Pleasant Journey Alpacas

Champion offspring!!

NeverSummer's Manchester

ARI# 31720052   D.O.B. 9/9/2010  (10 yrs)

Huacaya, Male, Proven | Dark Brown

Sire: Aussie .38 Special 

| ARI# 1389081  | Light Rose Grey |

What can be said about .38 Special that has not already been said. Champion himself and produces Champion offspring. .38 consistently throws the fine qualities of himself through incredible fiber and conformation.

Dam: NeverSummer's Ladysmith 

| ARI# 30398771  | Dark Brown |

Ladysmith is an elegant dark brown Silver Charm daughter. She has a lovely style, balance and is a top producing dam. She has passed her positive traits along to Manchester.

Manchester has the gorgeous dark brown fleece with black points and with his background from .38 Special and NeverSummer's Ladysmith, he produces incredible color of brown, black or grey. His fleece is dense and bright with wonderful handle, bundling and definition. Awesome zipper crimp style! Manchester is a very big boned male and has incredible presence and conformation. As he matures he is just getting better and better.

**Look at the fiber stats for 2016!! (68 months of age) AFD 23.06; SD 3.94; CV 17.1 and CF of 97.68**

Manchester's 2014 blanket shear weight is 6# of gorgeous fleece! WOW!! *this fleece won 1st and RC at the 2015 GWAS level 3 fleece show* Manchester's 2015 fleece took a 2nd place in class at 2015 AOA Nationals at the age of 55 months! FallFest 2017 garnered a 1st place and Color Champion with an 'E' class fleece! The MAN has it!

Manchester's juvenile histogram is AFD 16.3, SD 3.6, CV 22.0 and %>30 0.05 Awesome, YES!
2012 histogram is AFD 19.0, SD 4.0, CV 21.1 and %>30 1.5% (sheared 5/8/12)- SOLD to BACK 40!
2013 histogram is AFD 17.8, SD 4.0, CV 22.2 and %>30 1.1 (sheared 6/1/13)- 1st place Fleece show at FallFest 2013!

Manchester's offspring are looking great! As was our intention, he covered several colors of dams so that we can prove out what he will throw. He has thrown rose grey, true black, fawns and browns. Our observation at this time is that he throws a shade or two darker than the dam.

Manchester' daughter PJA's Mariah claimed a Reserve Color Brown Female banner at GWAS 2016! Mariah remains in our herd as a foundation female.

PJA Tia Maria- his daughter born 2016 is a gorgeous True Black that is (as of TxOLAN 2018) a 5x banner winner! SOLD

Another of his lovely daughters, PJA Manchester's Dixie Rose took a 1st place and Color Champion at MOPACA 2018 in her first show as a 7 month old. At the time of selling Dixie Rose, she has claimed 5 banners at only 1 1/2 years of age!! SOLD ** update April 2019 see Dixie Rose with 11 banners**

A son of Manchester's, PJA Zydeco Man also pulled in a Color Champion banner with his gorgeous true black juvie fleece! SOLD

We are now offering 1/2 interest in NeverSummer's Manchester!!! Sharing this incredible male can be a great benefit to both parties as Manchester is throwing beautiful offspring. Dark Fawn when bred to fawn, True Black when bred to black and Rose Grey when bred to Rose Grey!! Manny is showing us he is a great producer of black! He threw 5 black offspring in 2016! His black offspring sell - heck some as crias with dams before we can even list them. For instance, PJA Summer Windsong sold as a cria and is sure to go on and be another showstopper!!

While NeverSummer's Manchester is standing at his home in Hesperus, CO we would also love to see him work more and stand with a partner in a different state. Contact us for more information!

Awards

Second place 2011 MOPACA (1st place was CC)

First Place 2011 GWAS

Second Place 2011 AOBA Nationals

Third Place 2011 Futurity

Third Place 2011 FallFest Fleece show- 1st and 2nd were CC and RC

First Place GWAS 2012- "Clear Class winner" - dense, extremely fine, great handle- Jude Anderson

Second Place FallFest 2012- tough class of 6

Second Place National Western Stock Show 2013

Sixth Place 2013 GWAS (class of 10)

Fourth Place 2013 AOBA Nationals (class of 6)- Kristin Burhman

First Place 2013 FallFest

First Place Fleece 2013 FallFest

First Place Southwest Regional Alpaca Show 2014 - Amanda VandenBosch

First Place 2014 TxOLAN - Cathy Merkley- fleece qualities of consistency, fineness, density, great architecture, and presence with incredible substance of bone.

