2026 ABR: National Western Stock Show
January 23-25, 2026
Halter Judge: Jacob Hart
Fleece Judge: Karolyn Knoll
Color Champion, ESTATES SAKIMA'S SAMARAI SPIRIT - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Dark Male Championship (Class of 12) (Judge: Jacob Hart) (Judge's Comments: "This certainly was a very competitive line up throughout that entire process. As you saw, I take a look at how they walk into the ring, assessing their gate and their overall conformational attributes, and then I take a look at their fleece and I really do want to take a look at that fleece to see how well the traits are lining up in order to be the most usable for the end product. That said, our color champion really checking a lot of those boxes here today. As he comes into the ring, I notice that he’s got the width to his chest, he’s appropriately grown for his age of 20 months, and as I view his fleece, he continues to get even better. His softness of his fleece is going to translate into the end product. So once his fleece gets shorn off, its going to become processed, it’s going to become some type of end use garment and that softness that’s expressed, within that garment starts right here. So really a lot of positive characteristics here, along with a high degree of brightness throughout the fleece. Very, very impressive male here. Congratulations.")
Color Champion, ESTATES XXXTREME LEGACY PASSION - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Fawn Male Championship (Class of 10) (Judge: Jacob Hart) (Judge's Comments: "Congratulations to the 2026 NWSS color and reserve champions for the fawn Huacaya male division. Stepping up from the 2-year-old age group, at 27 months of age, this male certainly just does look the part. He’s got the size. He has the structure of bone to him. He has the head style and overall leg coverage. And as I view his fleece, he’s extremely organized across the entire blanket. As I work my way down from the shoulder, and even down towards that front leg, he’s really sacrificing very minimal character variation. So I really do want to recognize how well this male is put together. Congratulations")
Reserve Champion, ESTATES GIBRALTAR KALYPSO SERENITY - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Brown Female Championship (Class of 8) (Judge: Jacob Hart) (Judge's Comments: "Congratulations to the 2026 NWSS champion and reserve champion for the brown female color group. Both of these females came from the very deep and very competitive yearling age group class. Stepping up from the second-place position and into reserve champion, this female is certainly extremely well-built. She has that eye catching factor to her. Really, this is what a brown Huacaya female should look like. As I view her fleece, it’s not only dense, but also extremely bright as well. Very happy to award her this reserve champion. Congratulations.")
Reserve Champion, ESTATES PICASSO'S FAMOUS PAINTING - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Dark Male Championship (Class of 12) (Judge: Jacob Hart) *Color Champion was our Estates Sakima's Samarai Spirit (Judge's Comments: "Stepping up into the reserve championship position, approaching five years of age, this male can not be overlooked. He is maintaining a high degree of organization within his fleece, once again, extremely soft, and for his age. He’s been shorn several times now, and impressive to begin with to have the amount of fiber he has on his frame, let alone for five years. Still maintaining a lot of density, a lot of fineness within this fleece, and very, very soft as well. Congratulations to both of you.")
1st Place, ESTATES EARLGREYS SILVER SANDDOLLAR - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Grey Yearling Female (Class of 1) (Judge: Jacob Hart) (Judge's Comments: "Starting with the single entry for grey Huacaya yearling. Certainly, is a shame that this female did not have additional competition, or any competition for that matter, because she certainly is competitive in her own right. Starting with her conformation, she really she’s looking extremely overall, quite well put together. A straight top line, strong substance of bone, and an even balance and proportions to her. She’s exhibiting a great spring of rib, and capacity throughout her entire frame which is extremely important within these females approaching maturity and approaching breeding age. As I view her fleece, she just continues to add on even more positive points. She’s maintain a long fleece structure. Very tight crimp structure expressed across the entire length of that long staple, and she’s showing very minimal variation between the shoulder and the mid side, and the rump. As I take a look at the sample on my sleeve, between the white and the dark and brown and black fibers, very minimal variation between those finer and stronger fibers. So certainly, very happy to award a blue ribbon. Congratulations.")
1st Place, ESTATES GIBRALTAR'S EPIC XXX - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya White Juvenile Male (Class of 2) (Judge: Jacob Hart) (Judge's Comments: Here in the class of two juveniles. First off, I do want to recognize how well-grown both of these males are. So thank you for bringing out such well-developed juveniles, so exciting to see here. However, starting the class here is the older of the two, if you would like to walk him out. This male is certainly very eye-catching. Seeing the substance of bone to his already solidly built frame, and he is even and balanced to his proportions. Add in the addition of the phenotypically pleasing head style and the leg coverage, really he certainly is quite eye catching. As I take a look at his fleece, this is where he continues to separate himself in this pair. He’s maintaining not only a fine fleece, but a dense fleece relative to that level of fineness.")
