DOB 4/25/08
Sire: Sheltering Pines Cihat
Dam: Windswept Peony
This little princess is a bit of an enigma. She shares the outstanding conformation of both her mother and father, but has less spotting than either of them. I love her markings, don’t get me wrong, but I was surprised she doesn’t have more white. What she does have was something that I felt we couldn’t do without, a fabulous “look at me” conformation. I will confess, she doesn’t stand out in the pasture. She is blacker than black. She’s a true black, not shetland black! We’ve never had a true black before. 
She has very little sun bleaching and she is so black, you can’t even see her eyes much of the time! I truly believe she’ll always throw lambs with more spotting than she has. I’m excited to find out! We’ll have to wait and see what type of fleece she’ll have, but I think it will be an intermediate type with a gentle, wavy crimp. Regardless, she was too nice to let go this year. She brings too much to the table in terms of spots and conformation!
Beautiful ewe Rich. The roving is beautiful in your Etsy store Jen. I saved one fleece to try to do myself. I have been so afraid to try it, thought I'd ruin it, but maybe I will give it a go. Good luck to you both this weekend at Rhinebeck!
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