How rare and
wonderful is that flash of a moment when we realize we have
discovered a friend.-William Rostler |
On
this page you will find: Hard
Rock's Bravado and Star
Status Symbol. Both are Finished Halter Champions.We
have recently added another breeding age male to our farm,
a grandson of Bravado, sired by a son of one of our favorite
Bravado crosses to National Champion Final Choice. This male
is DDH's Sebastian
and we are excited to begin breeding with him fall 2018. have
additional pages for WLK Heat Wave and MGF Argentine The Master's
Hand. We have recently added a Junior
Herdsire page. You will see the consistency in the production
of our Champion Herdsires we use in our current breeding program.
The males we use for breeding have to meet certain standards,
and we have worked hard to establish this group of breeding
males. They are available for outside breedings. We may have
proven breeding males for sale. We are careful to be responsible
breeders in today's highly competitive llama industry. Reference
sires to our Champion Herdsires are at the bottom of this
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DDH's
Sebastian ~ Multiple Champion Sire ~ National Champion Sire |
DOB:
4/21/09 (LUA Bravado's Rapture x DDH's S'more)
Multiple Halter Champion ~ ILR National Champion
We are so grateful to have this male on our farm!
His sire, LUA Bravado's Rapture, was HUGE! If you know anything
about this farm, you know the CHAMPIONS produced from the
pairing of National Champion Hard Rock's Bravado and National
Champion Final Choice: LUA Bravado's Rapture's Sire and
Dam. This greatness carries on from generation to generation.
Rapture is a FULL Brother to LUA Bravado's Choice: Finished
Halter Champion; LUA Bravado's Deja Vu: Two Time National
Champion, Finished Halter Champion; LUA Bravado's Victory:
National Halter Champion, Finished Halter Champion, National
Champion Dam and the Dam of LUA Wave's Of Victory; LUA Bravado's
Heaven Sent: Two time National Res. Champion, Finished Halter
Champion; LUA Bravado's Eye's That Sparkle: Multiple Halter
Champion, etc. I would put the number of Championships earned
by offspring from that pair up against the number of championships
earned by any other pairing of llamas in history. Not bragging,
just plain 'ole facts! Rapture had a shortened life span
due to menengial worm. With Debbie Wolbert's breeding program
she used Rapture well and he sired some truly amazing offspring.
Rapture is pictured below along with his Sire and Dam and
several pictures of Sebastian. Additionally Impressive is
Sebastian's Dam: DDH's S'more (pictured below with her sire
and dam) S'More is a Top Producer with a colorful background
and lineage. She has produced Multiple Champions! As a Sire
Sebastian has stamped out some pretty incredible offspring,
all have lovely color, great neck extension, coverage and
ample bone. Sebastian's offspring have his gentle disposition
and not only excel in halter, they are making incredible
performance partners too. |
photo
credit for these photos of Sebastian goes to his breeder,
Debbie Wolbert |
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Hard Rock's
Bravado +
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Final
Choice =
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LUA Bravado's
Rapture
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Sebastian's Dam: DDH's S'More
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Sire of DDH's S'More
Chilean Autumn Pizzicato
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Dam of DDH's S'More
FFF Lovely Lucky Lucy
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Some of Sebastian's offspring: |
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Hard
Rock's Bravado
DOB: 6/20/99 (Peruvian
El Gris x Vintage Pilar)
ALSA Halter Champion ~ ALSA Get Of Sire Champion
2002 Grand National Grand Champion Heavy Wool Male
2006 Grand National Reserve Champion Get Of Sire Winner
Multiple Halter Champion Sire ~ Multiple Grand National
Champion Sire ~ Multiple World Futurity Champion Sire
Bravado
has done what no other male has done! Not only has he
been pinned Grand National
Grand Champion Heavy Wool Male ~ 10 of his offspring have
been Grand National Class Champions, plus TWO division
Championships, with a record breaking 3 Class Championship
wins in a row at the 2006 Grand National! Bravado was
awarded Reserve Champion Get Of Sire at the same Grand
National. A title of distinction! *FLASH*Bravado has sired
two different offspring that have consecutively won the
title of Grand National Class Champion!!
I do believe that to be one more Record Breaker for the
success of Bravado as a sire!!
Last count I tabulated - Bravado's Get have earned 27
Grand National Top Ten Wins! OUTDATED ~ many more!!
*FLASH*
ANOTHER RECORD BREAKER FOR BRAVADO!!
He has sired the all time record high selling llama at
the Ft. Worth sale in Ft. Worth, Texas!!
LUA Bravado's Hallelujah
and cria sell for a whopping $25,500 for owners Northwind
Farms
and to new owner Malcolm and Carol Ann Tallmon, TX - our
heartfelt congratulations to all!