1st Place, ESTATES GIOVANNI'S ROYAL ROSE - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Grey Juvenile Female (Class of 2) (Judge: Jacob Hart) (Judge's Comments: "Certainly very happy to award a blue ribbon to this young female. She’s got the chest to her. She’s got the structure, substance of bone from the ground up, and she’s maintaining a high degree of density. When I view the sample on my sleeve, she’s not only very fine, but very fine both in the dark and light fibers. So really, certainly is an impressive young female out here and she is really packing on a lot of that fine fleece.")
1st Place, ESTATES KILIMANJARO II BY PAULINUS - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Brown Juvenile Male (Class of 2) (Judge: Jacob Hart) (Judge's Comments: "In the class of two juvenile Huacaya males, this male is certainly very impressive. It was a competitive class here. He is maintaining a high degree of staple length for the time of growth, and he’s maintaining a very organized fleece from skin to tip. Extremely riddled with crimp structure, and he’s maintaining a high degree of brightness as well and shows very minimal variation from one section to the next. So this male certainly is off to a very impressive start. Congratulations.")
1st Place, ESTATES PICASSO'S FAMOUS PAINTING - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Brown Mature Male (Class of 2) (Judge: Jacob Hart) (Judge's Comments: "Stepping into the mature group here, First place approaching five years of age, and he certainly is really looking the part here. Even though, once again, he’s another male that’s compact, he’s got that width to his chest, and he’s got that width to his entire frame. As I view the sample on my sleeve, he’s maintaining a fleece that is very fine as well. Considering that he is approaching his fifth birthday. And opening up his fleece, it breaks into individual staple that are riddled with crimp from skin to tip, and he’s been shorn several times. The level of regrowth that he’s maintaining is certainly very indicative of the quality that he is, so congratulations.")
1st Place, ESTATES RINGMASTER'S MANUKA HONEY - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Fawn Juvenile Male (Class of 3) (Judge: Jacob Hart) (Judge's Comments: "Class of three fawn Huacaya males from the juvenile age category, and all of these males are in the 6-7 month range. So this male comes as the top, and he certainly is extremely impressive. He was the oldest within this group, and he really does look like it. He’s really maintaining an overall great growth. Great development throughout his entire frame and a very true to type head style to the Huacaya breed. As I take a look at his fleece, he’s maintaining a fleece that becomes more & more organized from skin down to the tips. So I really do want to recognize here the quality that this male is maintaining. Congratulations.")
1st Place, ESTATES SAKIMA'S SAMARAI SPIRIT - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Black Yearling Male (Class of 3) (Judge: Jacob Hart) (Judge's Comments: "Stepping up in the second group of three yearling Huacaya males, certainly was a very competitive class and a balancing act between conformation and fleece attributes. Starting the class however, this male is certainly the most complete within this line up. He’s 20 months of age and he’s maintaining an overall great size as he approaches maturity. Great width to the chest and throughout towards the pelvis. Straight, strong top lines as well. He does have the class advantage regarding the length of the fleece that he’s maintaining. Extremely organized and consistent within the level of organization from skin to tip really is deserving of this blue ribbon today.")
1st Place, ESTATES SECRET PASSION - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Fawn Juvenile Female (Class of 1) (Judge: Jacob Hart) (Judge's Comments: "Its a shame there wasn’t more competition, because she is quite nice overall. Under 8 months of age, and she’s already built like she’s approaching one year. So she’s really maintaining an overall length to the fleece, and she’s maintaining a high degree of organization and brightness.")
1st Place, ESTATES ULTIMATE BLACK KNIGHT - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Black Juvenile Male (Class of 1) (Judge: Jacob Hart) (Judge's Comments: "This male certainly is off to a very impressive start. As I view him from a distance, I notice the overall very phenotypical style that he is maintaining. At this young age, he’s already very representative and very true to type of the Huacaya breed. He’s maintaining a very fine fleece, that is uniform within that level of fineness. Being very soft and slick across the entire fleece. So really do want to recognize this along with the overall character, and organization that he’s bringing. I’m very happy to award a blue ribbon to him. Congratulations.")
1st Place, ESTATES XXXTREME LEGACY PASSION - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Fawn 2-Year-Old Male (Class of 1) (Judge: Jacob Hart) (Judge's Comments: "This male certainly is extremely impressive here. It’s a shame that he did not have additional competition. As I view him, he maintains maintains a strong substance of bone from the ground up, excellent leg coverage, and a head style, all of which contribute to being extremely true to type to the Huacaya breed. Really, this is what the fawn Huacaya male should look like. As I take a look at his fleece, he’s maintaining an organization that is extremely prevalent across the entire blanket. Character is expressed from skin to tip, showing very minimal variation between the finer and the stronger fibers as well. So certainly this male is certainly one to keep an eye on. Congratulations.")
