Older Valentino shows its alpaca master classStoneleigh Valentino has a long list of national titles. Canterbury breeders Chris and Liz Strack were bracing themselves for a quiet year until their prized alpaca sire Stoneleigh Valentino won the supreme champion national fleece award at the Alpaca Association National Show in Christchurch. Valentino is a six-year-old white male huacaya alpaca and its fleece beat the field at the show last weekend. That was rewarded by Valentino winning the champion veteran male in addition to the supreme fleece title. Valentino's dam had previously won national senior champion female and mature champion female titles and its sire Bellisimo was an Australian supreme champion.

Source: Stuff October 13, 2016 21:45 UTC