Second Place 2014 MOPACA - Sara Jane Maclennan- big strong, great presence and Substance of bone, fine fleece and great crimp style (1st place was CC)

Second Place 2014 GWAS Level 5 show- Peter Kennedy- commented on presence, bone, soft, great architecture and crimp style paired with density on fleece (1st place was CC)

Second Place 2014 GWAS Level 3 Fleece Show

1st place 2015 GWAS Level 3 fleece show- Wini Labreque

Reserve Color Champion 2015 GWAS Level 3 fleece show- Wini Labreque- commented on holding fineness, wonderful feel and hand to the fleece as well as fleece weight- scored 77 out of 100.

Second Place fleece 2015 AOA Nationals (fleece at 55 months of age)- Sharon Loner

First Place fleece 2015 FallFest (fleece at 55 months of age)- scored 78/100 - Sara Jane Maclennan- Fineness!

Fourth Place 2016 MOPACA Get of Sire

Fourth Place 2017 AOA National Fleece Conference- class of 7 with a score of 75/100. This is Manchester's 6 yr fleece!

First Place 2017 ABR Fall Fest Fleece Show Class of 6 with a score of 85.5/100

Color Champion 2017 ABR Fall Fest Fleece show This is Manchester's 6 year fleece!

Third Place TxOLAN 2018 fleece show

We will even accept credit cards!

Offspring

Proud Perfection! PJA Amber Spice ARI#    D.O.B. 10/7/2014 (6 yrs) Huacaya, Female| Dark Fawn, Unproven Sire: NeverSummer's Manchester Dam: MVR's Cinnamon Stix Amber Spice is the epitome of perfection! We call her our little fashion model with her "over the shoulder, I am perfect" stature! Proud, tall and gor... Pleasant Journey Alpacas - Hesperus, CO Sold

Dazzling Beauty! PJA BeDazzled D.O.B. 10/23/2014 (6 yrs) Huacaya, Female| Dark Brown Sire: NeverSummer's Manchester Dam: RR Bijou Yes, this is a dazzling beauty! Sired by NeverSummer's Manchester, BeDazzled is a strong little female with great bone, conformation and fleece charac... Pleasant Journey Alpacas - Hesperus, CO Sold

Sold! PJA Colorado Starry Nite ARI# 32833553   D.O.B. 8/17/2014 (6 yrs) Huacaya, Female| True Black Sire: NeverSummer's Manchester Dam: Moonshadow's Trinity Congratulations to Leroy and MaryJo George of BookCliff Alpacas on the addition of PJA Colorado Starry Nite to you herd. Colorado Starry Nite is a... Pleasant Journey Alpacas - Hesperus, CO Sold

.38 Special True Black Grandson PJA Manchester's Baxter Black ARI# 35261179   D.O.B. 6/26/2015 (5 yrs) Huacaya, Male| True Black, Unproven Sire: NeverSummer's Manchester Dam: Crescent Moon's Tia Wow, Wow, WOW!!! This guy is stunning! True black, tons of fleece, gorgeous crimp style...........YES!!! Proud "look at me" stance! The package is HE... Pleasant Journey Alpacas - Hesperus, CO Sold

PJA Manchester's Dark Warrior ARI# 35108368   D.O.B. 10/5/2016 (4 yrs) Huacaya, Male| True Black Sire: NeverSummer's Manchester Dam: Moonshadow's Symphony Dark Warrior is another of our stunning Manchester true black offspring. Large bone, fine fleece, great crimp style, density and a solid presence. ... Pleasant Journey Alpacas - Hesperus, CO Sold