2nd Place, ESTATES BERTIE LOU II SPECIAL - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Black Yearling Female (Class of 4) (Judge: Jacob Hart) *First Place won Color Champion (Judge's Comments: "Second place is the youngest within this group. She is the most well-grown here within this line up as well. She is carrying more uniformity, and is more strongly uniform in color compared to third place.")
2nd Place, ESTATES GIBRALTAR KALYPSO SERENITY - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Brown Yearling Female (Class of 6) (Judge: Jacob Hart) * First Place won Color Champion (Judge's Comments: "It really was a competitive class here, balancing both conformation and fleece attributes. This female really does have that look to her. She is one that I refer to as just eye catching. She’s got the width to the chest. The substance of bone from the ground up, and the straight, strong top line. As I view her fleece, while she is maintaining organization to it, with a tight crimp structure expressed from skin to tip, ultimately our first-place female just had the advantage for even more of those subgroups within that staple type. So it is that level of organization that separates first and second. However, it is the overall package that places second over third.")
2nd Place, ESTATES LUSTROUS GRAPHITE - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Black Juvenile Female (Class of 3) (Judge: Jacob Hart) *First Place won Reserve Champion (Judge's Comments: "Very competitive class from first to third. Each one of these young females certainly has plenty of talking points. Second place was the youngest in the class and the most well-grown. She was just hesitant to walk into the ring here, so just wasn’t quite able to give me the best assessment of her gait. But with that said, it was the overall fleece attributes that keep her here in second, because she’s maintaining a long fleece that is very bright. Extremely, extremely soft overall.")
2nd Place, ESTATES MYSTIC'S GOLDEN GIRL XXX - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Fawn Yearling Female (Class of 4) (Judge: Jacob Hart) *Unfortunately, there was no fawn female championship class (Judge's Comments: "This is another female that is extremely eye catching. As I view her, she’s got that width here, so I really want to recognize the capacity and the spring of rib that she’s maintaining. Viewing her fleece, she is maintaining a relatively fine fleece, and its relatively uniform within that level of fineness.")
2nd Place, ESTATES ROYAL PRINCE CHARMING XXX - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Grey Yearling (Class of 4) (Judge: Jacob Hart) *First Place won Color Champion (Judge's Comments: "This was certainly a very competitive class overall here, within these four. This male has the circumference of bone which is very commendable to his frame. He’s maintaining very long stapling fleece, and a very uniform fleece as well.")
2nd Place, ESTATES SHOWTIME'S SILVER PRINCESS - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Grey Juvenile Female (Class of 2) (Judge: Jacob Hart) *First Place was our Estates Giovanni's Royal Rose (Judge's comments: "This female is conformationally sound. She’s off to a great start regarding her overall phenotype and her conformation. She is maintaining an organization to that fleece and a brightness to that fleece.")
4th Place, ESTATES DARLIN MISS ARKANSAS - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Brown Yearling Female (Class of 6) (Judge: Jacob Hart) * First Place won Color Champion & 2nd Place/Reserve Champion was our Estates Gibraltar Kalypso Serenity (Judge's Comments: "She’s got the width to the chest, and she’s got that width continuing throughout towards the pelvis, with a strong substance of bone. And this is very long fleece.")
4th Place, ESTATES DIVINE'S PERFECT HARMONY - 2026 National Western Stock Show: Halter, Huacaya Black Yearling Female (Class of 4) (Judge: Jacob Hart) *First Place won Color Champion & 2nd Place was our Estates Bertie Lou II Special (Judge's Comments: "Fourth place was the oldest in the class. And really served as my benchmark from first down to the remaining of the group. She is certainly well-built overall, and has a straight top line. Thank you all of you and well done.")
2026 TXOLAN Alpaca Spectacular
February 13-15, 2026
Witchta Falls, Texas
Alpaca Country Estates is proud to be a VIP Banquet Sponsor
for the 2026 TXOLAN Alpaca Spectacular Show
Halter Judge: Jacob Hart
Walking Fleece Judges:
Diana Timmerman, Wade Gease, Frauke Berman, David Barboza
Best Bred & Owned, ESTATES MALAGA'S MASTERPIECEXXX - 2026 TXOLAN Alpaca Spectacular: Halter, Best Bred & Owned Huacaya Male (Class of ) (Judge: Jacob Hart) Judge's comments: “The 2026 TXOLAN Sweetheart Best Bred and Owned Huacaya male. A really impressive male here. The conformation. He is extremely sound. Very phenotypically pleasing as well. Really impressive fleece here. It’s a long stapling fleece, very soft handling, extremely fine, and maintaining the level of uniformity between the fineness and the overall character across the entire blanket. Congratulations.”
