Fiber/Scientific Data
| May 17, 2023 | AFD 29, SD 5.6, CV 19.4% |
| 2020-05-15 | AFD 26.5, SD 5.1, CV 19.4 |
| 2018-05-20 | AFD 26.8, SD 5.8. CV 21.6 |
| May 2017 | AFD 22, SD 4.6, CV 21 |
Just WOW. 2 x Judges Choice, 6 x champ
Zen (Tikanui's Zen of Harmony)
Suri, Herdsire (Male), Proven | White
ARI# 32700305, D.O.B. 7/20/2015,
Sire: Tikanui (Pucara Puresuri Tikanui) ARI#
32079616 White Tikanui, sired by the one and only Pucara Kahuna, has simply stunning fiber - white, lustrous, dense, with outstanding lock structure. And fine! At first shearing...20.9 micron!!
Tikanui exemplifies the Suri phenotype. Indeed, Tikanui was even bestowed the special "best head" award by Don Julio Barreda's daughter Elena at the 2012 Futurity Show! He went on to win Reserve Color Champion at the 2012 Futurity. And, at over two years of age and 10 months of fleece growth since shearing, Tikanui won Color Champion at The 2013 Futurity, competing against other first rate, full-fleeced whites. His progeny have represented him in Get of Sire competitions and consistently strong representatives of their sire.
Tikanui is consistently in the top 1% of EPDs. He was classified during out 2017 SHIP classification and received top scores for conformation traits, and amazingly high scores for all fleece characteristics.
Not only is Tikanui spectacular to look at, he is a gentle guy, always easy to work with and a joy to be around! His progeny are doing fabulous things in the show ring and with their own offspring. Tikanui was the 2015 and 2017 Futurity Light Herdsire of the Year, and is the 2018 Herdsire of the Year. Tikanui's Zen of Harmony won Judge's Choice at the 2017 MOPACA show and at the 2017 Futurity and his daughter Venus won Supreme Light Championship at the 2018 National Show. Many championship offspring with super fleece statistics. Wow!
Dam: Dixie (Puddle's Dixie) ARI#
30030696 Beige, Light Fawn Dixie - a 5X champion during just one show season!! She has excellent conformation, a great Suri head, and wonderful fleece with independent lock, luster and density. She carries herself proudly and caught the judge's eye each time as she first walked into the ring. She is a Diamond River, son of Accoyo Ace, daughter.
Her offspring includes multiple champions, including Zen of Harmony - the 2017 Futurity Judge's Choice winner. Zen and Venus, Dixie's 2016 cria, took first place in Produce of Dam at the Futurity in 2017. Dixie's 2017 cria, Jupiter, is just as outstanding as her siblings, and we look forward to her show ring experience! Saturn, 2018, follows along in the mold, and in 2019, Kalee - another wonderful girl - made her appearance.
Dixie is simply an outstanding producer, always producing quality. She is easy to keep and a delight to have in the herd!
Description
"Beautious Maximus." That was the comment of the SHIP (Suri Herd Improvement Program) classifier when she was classifying Zen. Absolutely no conformational issues, and fiber traits all scored at or near the top of the scale.
Luster? Check. Locks? Check. Coverage? Double-triple check. Icing on the cake? He has the same gentle disposition as his sire, Tikanui.
Zen is an 8 x champion, 2 x Judges Choice winner. He is the next generation of Suri.
His offspring are WOW too! Zen's Enso was 2021 Judges Choice at The Futurity. And, Zen has take first place ribbons in his first two Get of Sire competitions: at the 2021 AOA National Show and the 2021 Futurity.
Zen is the complete package. He looks like perfection. And when you get into his fiber you have no question. There is not much to say but "Wow!"
Awards
4th Place of 9, AOA Nationals 2016
1st Place of 5, MOPACA 2016
1st Place of 6, GWAS 2016
Color Champion, GWAS 2016
1st Place of 4, American Alpaca Showcase 2016
Color Champion, American Alpaca Showcase 2016
1st Place of 4, AOK Blastoff 2016
Color Champion, AOK Blastoff 2016
1st Place, AOA Nationals 2017
Color Champion, AOA Nationals 2017
1st Place, MOPACA 2017
Color Champion, MOPACA 2017
Judges Choice, MOPACA 2017
1st Place, The Futurity 2017
Color Champion, The Futurity 2017
Judges Choice, The Futurity 2017
Produce of Dam, with sister Venus First Place, The Futurity 2017
Get of Sire, with White Diamond and Pines Edge Way to Go, First Place, The Futurity 2017
1st Place Get of Sire, AOA National Show 2021
1st Place Get of Sire, The Futurity 2021
HERDSIRE OF THE YEAR, The Futurity 2021