Foundation Huacaya Alpacas

Born in the soft light of early morning, Rare Gem Mirakel’s Halo made an entrance we won’t soon forget. This beautiful Leopard Appaloosa female is the first cria for her dam, Rare Gem Apache’s Raya Su...

Born on a quiet morning here at Rare Gem Alpacas, Rare Gem Dappled Daphne arrived bright, alert, and perfectly put together. She is the second cria for her dam, H2R Myrtle, and the second daughter for...

Born a petite 11 pounds, Rare Gem Liv with Hope entered the world small in size but immense in spirit. From the moment she stood, she has not stopped moving — chasing older crias, bounding across the ...

Born on a cool November morning, Rare Gem Enchanted Manly Man arrived strong, bright, and full of personality. His birth was unassisted, and he was standing and nursing within 30 minutes. What truly c...

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-...

Rare Gem Camouflage has grown into exactly the kind of male we hoped for when he was born: a striking Harlequin Appaloosa with strong fleece credentials, tremendous presence, and an increasingly excit...

Mirakel is now a proven herdsire, and his first four crias have exceeded every expectation. All are expressed Appaloosa—two Reverse Appaloosas, one Leopard Appaloosa, and one white with pale spotting—...

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...

Rare Gem Zensational is a young Harlequin male whose name truly fits. He represents the next chapter of our Appaloosa/Harlequin program—combining elite fleece traits with the unique, color-producing g...

Meet Rare Gem Glazed and Amused—the young male with a name as fun as his future is promising. You might think “Glazed” is a playful nod to his sire, Rare Gem Dunkin’—and you'd be right. But it’s also ...

Every now and then, a cria arrives that seems destined for the spotlight—and this little masterpiece is no exception. Pixel is X-Man’s final offspring born here at Rare Gem Alpacas, and he’s alread...

* Rare Gem First Kiss * Marbled Beauty with a Colorful Future ** Pedigree Highlights ** Her dam, LV Harlequin by Vantaggio, is a second-generation harlequin and the daughter of LV Bella Gris...

Meet Rare Gem Sizlin’s On Fya, a rising star in the Rare Gem Appaloosa program, whose pedigree and potential make her one to watch. Fya is an Ee Aa female carrying one black allele and one dilution al...

Snowmass Fantasy In Lace's fleece is a stunning study in uniformity, brightness, and density—wrapped in a dark fawn canvas punctuated by spots ranging from light to dark. Her coloration hints at hidde...

Crescent Moon’s Beatriz represents the kind of female that quietly strengthens a program from the inside out. I was delighted to purchase her at the 2026 Futurity Auction and add her to Rare Gem as a ...

Confirmed pregnant to Rare Gem Divine X for a September 2026 cria Shasta Daisy is one of those truly special females who quietly wins your heart. A gentle soul with a big, soft presence, she is ado...

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 ...

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...

A daughter of Snowmass Kahuna’s Luminator and Snowmass Velvet Hope, she carries forward elite Snowmass genetics with lasting fineness, uniformity, and structural balance and offspring with some of the...

Georgia is being offered in an exceptional three-in-one package for a breeder looking to add proven Appaloosa production and tremendous pattern potential to their program. When paired with Chimbote...

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...

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 ...

Girly Girl is now a proven dam, and her first cria has confirmed her value as both a show female and a production female. On November 29, 2025, she delivered a beautifully expressive Reverse Appaloosa...

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...

One to watch… ..............................

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...

Crescent Moon’s Imelda is an exciting young foundation female that we were thrilled to add to the Rare Gem Alpacas program through the 2026 Education with a Destination auction. From the moment we ...

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, ...

UPDATE: It is with a heavy heart that I share that Sriracha has left us way too soon. In December 2023, he passed due to a 360 degree colon torsion. Sriracha's sweet personality was always a highlight...

IN LOVING MEMORY It is with a heavy heart that we share the loss of our beloved Snowmass Andean Diamond and her 5/16/25 cria, a 21-pound female, who both passed during a tragic and complicated birt...

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...

** UPDATE ** It is with heavy hearts that we share the devastating loss of our beautiful Breezy. On August 19, 2025, Breezy passed away at just 2 ½ years old due to a sudden perforated stomach. Th...

Hi, my name is Winks. I wasn’t here for long, but oh, did I love being here. I came into this world small, but I didn’t let that stop me. I had fuzzy legs, a strong will, and someone who believe...

Rare Gem Twinkle Star was born quietly under a star-filled sky—on the one cold night we’ve had this season. He was a handsome Harlequin Appaloosa male with inky black spotting, and even in those first...