Color Champion, ESTATES BOREAS' EYE OF RA PROTECTOR - 2026 TXOLAN Alpaca Spectacular: Halter, Huacaya Dark Youth Juvenile Male (Class of 11) (Judge: Jacob Hart) Judge’s comments: “Here is the color and reserve champions for the male division of youth halter. Starting here in the color championship position is the youngest in the class at eight months of age. So he was the youngest within this entire lineup. He’s extremely conformationally appropriate and straight top line. Even chest and throughout towards the rump. As I view his fleece, it’s a fine fleece overall. Extremely soft handling. So, I really do want to recognize this color championship male.”
Color Champion, ESTATES PICASSO'S FAMOUS PAINTING – 2026 TXOLAN Alpaca Spectacular: Halter, Huacaya Brown Male Championship (Class of ) (Judge: Jacob Hart) Judge’s comments: “Congratulations to the 2026 TXOLAN Sweetheart Spectacular Color and Reserve Champion for the brown Huacaya male division. Stepping up into the color championship role, 4.5 years of age. I was not able to get past the overall quality that he’s still maintaining. At 4.5 years, he ultimately really, really producing a lot of fleece still. Not only a lot of it, but very good quality fleece. Brightness across the entire length of the staple, and relative to the fineness that he’s certainly very fine for 4.5 years. He’s still maintaining a high degree of density relative to that fineness, and he’s maintaining a high degree of organization across the entire blanket. You should be very proud of him. Congratulations.”
1st Place, ESTATES BOREAS' EYE OF RA PROTECTOR - 2026 TXOLAN Alpaca Spectacular: Halter, Huacaya Dark Youth Juvenile Male (Class of 1) (Judge: Jacob Hart) Judge’s comments: “Starting here in first place, I did like to start here with a first place ribbon for this single entry. This male is developing quite nicely within its proportions. As I view his fleece, it’s a relatively soft handling fleece. Pretty uniform between the finer and stronger fibers throughout that blanket which is indicative of that overall soft handling fleece. So, congratulations to you.”
1st Place, ESTATES KOLBE'S CRUISIN' STREAK – 2026 TXOLAN Alpaca Spectacular: Halter, Huacaya Gray Juvenile Male (Class of 1) (Judge: Jacob Hart) Judge’s comments: “Off to a nice start here. Just over six months of age. Conformationally, he’s quite striking. He has a straight topline, tracks evenly as he comes into the ring. As I view his fleece, he’s very uniform between the finer and the stronger fibers, between those grey and white fibers, along with the brown that are in there. So, I really do want to recognize the level of uniformity here. That’s indicative of the very soft handling fleece. So, I really do want to recognize those attributes. As I open up the fleece, he’s maintaining the crimp structure that’s becoming more evident towards the base of the staple. So, it just needs a little more time to continue to develop in order to really have that fleece shine. Congratulations.”
1st Place, ESTATES MALAGA'S MASTERPIECEXXX - 2026 TXOLAN Alpaca Spectacular: Halter, Huacaya Dark B & O Yearling Male (Class of 4) (Judge: Jacob Hart) Judge's comments: This certainly was a very competitive and very deep class here. It’s not too often that this early in a show I have to go resorting to the far extremities, the chest, the neck, very low belly in order to separate the placements here. Conformationally, all four of these males are very well-built overall. Straight top lines, strong substance of bone on each of them. Great width to the chest, throughout towards the pelvis. So really these placement points came down to fleece attributes. The most complete here however, was this male in first. If you would like to walk him out. He is maintaining an extremely, extremely long fleece, and he is organizing extremely well for that length. As I work my way down to the base of the staple, it’s extremely bright, very uniform within the level of character as I transition from the shoulder to mid-side into the rump. Even transitioning further down and up the pole there on the neck and towards the topknot. Really impressive male here. Congratulations.”
1st Place, ESTATES PICASSO'S FAMOUS PAINTING – 2026 TXOLAN Alpaca Spectacular: Halter, Huacaya Brown Mature Male (Class of 1) (Judge: Jacob Hart) Judge’s comments: “It’s a shame that this male did not have additional competition because he is certainly quite impressive. At four and a half years of age, he’s had several shearings and you wouldn’t know it by the regrowth. He is still maintaining very, very high-quality fleece for this brown male here within the lineup. I do want to take note of how dense he is relative to the fineness for his age. So, really certainly an impressive package here. Congratulations.”
1st Place, ESTATES RINGMASTER'S MANUKA HONEY – 2026 TXOLAN Alpaca Spectacular: Halter, Huacaya Med. Fawn Juvenile Male (Class of 4) (Judge: Jacob Hart) Judge’s comments: “Certainly, I do want to start off by saying, this was a pretty competitive class here. However, coming to the top of the group is this male right here. I do want to recognize the fleece that he’s maintaining. Very soft handling. High degree of organization expressed across the entire length of the blanket. Really showing a solidity of staple there that really does put him here in the first-place position. When he stands up correctly, you can see that he has the width to the chest. Just under 9 months of age, so he’s still maintaining a full dose of conformational attributes as well.”