*2007
Update*
FOUR of Bravado's five entered offspring in the 2007 Celebrity
World Futurity placed in THE TOP 10! His Get of Sire entry
was the only non suri get to place in the top 10 of the
Celebrity World Futurity. At the Grand Slam show the same
weekend his offspring earned 8 FIRST PLACE WINS and 3
GRANDS AND 8 RESERVE CHAMPIONSHIPS. His Get of Sire entry
in the Grand Slam show was one of the most consistant
Hightest winning groups, capturing TWO Reserve Championships
and one top 3! *2015
Update*
All of our Bravado offspring to
show are still capturing Championships!
The above photos of Bravado
were taken, from left to right, 2002 GN Grand Champion;
January 2003; September 2003 - Grand Champion Lamafest.
Bravado is an incredible male. Not only did he command
attention during his showring days, but he still does
today. He looks for my attention and affection every single
day. He knows he is special and is truly a gentle spirit.
Words cannot express his meaning to me. He captured many
show wins and earned the prestigious title of Grand National
Grand Champion Heavy Wool male at the 2002 Grand National
llama show. He is an ALSA Halter Champion (20 times) and
also an ALSA Get Of Sire Champion with his first get entries
being shown in 2004. He has also earned his Register Of
Merit award in both categories as well. His book was closed
to outside females for several years, and in late 2006
we decided to selectively offer outside breeding's to
Bravado. Generally we have for sale some beautiful award
winning offspring sired by him. His young are making a
strong impact in the showring. Five of his get were shown
at the 2004 Grand Nationals and all five placed in the
top ten, with one winning his class, and Bravado's get
of sire entry finished 7th out of 18 groups. Bravado kids
made a sweep at the 2005 Grand Nationals as well with
at least 6 of is offspring that showed in the top of their
classes. At the 2006 Grand Nationals his kids earned SIX
Class Champion wins along with TWO Division Championships!
Along with that his get were awarded Reserve Champion
in the Get of Sire class! He is proving himself time and
again in how he is stamping his Champion cria.
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Left
Photo:
Bravado 5/18/07
Still standing Grand
here at home while
he watches over
all of The Ladies!
Right
Photo:
Life sized Sculpture
of Bravado
Some of his kids... |
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LUA Bravado's Celebration
1st place & top 5 CH Regionals, 1st place
Grand Nationals |
LUA Bravado's Hallelujah
1st place Vigrinia Classic Futurity, 40 Halter points
ALSA Halter ROM
Top 6 Grand Nationals
High selling Fe 2007 Ft. Worth,TX $25,000.00 |
LUA Bravado's Choice
Finished ALSA Halter Champion before 10
mos of age ~ 2nd place Regionals
Top 7 2004 Grand Nationals
28 time Champion |
LUA Bravado's
Splish Splash
1st place & Reserve
Champion Regionals
Top 6 Grand Nationals |
LUA Bravado's Countenance
Multiple show Champion &
Reserve Best of Show winner Finished ALSA Halter
Champion |
LUA Bravado's Angel
Multiple Show Champion
Double GN Top 5 Champion
Finished ALSA Halter Champion |
LUA Bravado's BadaBing
Futurity & show winner
2006 Grand National
Class Champion |
LUA Bravado's Shine On Me
Multiple Show & Futurity winner
Qualified 2005 Grand Nationals |
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Bravado's Simple Pyxis
Finished Halter Champion |
LUA Bravado's Deja Vu
2006 Grand National Reserve
Champion ~ 31 time Champion
Finished ALSA Halter Champion
Res. Champion Celebrity World Futurity! |
LUA Bravado's
Blessing
2005 & 2006 Grand National Class Champion
~ 2006 National
Reserve Champion LWF
Finished ALSA Halter Champion |
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LUA Bravado's
Hope
2006 Grand National Class Champion Finished
ALSA Halter Champion
Top 10 LFA World Futurity! |
LUA Bravado's
Rapture
2006 Grand National top 6 winner!
Top 2 LFA World Futurity!
Top 10 Celebrity World Futurity!
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LUA
Bravado's Amazing Love
1st
& Res. Champion 2007 Regionals
Top
7
2007 Grand National
ALSA Halter ROM |
LUA Shameless
Finished ALSA Halter Champion
GN top 10 winner, Multiple Champion |
LUA
Bravado's Grace
Top
8
2007 Grand National
Top two 2007 Great Lakes Regional
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LUA Bravado's Stella
Multiple Show winner & Champion
Reserve Best Of Show winner
Qualified 2007 Grand Nationals |
LUA Bravado's LifeSong
Multiple Show & Futurity Champion
Reserve Best Of Show winner ~ Top 3 LFA, Top 4 Celebrity
World Futurities |
LUA Bravado's Elegance
ALSA Halter ROM
Finished ALSA Halter Champion |
LUA Bravado's True Colors
Standing Grand Champion!
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LUA Bravado's Eyes That Sparkle
SIX time Champion!
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LUA Bravado's Radiance
Finished Halter Champion ~ Top 3 LFA,
Top 4 Celebrity World Futurities
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LUA Bravado's How Beautiful
Grand Champion halter & performance!
