Leonardo (Lucca's Leonardo of Island Alpaca)

Leonardo what an absolutely stunning male! 

We entered Leonardo’s juvenile fleece in the 2017 Big E Alpaca Fleece Show and we were very happy with the results. Leonardo won First Place, Best Crimp, Best Brightness AND Judge’s Choice! We couldn’t be more proud!

This young male a solid representation of his sire, our very own Estrada's Lucca of Island Alpaca, who has won two Champions and 13 First Place Ribbons. Lucca's sire, 

CT Estrada, is an 8x Champion who has won over 30 First Place Ribbons! Lucca's grandsires are the very famous Snowmass Legacy Gold and Snowmass Royal Rose. 

Leonardo's dam, Lunette of Island Alpaca has won two Champions herself and four First Place Ribbons. Her dam, Island Alpaca Luna has been awarded a First Place Ribbon. Lunette's sire, Magic's Talon, has won a Champion and eight First Place Ribbons.

Leonardo's fleece is coming in very nicely, high frequency crimp and very fine. His personalilty is fantasitc, very patient and sweet just like his dam and sire. We look forward to watching him grow and we are excited to show him in the future!

Judge comments: 

2017 PAOBA Breeder's Showcase Fleece judge Kathy Klay commented: “Lovely Style. Soft handle, good fineness. Well done!”  

Fiber Criteria Highlights: Fineness/Handle, 17.5 out of 20. Uniformity of Length, 4.5 out of 5. Uniformity of Color, 5 out of 5. Character (Crimp), 8.5 out of 10. Absence of Guard Hair, 8 out of 10 possible points.

2017 Big E Alpaca Fleece Show judge Arturo Pena commented: “Beautiful Fleece! Excellent Fiber Characteristics. :)”  

Fiber Criteria Highlights: Fineness/Handle, 18.5 out of 20. Uniformity of Micron, 7 out of 8. Uniformity of Length, 7 out of 7. Uniformity of Color, 5 out of 5. Character (Crimp), 8.5 out of 10. Brightness, 9 out of 10. Absence of Guard Hair, 8.5 out of 10 possible points.

Total Score: 83.5 out of 100!}

Leonardo of Island Alpaca is proudly sponsored by Nina Jackson as a Happy Anniversary gift from Eric Niles ( Bronze ) Sponsorship through 9/22/2024

Leonardo of Island Alpaca is proudly sponsored by Megan Morgan as a gift from Alex Morgan (Silver Sponsorship through 1/1/2019)

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Lunette of Island Alpaca

ARI#: 31542432

Heritage: Peruvian/Chilean/Australian/New Zealand 

Color: Medium Brown  

Lunette is a marvel! Fine lustrous crimp that is very dense and bright. She takes after he dam, withblue ribbons in hand and a color champion!

Lunette, showed and placed at the Big E Alpaca Show. With seven alpaca in her class, she took a first place, blue-ribbon win, and color champion for browns competing along side, over 20 alpaca in total. Even more impressive, once again Lunette, was awarded the blue in the "Bred and Owned" class a most competitive class of fifteen alpaca with many white blue-ribbon winners competing. Very impressive for a brown!

Lunette is a very sweet girl who is extremely easy to handle. Fantastic on a halter and very easy to work with.

Lunette's first cria Larissa is just as beautiful as her and Lunette's amazing fleece qualities have been passed down to her gorgeous brown daughter. Larissa has amazing tight and bold crimped fleece that is very dense but also really fine.

We are really looking forward to seeing how her future cria turn out to be!

Estrada's Lucca of Island Alpaca


ARI#: 31851749

Heritage: Full Peruvian

Color: Light Fawn

Recent News Flash: Lucca does it again. Blue ribbonfor Fleece at the 2015 MAPACA Jubilee in Pennsylvania... And what a history:  Lucca won thecolor champion at the 2011 New England Alpaca Classic show! He was also awarded the reserve champion for the Tennessee Waltz 2013 Spin-Off. Lucca has won blue ribbons multiple times, 12 to be exact, this is very impressive for a male with a light color like his and for the amount of shows we are able to participate in.

Lucca is an incredible male who has very fine and tight crimped fleece. The fleece is very uniform and he has an amazing stature! He's phenotype is spot on with a wonderful conformation, a perfect bite, a strong frame, and a very pleasing look. He has nice long legs and a great top knot similar to the genetic trait clearly present also in his brother Khan D'Or.

Lucca's sire is our very own CT Estrada who has to his credit eight multiple champions and over 30 blues. His dam is Golden Frida and her sire, the well notedSnowmass Legacy Gold! 

Judges Comments:

2015 MAPACA Jubilee fleece judge Cheryl Ghely commented,"Wonderfully fine throughout!!"

Fleece Highlights: Fineness/Handle, 19 out of 20. Micron, 7 out of 8. Length, 6.5 out of 7. Color, 4.5 out of 5. Brightness, 8 out of 10 possible points.

2014 Green Mountain Alpaca Fall Spectacular Show - Judge Ursula Munro commented: "Showing excellent fineness and soft hand; great uniformity of micron and character throughout."  

Fleece Score Highlights: Fineness/Handle, 18.5 out of 20. Length 6 out of 7. Color, 4 out of 5. Brightness, 8 out of 10 possible points.  

2014 Empire Alpaca Extravaganza Show - Judge Cheryl Gehly commented: "Love the fineness and brightness for age!"  

Fleece Score Highlights: Fineness/Handle, 19 out of 20. Length 6 out of 7. Color, 4 out of 5. Brightness, 8 out of 10 possible points.  

2014 New England Hands on Alpaca Fleece Off Show: "Shows excellent fineness and character; great uniformity throughout this bright, soft fleece."  

Fleece Score Highlights: Fineness/Handle, 18.5 out of 20. Micron, 7 out of 8. Color, 4.5 out of 5 possible points!  

2013 Empire Alpaca Extravaganza Fleece Show: Judge Ursula Munro commented, "Wow - Uniformity in this fleece is impressive! Fine and soft."

Fleece Score Highlights: Fineness/Handle, 19 out of 20 possible points!  

2013 Tennessee Waltz Fleece Show,"Holding good fineness and handle with good brightness."

Fleece Score Highlights: Fineness/Handle, 18.5 out of 20 possible points!  

2013 North American Alpaca Show: Judge Jude Anderson commented: "Nicely grown and well balanced in his frame and his proportions. Fleece was nicely uniform. Very fine and soft!"  

2013: Wade Gease commented, "Holding good crimp style with age." 

2013 Green Mountain Fall Spectacular Fleece Show: Judge Cheryl Gehly commented: "Simply extraordinary fleece! So fine and uniform - dense, highly aligned, bright fleece!"

Fleece Score Highlights: Fineness/Handle, 20 out of 20 possible points! Total fleece score was 80 out of 100 possible points!  

2012 North American Alpaca Show: Judge Amanda VandenBosch commented: "Most complete overall. Very clean and nicely grown out. Good proportion. Very fine fleece. Fleece organizes extremely well within the staple. Great uniformity from his legs, into the belly and up into his neck. Incredibly handling soft fine fleece."  

2012 North American Alpaca Show: Judge Jude Anderson, commented: "Strong frame. Fleece is very, very soft. Really bright. Great softness of the hand and brightness."