In 2015 we decided the time was right to bring a herdsire of the highest quality into our herd. After much consideration we pulled the trigger and bought half interest (proudly co-owned with Snowmass Alpacas LLC) in Snowmass Velvet Touche (Son of Snowmass Touche (Sire) and Snowmass Royal Splendor (Dam)). We loved him SOOO very much we bought the other half. He is now solely owned by Happy Hounds Alpaca Ranch. AWARDS: 2010 Futurity Brown Reserve Color Champion, 2011 Futurity Brown Futurity Color Champion, 2013 IAO Brown Color Champion, 2014 Futurity Light Herdsire of the Year, 2015 Futurity Reserve Light Herdsire of the Year, 2015 Futurity 1st Place Get of Sire Dark. This extremely pre-potent male has gifted us with amazing cria's in every color from White to Rose Grey. He is currently closed to outside breedings but if you want to bring these awesome genetics home please look at our dams pregnant by him, ask about 2015-2017 cria crop sired by him, or bid high for and breeding to him for AOA. 2015-AFD-21.3, SD-5.1, CV-23.8%, >30-4.5%-Grid Sample 2016-AFD-21.5, SD-4.8, CV-22.3%, >30-3.9% 2017-AFD-20.9, SD-4.4, CV-21.3%, >30-2.5% 2018-AFD-20.7, SD-4.3, CV-20.6%, >30-2.4%

2014-AFD-21.0, SD-4.4, CV-20.8%, >30-3.3%-Grid Sample 2015-AFD-23.7, SD-4.3, CV-18.1%, >30-6.8%-Grid Sample 2016-AFD-22.2, SD-4.3, CV-19.3%, >30-3.9% 2017-AFD-24.2, SD-4.2, CV-17.4%, >30-7.4% This is the best and most influential dam on our farm. She has blessed us with five gorgeous daughters and one remarkable son. Sunbeam is the matriarch of Happy Hounds, as the majority of the alpacas on the farm come from her lineage. With this, she also is in the Top 1% of EPD's in 4 out of 7 categories. While Sunbeam is currently in retirement, she has taken on the role of "grandma" for all of the weaned female juvies. She keeps them in line!

2024 Huacaya Herdsire of the Year Medium Farm Division 2 2024 Reserve Huacaya Herdsire of the Year - Light Offspring This male has an amazing fleece, excellent conformation and beautiful head. He is Snow Diamond Absinthe, son of 7x champion CCNF Elixir who also is 2x judges' choice winner. Absinthe already has won two color championships and a judges' choice award in his first show season. Snowmass Matrix Majesty and CCNF Archangel run in Absinthe's dam's pedigree. Judges in two fleece shows have recognized Absinthe's "fine fleece with great uniformity" and "his high degree of fineness and uniformity." In a walking fleece competition, he had three perfect scores and one score that was just a point away from perfection. In halter he was named Judge's Choice at the 2019 Illinois Alpaca Show. Absinthe produces all the colors, including appaloosa and black! His offspring have been bannered at the AOA National Show in both halter and walking fleece. Absinthe's first cria crop included the 2023 AOA Supreme Champion Dark Huacaya Female H2R Queen's Jubilee. Jubilee was also Judge's Choice at the 2023 Futurity and High Selling Huacaya Female - sold to Oldenburg Alpacas and Madrick Alpacas in Germany. Other Judge's Choice offspring include H2R Truffle Shuffle and H2R A La Mode. His son, H2R Atlas sold to Rotten Mud in Poland. Sire of the 2025 High Selling Huacaya Female, H2R Polka Dance, at The Futurity Show & Sale. Absinthe's two histograms were: 2018 AFD 13.8 SD 3.0 CV 21.7 >30 0.3 2019 AFD 13.8 SD 2.9 CV 20.9 >30 0.3 And check out those EPDs! Not too shabby. They don't come much better than this.