Baarrooka Alpacas, Stud Male, Suri, Alpacas, Alpaca Farm, Baby Alpaca, Alpaca Stud, Strathbogie, Australia

Well Colourbration is over for another year and what a great event it was yet again.  And how exhausting! Being on the organising committee, a major sponsor and showing takes its toll, but it is worth it. In my mind it is the best alpaca show in Australia and certainly the most enjoyable.

Baarrooka came away with a nice swag of ribbons; every animal except one got a ribbon – 5 firsts, 3 seconds and one third.  We were awarded 3 Reserve Champions (Med/Dark Fawn Male and  Brown Male and Female) and also 3 Supremes (Light Fawn, Med/Dark Fawn and Brown) with our fleeces.

By Julie Filed under: Colourbration, Events, Fleece, Show Results

The Colourbration Show was huge this year – about 450 animals (over 150 suris). The number of coloured suris was amazing and would represent the strongest competition anywhere in Australia – even better that the National IMO. This show is becoming the MUST NOT MISS event for coloured breeders. Baarrooka, as a member of the Strathbogie Ranges Suri Breeders, was a major sponsor for the show, We had a great display area and had many visitors to our red and purple ‘lounge’ where we had the best view of the show ring.

Baarrooka animals did well with3rd in Junior Fawn Female, 2nd in Adult Fawn Male and 2nd in Junior Brown Female. Baarrooka Breeze was awarded 3rd Junior Black female in a huge class and 1st Junior Brown Male. A Baarrooka-bred male, now owned by Jess Harris of Eldaraigne was awarded 1st in the Senior Fawn Male class and a Rockefeller cria, owned by Esterlina was awarded 1st Junior Fawn Male.

In the fleece classes, Baarrooka was awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the 6-18 m White class, 1st and 2nd in the 18-30 m White class and Supreme White Fleece with Baarrooka Mr Mister’s fleece; 2nd in each of the 6-18 m, 18-30 m and 30+ m Fawn Classes; and 1st in the 6-18 m Brown class and Supreme Brown Fleece with Baarrooka Lethal Weapon’s fleece.

By Julie Filed under: Colourbration, Show Results

Baarrooka Lethal Weapon has taken out Supreme Brown Suri at the Colourbation Spring Carnival 2008. This young male has spectacular greasy, lustrous and locky fleece. He has taken more than one judge by surprise on opening up his fleece. This is one that you have to put your hands on to appreciate such a magnificent fleece – and in a rich dark colour.

Sired by Surilana Omar (SW), his dam is Baarrooka Queen Juliana (SLB), an Arequipa King daughter of Baarrooka Queen Wilhelmina, so there are some special genetics there, with lots of colour.

By Julie Filed under: Colourbration, Our Animals, Show Results