Huacaya Alpacas breeding Stock

We are thrilled to announce the arrival of Rare Gem Zilliebelle, the first offspring of our Zagato son-- Rare Gem Cray-Z. Her arrival marks the culmination of a long and rewarding journey. Back in 201...

One to watch… ...

We are delighted to welcome Rare Gem Hazel Nut, a standout addition to our herd and the very first offspring of our Harlequin Appaloosa herdsire, Rare Gem Camouflage, and our exceptional female, H2R M...

Introducing Rare Gem Thankful Eve-- A Rare Treasure with Exceptional Appaloosa Genetics! Born on Thanksgiving Eve, Thankful Eve is a standout cria who exemplifies the best of both her parents’ exce...

This handsome harlequin appaloosa male is the perfect blend of unique genetics and eye-catching style. Sired by Rare Gem Camouflage, an elite harlequin appaloosa known for his remarkable pattern and i...

Handsome cria sired by banner winning Snowmass Sizlin Legacy XX and out of NPA Sinead. This cria has stellar genetics top and bottom and is off to a great start with his curly, bundled bright fleece a...

Lovely appaloosa female. She is developing nicely and we will be updating her Openherd page soon. ...

Summer Shandy gave birth on April 4, 2025, to a colorFULL handsome harlequin appaloosa male, Rare Gem Chunky Monkey, sired by our renowned harlequin herdsire, Rare Gem Camouflage. His name is inspired...

Miss Toffelees is the first offspring sired by Snow Diamond Private Reserve, one of Defiance's exceptional sons. MissToffelees' dam is TAG Miss Monday, a lovely female from champion parents and whose ...

Meet FDA Warrior’s Georgia— At 7 years old, Georgia is a proud and robust alpaca, standing out with her impressive build and easy-going temperament. Weighing in at a healthy 184 pounds, she’s an easy ...

This lovely appaloosa female was born on Thanksgiving day 2022. Her dam, Punkin' Pie, was our 2020 Thanksgiving baby on Thanksgiving Day, 2022. So, no doubt, this is how she thought is was supposed to...

Purchased at the 2024 Parade of Champions auction... for a short time only.. this girl is on the sales list. Contact us now as if interested and you can pick her maiden breeding to any Rare Gem herdsi...

Meet Bedazzled a 2024 addition to our foundation herd. She is spotted, stunning and born to shine-- fitting of her name "Bedazzled". Bedazzled is a stunning female alpaca with spotted genetics tha...

Healing Heart is a compact, minimally spotted appaloosa with a pedigree rich in appaloosas and harlequins. Her genotype, EeAA, results in a subtle expression of her pattern, but what she lacks in flas...

Meet Trixiebelle – A Devoted Grey Beauty with a Stellar Legacy Trixiebelle, affectionately known as Trixie, is a sweet and striking dark silver grey alpaca. She carries the legacy of her grand-sire...

And a little history on Harley... Years ago I looked out into a large herd of alpacas when I was visiting a ranch and one alpaca in particular caught my eye. Before I even knew what a harlequin was, ...

Tic Tac is the product of two top producing harlequins from the Kuska herd. She carries legendary appaloosa / harlequin genetics on both sides of her pedigree making it very possible that she is homoz...

Olivia is the stunning result of crossing harlequin male-- Vintage Cashmere U-Taupe-ia with Buck Brook Morning Glory. She is the complete package-- fiber, phenotype, genetics and disposition. And she...

Snowmass Andean Diamond is a lovely Divine Love granddaughter. She is new addition to the Rare Gem herd purchased from the Snowmass 2021 Bred Maiden Sale. Andean Diamond is bred for color to Snowmass ...

Magnificent is the first offspring of champion, Snow Diamond Magnifico, one of Defiance's exceptional sons. Magnificent’s dam is Snow Diamond Sugar Plum, a lovely female from 7X champion Simtustus and...

UPDATE: Exposed to Appaloosa herdsire, Willowwind' Pied A.K.A Mr. Spotalicious on 12/2/24. Mr. Spotalicous is visiting from Mule Train Alpacas in Montana and he is being breed to a very special handfu...

So excited to add this lovely lady to the Rare Gem herd. In February 2022, Ambrosia was purchased as a bred maiden at the Amber Autumn Auction from Glyptis Manor Alpacas. Ambrosia is a stunning young ...

Freya is an elite-fleeced 3X champion daughter of Irish Meadows' Elite Max co-owned by Irish Meadows and Cas-Cad-Nac Farms. Elite Max is known for his very rare Merino type fleece and his illustrious...

Offspring: 2020 Snowmass Luminous Hope, Female, Medium Fawn, 2020 Parade of Champions - Lot 3 - Best of Snowmass Females, Exported to Switzerland 2023 Rare Gem Enchanted Girly Girl, Female, Mediu...

