Fiber/Scientific Data
2019-05-15 | AFD 26.8, SD 5.7, CV 21.4 |
May 2017 | AFD 18.5, SD 5.3, CV 28.6 |
Incredibly soft and luxurious fiber!
Susanna (Tikanui's Susanna of Harmony)
Suri, Female, Unproven | White
ARI# 35082385, D.O.B. 8/19/2016,
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: Cheyenne (Shady Creek's Spirit of Cheyenne) ARI#
31954327 Light Fawn Truly a beauty with assets galore! Sure she has outstanding bloodlines... MacGyver, Snowmass Silken Gold...but this girl has got her own charisma. She is self assured, yet playful. Super easy to work with and a real lover.
Beautiful fiber, with outstanding regrowth. Cheyenne's third shearing AFD was 20 microns.
Cheyenne is an easy birther, with lots of milk, and a super-attentive mom. Her 2015 cria, sired by Tikanui, is a fabulous white boy, with great bone, outstanding fleece, who weighed in at 22 lbs. Bred again to Tikanui for her 2016 cria, Cheyenne delivered a beautiful white girl.
Cheyenne continues to be in the top 1% EPDs for fiber traits. In 2017, at age 8, she ranked 85 out of 9,433 for AFD, and 52nd for fibers greater than 30. She is in the top 10% for standard deviation and the top 5% for spin fineness.
Service Sire: Astor of Harmony ARI#
35082316 White Due Date: 5/19/2021 Astor - son of Makani and Andretti, grandson of Our Accoyo Pulitzer and Pucara Kahuna. Genetics genetics, genetics!
What can we say about Astor? He is well-built, with great conformation. His fiber is beautifully fine and uniform. Great density, and luscious handle. His EPDs for 2022 are in the top 1% or 5% for nearly every trait.
Great conformation, great fiber, and on top of it all, Astor is super friendly and easy to work with!
We sheared Astor in 2017, and then he joined our show string. He ended his outstanding show career with a Championship at the 2018 Futurity, as a previously shorn boy! Oodles of fleece, outstanding fineness, and excellent regrowth!
Watch Astor’s fleece dance: https://youtube.com/shorts/QpeoKgG2g2c?feature=share
Description
Susanna - sunshine and softness, in a silky white fleece. The blend of genetics here is superb - Tikanui is her sire and Cheyenne is her dam. Cheyenne is a MacGyver granddaughter, and is herself sired by Snowmass Gold Silk.
Awards
6th place of 9, MOPACA 2017