1st Place, ESTATES ULTIMATE BLACK KNIGHT – 2026 TXOLAN Alpaca Spectacular: Halter, Huacaya Black Juvenile Male (Class of 7) (Judge: Jacob Hart)
1st Place, SNOWMASS PURE PASSION – 2026 TXOLAN Alpaca Spectacular: Halter, Huacaya Halter, Huacaya Get of Sire (Class of 2) (Judge: Jacob Hart)
2nd Place, ESTATES ANDALUSIAN PRINCESS – 2026 TXOLAN Alpaca Spectacular: Halter, Huacaya Dark Bred & Owned Yearling Female (Class of 3) (Judge: Jacob Hart) *First Place won Best Bred & Owned Judge’s comments: “Stepping into second place, this female is more compact, but still appropriately grown. All three of these females are roughly within two to three months of each other regarding their overall age, so pretty comparable comparing conformation. As she walks into the ring, she tracks evenly. She’s maintaining the straight topline. Great width to the chest and throughout to the frame, even though she’s a little bit more on the compact side. She is maintaining a very fine fleece, the finest in the class even.”
2nd Place, ESTATES RINGMASTER'S PRINCE PASSION – 2026 TXOLAN Alpaca Spectacular: Halter, Huacaya Light Juvenile Male (Class of 5) (Judge: Jacob Hart) Judge’s comments: “It certainly was a very competitive group here. Second place is another eye-catching male. Conformationally sound. Has the width to the chest that maintains throughout towards the rump.”
2nd Place, ESTATES SAKIMA'S SAMARAI SPIRIT – 2026 TXOLAN Alpaca Spectacular: Halter, Huacaya Black Yearling Male (Class of 11) (Judge: Jacob Hart) *First Place won Color Champion
2nd Place, ESTATES XXXTREME LEGACY PASSION – 2026 TXOLAN Alpaca Spectacular: Halter, Huacaya Fawn 2-Year-Old Male (Class of 7) (Judge: Jacob Hart) *First Place won Color Champion. Judge’s comments: “Here is a group of six Huacaya males from the fawn color group, originally from a class of seven. I believe this is my third class of seven in a row. It’s also going to be the third time in a row that I say, the first through seventh all had extremely positive attributes, so the depth of quality here throughout these classes certainly has been extremely impressive. Each one of you should be very proud to be standing right here. Second place was another eye-catching male as he walked into the ring. He has the leg coverage, and he has the substance of bone. Overall, conformationally sound. Ultimately though he just doesn’t quite carry as well far down within the level of character towards midside, and the lower midside as the first-place male exhibited today. He was, however, carrying the finer of the two fleeces from second to third place.”
3rd Place, ESTATES ROYAL PRINCE CHARMING XXX – 2026 TXOLAN Alpaca Spectacular: Halter, Huacaya Silver Gray Yearling Male (Class of 8) (Judge: Jacob Hart) Judge’s comments: “This was originally a class of 8 and it certainly was a very competitive class here. First through eighth even, but especially the top six placements. I want to recognize the fleece here. Very bright fleece and there’s a lot of it. Very fine. I brought him up into the top three based on those fleece attributes.”
2026 TXOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes
February 13-15, 2026
J.S. Bridwell Ag Center - Witchta Falls, TX
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for the 2026 TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes
Judge: Kevin O'Leary
Champion, ESTATES PICASSO'S FAMOUS PAINTING – 2026 TXOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter,
1st Place, ESTATES DARLIN MISS ARKANSAS – 2026 TXOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Huacaya Dark Brown Yearling Female (Class of 4) (Judge: Kevin O’Leary) Judge’s comments: “This was a very, very competitive class, and a lot of depth through this whole class. The four of these alpacas, even with the humidity and everything else, really rose to the top. I pulled 103 up as my first place. I really appreciated that structure, the overall frame. Really well-balanced, little compact, good depth of chest, good substance of bone, spring of ribs. When you open the fleece, it’s extremely long regrowth on her, and a lot of brightness to this fleece. It’s a very, very well-nourished fleece. Kind of as bright as it has (inaudible). It was just that well-nourished fleece, really, really healthy, expressing a very high density within the staple.”
1st Place, ESTATES PICASSO'S FAMOUS PAINTING – 2026 TXOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter,
1st Place, ESTATES SAKIMA'S JAPANESE BLOSSOM – 2026 TXOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Huacaya Black Juvenile Female (Class of 6) (Judge: Kevin O’Leary) Judge's comments: "Standing at the top of the class, this girl was just the most complete. Really beautiful phenotype too. As she stands in profile, she just looks the part. You get into the fleece, it's extremely dense and well-organized fleece.”
