthAmerican.htm">2009 North American Alpaca Show</a> (Level IV, 84 brown males, Jude Anderson). Just 6 months of age.</li>
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		<title>A. L. Paca’s Josey Wales</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ARI#: 31174343 DOB: 16 Jan 2008 Color: Medium Rose Grey Sire: Simba of A.L. Paca ARI: 841604 Dam: A.L. Paca’s Bliss C436 ARI: 824516 Intro Breeding Fee: $1,000 Medium Rose Grey Son of Simba of A.L. Paca&#8217;s (winner of 9 championships and 12 ‘Get of Sires’). Grandson of Request the Best and Peruvian Best Ala&#8217; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://vaobaexpo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/joseywales.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-317" title="Josey Wales" src="http://vaobaexpo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/joseywales-150x150.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="150" height="150" align="right" /></a>ARI#:  31174343<br />
DOB:  16 Jan 2008<br />
Color:	  Medium Rose Grey<br />
Sire:  Simba of A.L. Paca    ARI: 841604<br />
Dam:	A.L. Paca’s Bliss C436  ARI: 824516</p>
<p>Intro Breeding Fee:  $1,000</p>
<p>Medium Rose Grey Son of Simba of A.L. Paca&#8217;s (winner of 9 championships and 12 ‘Get of Sires’). Grandson of Request the Best and Peruvian Best Ala&#8217; Best (Caligula Son). Excellent Handle, Brightness, Density and Uniformity of Crimp. Bold Crimp with Excellent Staple length. We shear Josey Wales twice a year due to the lengthy staple.  25.7 micron with 4.7 SD and 18.3 CV. Let this male add his fabulous grey genetics to your herd. Impressive halter record plus Reserve Champion at the AOBA Nationals Fleece Show.  Josey has the calmest personality and is very easy going. It would be wonderful for all breeding males to have this temperament.  Josey is just starting his breeding career this fall.  Bid on Josey to bring his wonderful grey genetics to one of your girls.   Breeding donated by co-owners Wildwood Alpacas, Clearview Alpaca Farm and Bay Shore Alpacas.</p>
<p><strong>Awards &amp; Ribbons:</strong></p>
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<td>2010</td>
<td>National   Show, Fort Wayne Indiana</td>
<td>Fleece</td>
<td>Reserve   Champion</td>
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<td>2010</td>
<td>National   Show, Fort Wayne Indiana</td>
<td>Fleece</td>
<td>1st   place</td>
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<td>2009</td>
<td>Maryland   Alpaca Show</td>
<td>Halter</td>
<td>2nd   place</td>
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<td>2009</td>
<td>Palmetto   Alpaca Classic</td>
<td>Halter</td>
<td>2nd   place</td>
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<td>2009</td>
<td>Carolina   Classic</td>
<td>Halter</td>
<td>1st   place</td>
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<td>2008</td>
<td>MABA</td>
<td>Halter</td>
<td>1st   place</td>
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<td>2008</td>
<td>Green   Mountain Alpaca Fall Spectacular</td>
<td>Halter</td>
<td>1st   place</td>
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<td>2008</td>
<td>Empire</td>
<td>Halter</td>
<td>2nd   place</td>
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<td>2008</td>
<td>VAOBA</td>
<td>Halter</td>
<td>1st   place</td>
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