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LUA Bravado's Thanksgiving Eve
2008 Multiple Show Champion!
Still in the Championship ring in 2012!
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LUA Bravado's Victory
Top 6 Celebrity
World Futurity!
Finished Halter & Perf. Champion |
LUA Bravado's Silver Image
Multiple Show Champion! |
LUA Bravado's Eminence
Finished Halter Champion
LFA World Futurity Champion!
BEST OF SHOW Champion! |
LUA Bravado's Almighty
Top 3 LFA World Futurity!
Grand National Champion! |
LUA Bravado's Izadoro
Multiple Show Champion!
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LUA Bravado's Godwink
Multiple Show Champion!
Top winner in LFA World Futurity! |
LUA Bravado's Brilliance
BEST OF SHOW Champion!
15 x Show Champion! |
LUA Iced Elegance
BEST OF SHOW Champion!
Celebration World Futurity Champion! |
LUA Bravado's Heaven Sent
Finished Halter Champion!
2 X National Champion!
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LUA Bravado's Butterfly
Finished Halter Champion!
National Champion!
LFA World Futurity Champion! |
LUA
Bravado's Bliss
Celebration World Futurity Champion!
2 x LFA World Futurity Champion!
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LUA Bravado's Mist
Multiple Champion Winner! |
LUA Bravado's Proclaim
Born fall 2015 - sold at weaning |
LUA
Bravado's Triple Crown
Multiple Grand Champion Winner! |
LUA Bravado's Regina
4 Time BEST OF SHOW Champion!
Finished Halter Champion!
LFA World Futurity Champion! |
LUA Bravado's Art
Expecting Greatness
Grand Champion HWM 1st time out!
Best Of Show Champion! |
LUA
Bravado's Masterpiece
Multiple Grand Champion Winner! |
LUA Bravado's Status
Multiple Champion Winner!
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LUA Bravado's BooYah
FULL brother to World Futurity Champs: LUA
Bravado's Butterfly & Bliss!! |
LUA Bravado's Bold Expectations
Multiple Champion Winner!
Finished Halter Champion! |
LUA Bravado's Devine Design
Multiple Champion Winner!
Finished Halter Champion! |
LUA Bravado's Spiritt
Multiple Class Winner!
Multiple Champion Winner! |
LUA Bravado's LoveSong
unshown |
LUA Bravado's All-Star
Multiple Show Winner!
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LUA Bravado's Harvest Moon
Multiple Show Winner! |
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Star
Status Symbol
DOB: 9/17/04 (Peruvian Georgio x MGF Seventh Heaven)
Finished Halter Champion at 11 months
Multiple Halter Champion Sire ~ Multiple World Futurity
Champion Sire
~ Multiple Best of Show Champion Sire
The above
photos, L to R, show Status Symbol as a long juvenile,
2 year old, and adult in May of 2008 after winning Double
Grand Champion and Reserve Best of Show! This guy caught
our eye when he made a sweep at our 2005 Millennium Magic
show and Breeder's Futurity! Then I seen him again at
the Hard Rock's Gold Rush Futurity where he placed 2nd.
Since the first time I laid eyes on her, I was drwn to
his Dam and have been very impressed with many of her
offspring. His sire, Georgio, has proven his abilities
as a great sire. We appreciate Status Symbol's disposition,
size, correctness, bone, fiber and coloring that he offers
as a breeding male in our llama program. Status
Symbol placed 2nd at Regionals and top 4 at the 05 Grand
Nationals! His only trip there to both. In 2006, he was
triple Grand and Best Of Show at the ILE show! He won
the Millennium Magic Breeder's Futurity! Status Symbol
won the competitive Lamafest Llama Futurity and was named
Grand Champion Suri Male of the futurity! Status Symbol
is 3rd generation suri and his first "kids"
arrived spring 2007: 4 girls, 1 boy, they are shown below.
2008
June Update
TWO Status offspring have
hit the Show Ring! With only two outings, they have captured
an impressive: THREE
Grand's, FOUR Reserve's, TWO BEST OF SHOW, TWELVE firsts
and Two second place wins and they were both in the TOP
of their class at the CELEBRITY WORLD FUTURITY in April!
2009 UPDATE AS A SIRE: 10/20/09, Status
Symbol has sired 14 females and 6 male offspring, with
10 being suri. Of Status Symbol's first 8 offspring to
show, Two have been Celebrity World Futurity Res. Class
Champions, 4 have been LFA World Futurity CLASS CHAMPIONS!
Those 8 have won a combined 48 Championships - WOW!! To
say that Status Symbol has exceeded our expectations as
a Herdsire would be an understatement. Want
to make a sound financial investment? Invest in an ILR
Incentive Fund Enrolled offspring of Status Symbol or
breed to him and criate one for yourself! Check it out!
Some of his kids are shown below:
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