2nd Place, ESTATES EARLGREYS SILVER SANDDOLLAR – 2026 TXOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Huacaya Gray Yearling Female (Class of 6 ) (Judge: Kevin O’Leary) Judge’s comments: “This was a very interesting class to judge, I guess you could say. Part of it was some of the finest animals were so sweaty that they weren’t expressing their architecture of their fleece correctly. There was not a big variation on fineness between this whole group. They were all relatively fine. I think that 2nd Place got a little bit of hurt from this humidity here today. Because she’s got the density. You look at that head style. It’s telling you that you’re going to find a really dense fleece. Just was not holding that architecture to the staples to her fullest ability today. That’s really all it really boiled down to. A real beautiful little girl. The uniformity between the light and the dark fibers was really spot on.”
2nd Place, ESTATES SHOWTIME'S SILVER PRINCESS – 2026 TXOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Huacaya Gray Juvenile Female (Class of 5) (Judge: Kevin O’Leary) (Judge’s Comments: “I don’t want to take much away from the second alpaca though. Beautiful head style. When you see a head style like that you know you are going to feel a degree of density within it. It was also a relatively fine fleece.”
3rd Place, ESTATES LUSTROUS GRAPHITE – 2026 TXOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Huacaya Black Juvenile Female (Class of 6) (Judge: Kevin O’Leary) *First Place was our Estates Sakima's Japanese Blossom Judge's comments: “This is where the environment and this humidity comes into play, because by far the finest fleece was my third place. Extremely fine, but it is just this humidity here has just destroyed what it looks like. That degree of fineness - she was at least four microns finer than anyone else in the class. This third place had great structure to the alpaca. You know, well-balanced. Great head. Good substance of bone. Extremely fine, but the fleece, just because it was so fine, just kind of fell apart due to the humidity today. Tomorrow, if we don’t have rain tonight, these placements could be totally different.”
3rd Place, ESTATES SECRET PASSION – 2026 TXOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Huacaya Dark Fawn Yearling Female (Class of 5) (Judge: Kevin O’Leary) Judge’s comments: “Third place was another one of those well-nourished fleeces. Very, very bright. A good degree of amplitude within the staples. Very, very consistent character. Similar to what I said about the first place - Shoulder, going down towards the front legs to the belly, mid-section, all the way to the top line, she was expressing the same architecture to that fleece.”
4th Place, ESTATES MYSTIC'S GOLDEN GIRL XXX – 2026 TXOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Halter, Huacaya Dark Fawn Yearling Female (Class of 5) (Judge: Kevin O’Leary) *Ranch-mate was third place. Judge’s comments: “When I get into my fourth place, not carrying that same degree of density within the staple. While still expressing a very consistent structure to the fleece. It had an edge over my fifth place for the degree of organization and the degree of density.”
4th Place, ESTATES PURE PASSIONATE TAPESTRYXX – 2026 TXOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Huacaya Med. Fawn Juvenile Female (Class of 11) (Judge: Kevin O’Leary) Judge’s comments: “That was almost like working for a living. I showed my arm band to a spectator, and his reply was I’m glad you have to make this decision and not me. It’s amazing how fine all the way across the board this whole line up was. This class, when they walked in. I kind of knew it was going to be a tough class so I looked at them in multiple places the first time through. I didn’t just look at three or four spots, I looked at six to eight spots on every alpaca. When I get into my third and fourth, these were two juvies that were never shorn. When you first open up a juvie that has never been shorn, you look at it and go wow. Wait ‘til you see this next fleece that’s coming in. Then you look at it more and more, and you’re like wait a minute, it’s already here. My third place had a slight edge as far as the density goes. Didn’t have an edge as far as the finess went, or the brightness. This fleece, you open it up and it just glistens when you’re looking at it. It's just really, really hand and groove.”