This young female is very unique. Her underside is a bold marbling with black emerging up her flank and belly. Her blanket looks solid dark brown, but after shearing we do see some marbling and a few ...

Lovely appaloosa female sired by Harlequin stud, Apache Gentleman. ...

Breezy is a robust appaloosa cria. She weighed 22 pounds at just five days old and 90 pounds at 6 months old. She is the first offspring of our white color genotype eeAA - harlequin cross sample. We k...

Dam with a Heart of Gold and a Pedigree to Match Iris is a sweet and solidly built female out of the stunning appaloosa, Enchanted Hill Apple Dumpling. While her pedigree is packed with appaloosa g...

Jolene is a typey, well-expressed appaloosa female with curb appeal galore. She is the daughter of 4X banner winner, Crescent Moon's Isidora (a Shiftin Gears daughter) and the wildly expressive harleq...

Advanced fleece, perfect conformation and phenotype, clean apron and lower carriage, short muzzle with pleasing head style, perfect bite and a sweet disposition. Oh, and a stellar pedigree! Josie ...

Previous Owner / Breeder says… Myrtle is one of the very first offspring sired by H2R Motown Blues, known as "Mo" around the farm. "Mo" is one of our favorite Velvet sons, and did very well showing. W...

We are thrilled with how Girly Girl has developed over the past year. She completed the 2024 show season with remarkable achievements, earning six championship banners and 12 blue ribbons under a dive...

This young male has a BRIGHT future here at Rare Gem Alpacas. He was purchased in utero with his dam, Snowmass Andean Diamond, through the 2021 Snowmass Bred Maiden Sale. Not only did we love his dam'...

Blindingly bright, silky fleece. Son of champions. Sire is 7X champion and 2021 National Brown Fleece Champion. I must say, I was a bit surprised to see the light coloration of his arrival out of such...

This young male has beautiful, crimpy, fine fleece and a handsome phenotype. Add to that full coverage head and legs-- this boy is starting off the way we like. Divine X’s sire is appaloosa herdsi...

Meet XSpotsss Captain Chill - The Cool Choice for Elite Fleece & Stellar Genetics Captain Chill is a striking young male with beautifully crimpy, dense fleece and a commanding yet handsome phenotyp...

Mr. Big-- Producer of Champions AND GLAMOR MODELS!! His son, Charming, has "hit the runway"! ...

This young male is an up and comer in the Rare Gem breeding program. We purchased his dam from the Alpaca Palace auction in Pennsylvania in 2019 when Cras-Z was "cooking in the oven". When born, Cras-...

Handsome son of lavender grey herdsire, 3X Champion Rare Gem Privateer's First Mate, and true black dam, Granite Bay National Velvet. National Velvet is a daughter of 3X Futurity Herdsire of the Year-...

It is with great excitement that we introduce this handsome harlequin appaloosa son of Vintage Cashmere U-Taupe-ia and elite-fleeced, Running Late's Peaches and Cream. Peaches was purchased in 201...

Meet the newest addition to the Rare Gem herd-- Snowmass Sizlin Legacy XX! This boy is an exciting find out of the Snowmass herd. While Snowmass did not breed appaloosas, they kept detailed breeding p...

Another night birth… awoke to this handsome harlequin appaloosa male. He was up, dry and nursing. This was the first birth for dam, Stone Pine Olivia. … and she did a stellar job. Olivia is a harlequi...

Handsome harlequin male. Big-boned, dense bundled fleece from day 1. Dam is AOV Accoyo Eros daughter with Jericho/Jeremiah/Mr. President on her maternal side. She was purchased at the Amber Autumn auc...

It is with great excitement that we announce the addition of this handsome young appaloosa male to the Rare Gem herd. We have followed MIrakel's dam for years as she is the closest appaloosa desce...

Looking for appaloosa genetics that won’t compromise quality? Look no further than Chimbote from MaRS! 4th Generation Appaloosa! Stunning fleece with uniform crimp across all color spots. Exceptional ...

Hamish is a sweet, fine but dense fleeced alpaca. He is sired by 2X Judges Choice, 13X banner winning Snowmass Matrix Belvedere. On Hamish's dam side is Crescent Moon's Laura Lee-- a lovely medium...

Meet the newest addition to our herdsire row-- MapleView's Winchester. Winchester is a very robust, Leopard Appaloosa. He has excellent crimp and fineness, a long staple AND excellent ancestry. Th...

Welcome, WillowWind’s Pied Marquis—“Mr. Spotalicious”—to Rare Gem Alpacas! See special California winter pricing below. A heartfelt thank you to Mule Train Alpacas for the opportunity to host thei...