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2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter
February 27, 2026 - March 1, 2026
Judges:
Wade Gease - Males
Amanda VandenBosch - Females
Judge's Choice, ESTATES XXXTREME LEGACY PASSION - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Male Judge's Choice (Class of 77) (Judge: Wade Gease)
Color Champion, ESTATES MALAGA'S MASTERPIECEXXX - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Brown Male Championship (Class of 9) (Judge: Wade Gease)
Color Champion, ESTATES PURE PASSIONATE TAPESTRYXX - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Fawn Female Championship (Class of 11) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
Color Champion, ESTATES XXXTREME LEGACY PASSION - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Fawn Male Championship (Class of 11) (Judge: Wade Gease)
Reserve Champion, CALEY'S REGAL STARS - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya White Female Championship (Class of 9) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
Reserve Champion, ESTATES PHARAOH'S STRENGTH - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Black Male Championship (Class of 12) (Judge: Wade Gease)
Reserve Champion, LA FINCA'S MIDNIGHT DELIVERY - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Black Female Championship (Class of 12) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
1st Place, ESTATES KILIMANJARO II BY PAULINUS - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Brown Juvenile Male (Class of 4) (Judge: Wade Gease)
1st Place, ESTATES KOLBE'S CRUISIN' STREAK - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Grey Juvenile Male (Class of 3) (Judge: Wade Gease)
1st Place, ESTATES MALAGA'S MASTERPIECEXXX - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Brown Yearling Male (Class of 2) (Judge: Wade Gease)
1st Place, ESTATES PHARAOH'S STRENGTH - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Black Juvenile Male (Class of 5) (Judge: Wade Gease)
1st Place, ESTATES PURE PASSIONATE TAPESTRYXX - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Fawn Juvenile Female (Class of 6) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
1st Place, ESTATES RINGMASTER'S PRINCE PASSION - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Light Juvenile Male (Class of 1) (Judge: Wade Gease)
1st Place, ESTATES ROMEO THE MAGNIFICENT - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Black Two-Year-Old Male (Class of 2) (Judge: Wade Gease)
1st Place, ESTATES XXXTREME LEGACY PASSION - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Fawn Two-Year-Old Male (Class of 3) (Judge: Wade Gease)
2nd Place, CALEY'S REGAL STARS - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya White Yearling Female (Class of 4) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch) *First Place won Color Champion
2nd Place, ESTATES DREAMY SHIVANI - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Fawn Yearling Female (Class of 5) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch) *First Place won Reserve Champion
2nd Place, ESTATES GIOVANNI'S ROYAL ROSE - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Grey Juvenile Female (Class of 3) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
2nd Place, ESTATES JAY Z NORDIC GOLDEN BEAUTY - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Light Juvenile Female (Class of 5) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
2nd Place, ESTATES ULTIMATE BLACK KNIGHT - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Black Juvenile Male (Class of 5) (Judge: Wade Gease) *First Place was our Estates Pharaoh's Strength
2nd Place, FT INDEPENDENCE - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Black Yearling Male (Class of 4) (Judge: Wade Gease) *First Place won Color Champion
2nd Place, LA FINCA'S MIDNIGHT DELIVERY - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Black Yearling Female (Class of 6) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch) *First Place won Color Champion
3rd Place, ESTATES LUSTROUS GRAPHITE - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Halter, Huacaya Black Juvenile Female (Class of 6) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Walking Fleece
February 27, 2026 - March 1, 2026
Judges:
Ken Hibbits and Diana Timmerman
Color Champion, ESTATES RINGMASTER'S PRINCE PASSION - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Light Championship (Class of 8) (Judge: Ken Hibbits)
Color Champion, ESTATES XXXTREME LEGACY PASSION - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Fawn Championship (Class of 13) (Judge: Ken Hibbits)
Reserve Champion, ESTATES DREAMY SHIVANI - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Fawn Championship (Class of 13) (Judge: Ken Hibbits) *Color Champion was our Estates XXXTreme Legacy Passion
1st Place, ESTATES DREAMY SHIVANI - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Fawn Yearling (Class of 8) (Judge: Ken Hibbits)
1st Place, ESTATES MALAGA'S MASTERPIECEXXX - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Brown Yearling (Class of 3) (Judge: Diana Timmerman)
1st Place, ESTATES RINGMASTER'S PRINCE PASSION - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Light Juvenile (Class of 2) (Judge: Ken Hibbits)
1st Place, ESTATES XXXTREME LEGACY PASSION - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Fawn Two-Year-Old (Class of 2) (Judge: Ken Hibbits)
2nd Place, ESTATES ANDALUSIAN PRINCESS - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Fawn Yearling (Class of 8) (Judge: Ken Hibbits) *First Place/Reserve Champion was our Estates Dreamy Shivani
2nd Place, ESTATES GIBRALTAR'S EPIC XXX - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Walking Fleece, Huacaya White Juvenile (Class of 6) (Judge: Diana Timmerman) *First Place won Color Champion
2nd Place, ESTATES ULTIMATE BLACK KNIGHT - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Black Juvenile (Class of 6) (Judge: Diana Timmerman) *First Place won Reserve Champion
3rd Place, ESTATES KILIMANJARO II BY PAULINUS - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Brown Juvenile (Class of 5) (Judge: Diana Timmerman) *First Place won Color Champion and 2nd Place won Reserve Champion
3rd Place, ESTATES LUSTROUS GRAPHITE - 2026 Wild West Alpaca Show: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Black Juvenile (Class of 6) (Judge: Diana Timmerman) *First Place won Reserve Champion and 2nd Place was our Estates Ultimate Black Knight
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2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter
February 27, 2026 -March 1, 2026
Judges:
Amanda VandenBosch - Halter, Males
Wade Gease - Halter, Females
Judge's Choice, ESTATES XXXTREME LEGACY PASSION - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Male Judge's Choice (Class of ) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
Color Champion, ESTATES KILIMANJARO II BY PAULINUS - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Brown Male Championship (Class of 6) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
Color Champion, ESTATES XXXTREME LEGACY PASSION - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Fawn Male Championship (Class of 12) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
Reserve Champion, ESTATES DREAMY SHIVANI - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Fawn Female Championship (Class of 11) (Judge: Wade Gease)
Reserve Champion, ESTATES MALAGA'S MASTERPIECEXXX - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Brown Male Championship (Class of 6) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch) *Color Champion was our Estates Kilimanjaro II by Paulinus
Reserve Champion, ESTATES ROMEO THE MAGNIFICENT - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Black Male Championship (Class of 12) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
1st Place, ESTATES KILIMANJARO II BY PAULINUS - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Brown Juvenile Male (Class of 3) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
1st Place, ESTATES KOLBE'S CRUISIN' STREAK - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Grey Juvenile Male (Class of 3) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
1st Place, ESTATES MALAGA'S MASTERPIECEXXX - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Brown Yearling Male (Class of 3) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
1st Place, ESTATES PHARAOH'S STRENGTH - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Black Juvenile Male (Class of 5) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
1st Place, ESTATES RINGMASTER'S PRINCE PASSION - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Light Juvenile Male (Class of 1) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
1st Place, ESTATES ROMEO THE MAGNIFICENT - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Black 2-Year-Old Male (Class of 2) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
1st Place, ESTATES XXXTREME LEGACY PASSION - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Fawn 2-Year-Old Male (Class of 3) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
2nd Place, CALEY'S REGAL STARS - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya White Yearling Female (Class of 4) (Judge: Wade Gease) *First Place won Color Champion
2nd Place, ESTATES DREAMY SHIVANI - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Fawn Yearling Female (Class of 5) (Judge: Wade Gease) *First Place won Color Champion
2nd Place, ESTATES GIOVANNI'S ROYAL ROSE - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Grey Juvenile Female (Class of 2) (Judge: Wade Gease)
2nd Place, ESTATES PURE PASSIONATE TAPESTRYXX - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Fawn Juvenile Female (Class of 6) (Judge: Wade Gease)
2nd Place, ESTATES ULTIMATE BLACK KNIGHT - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Black Juvenile Male (Class of 5) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch) *First Place was our Estates Pharaoh's Strength
4th Place, ESTATES GIBRALTAR'S EPIC XXX - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya White Juvenile Male (Class of 7) (Judge: Amanda VandenBosch) *First Place won Reserve Champion
4th Place, ESTATES JAY Z NORDIC GOLDEN BEAUTY - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Light Juvenile Female (Class of 5) (Judge: Wade Gease)
4th Place, ESTATES LUSTROUS GRAPHITE - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Black Juvenile Female (Class of 6) (Judge: Wade Gease)
4th Place, LA FINCA'S MIDNIGHT DELIVERY - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Halter, Huacaya Black Yearling Female (Class of 6) (Judge: Wade Gease) *First Place won Color Champion & 2nd Place won Reserve Champion
2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Walking Fleece
February 27, 2026 -March 1, 2026
Judges: Ken Hibbits and Diana Timmerman
Color Champion, ESTATES XXXTREME LEGACY PASSION - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Fawn Championship (Class of 10) (Judge: Diana Timmerman)
Reserve Champion, ESTATES DREAMY SHIVANI - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Fawn Championship (Class of 10) (Judge: Diana Timmerman) *Color Champion was our Estates XXXTreme Legacy Passion
Reserve Champion, ESTATES KILIMANJARO II BY PAULINUS - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Brown Championship (Class of 9) (Judge: Ken Hibbits)
1st Place, ESTATES DREAMY SHIVANI - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Fawn Yearling (Class of 8) (Judge: Diana Timmerman)
1st Place, ESTATES MALAGA'S MASTERPIECEXXX - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Brown Yearling (Class of 3) (Judge: Ken Hibbits)
1st Place, ESTATES RINGMASTER'S PRINCE PASSION - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Light Juvenile (Class of 2) (Judge: Diana Timmerman)
1st Place, ESTATES XXXTREME LEGACY PASSION - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Fawn Two-Year-Old (Class of 2) (Judge: Diana Timmerman)
2nd Place, ESTATES KILIMANJARO II BY PAULINUS - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Brown Juvenile (Class of 5) (Judge: Ken Hibbits) *First Place won Color Champion
2nd Place, ESTATES ULTIMATE BLACK KNIGHT - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Black Juvenile (Class of 5) (Judge: Ken Hibbits) *First Place won Reserve Champion
3rd Place, ESTATES LUSTROUS GRAPHITE - 2026 Golden West Alpaca Expo: Walking Fleece, Huacaya Black Juvenile (Class of 5) (Judge: Ken Hibbits) *First Place won Reserve Champion and 2nd Place was our Estates Ultimate Black Knight