5 Banners!! BEST CRIMP! PJA Manchester's Dixie Rose ARI# 35479628   D.O.B. 8/13/2017 (3 yrs) Huacaya, Female| Medium Rose Grey, Unproven Sire: NeverSummer's Manchester Dam: Treasure Valley's Flirtation SOLD - CONGRATULATIONS TO ALPACAS OF MOOSE CREEK!! We are so proud to announce that PJA Manchester's Dixie Rose took a 1st place and Color Champion... Pleasant Journey Alpacas - Hesperus, CO Sold

True beauty! PJA Manchester's Flirteo ARI# 36095988   D.O.B. 7/7/2019 (1 yr) Huacaya, Female| Dark Brown, Unproven Sire: NeverSummer's Manchester Dam: Treasure Valley's Flirtation Let us introduce PJA Manchester's Flirteo! This young lady is going to be a champ! Her sire and dam are both champions! Also, her full sister, PJA Man... Pleasant Journey Alpacas - Hesperus, CO Bidding Info Category: Alpacas For Sale Current bid: $3,450 Time left: 7 days, 21 hours View Details >

lovely! PJA Manchester's Mandelina D.O.B. 6/24/2015 (5 yrs) Huacaya, Female| Dark Rose Grey, Unproven Sire: NeverSummer's Manchester Dam: PJA's Lady Felina This lovely young female popped into the world in the middle of the night. Mandelina is a big boned, strong, staright and totally awesome female! The ... Pleasant Journey Alpacas - Hesperus, CO Sold

What a Beauty! PJA Miss Marnie ARI# 32833461   D.O.B. 7/6/2014 (6 yrs) Huacaya, Female| Light Brown, Medium Brown, Unproven Sire: NeverSummer's Manchester Dam: Proud Mary of RR PJA Miss Marnie is our very first offspring sired by NeverSummer's Manchester and we are so happy with what we see from her. In fact, we repeated bree... Pleasant Journey Alpacas - Hesperus, CO Sold

Beautiful True Black PJA Salida Skye ARI# 35108375   D.O.B. 9/10/2016 (4 yrs) Huacaya, Female| True Black, Unproven Sire: NeverSummer's Manchester Dam: Rainier's Sabine Cloud PJA Salida Skye is an absolute True Black. Great crimp style, large bone, typey head style, strong conformation, perfect bite. Sally is a product o... Pleasant Journey Alpacas - Hesperus, CO Sold

Sale Pending PJA Summer Windsong ARI# 35479598   D.O.B. 6/25/2018 (2 yrs) Huacaya, Female| True Black, Unproven Sire: NeverSummer's Manchester Dam: Rainier's Sabine Cloud Summer Windsong is a lovely TB female sired by our own NeverSummer's Manchester. Her nickname of Sassy Pants fits her very well as she is a spirited l... Pleasant Journey Alpacas - Hesperus, CO Sold

True Black Beauty- 5x champion PJA Tia Maria ARI# 35097327   D.O.B. 8/12/2016 (4 yrs) Huacaya, Female| True Black, Unproven Sire: NeverSummer's Manchester Dam: Crescent Moon's Tia PJA Tia Maria is beautifully dressed in bright true black fleece on a solid straight frame. Her fleece is fine with a soft hand, lovely consistent cri... Pleasant Journey Alpacas - Hesperus, CO Sold

Handsome! PJA Western Sky ARI# 35261162   D.O.B. 7/13/2015 (5 yrs) Huacaya, Male| Medium Fawn, Dark Fawn, Unproven Sire: NeverSummer's Manchester Dam: Proud Mary of RR This young male is knocking it out of the park with his presence and fleece! Western Sky (Wes) is a big male that is sired by none other than NeverSum... Pleasant Journey Alpacas - Hesperus, CO Sold

PAOBA Fleece 2018 Color Champion PJA Zydeco Man ARI# 35479611   D.O.B. 7/16/2017 (3 yrs) Huacaya, Male| True Black, Unproven Sire: NeverSummer's Manchester Dam: Chase Tavern Beautifully Stated Another stunning True Black Manchester offspring. Bright, crimpy true black fleece.... Pleasant Journey Alpacas - Hesperus, CO Sold

PJA's Mariah ARI# 32833294   D.O.B. 9/9/2014 (6 yrs) Huacaya, Female| Light Brown, Medium Brown, Proven Sire: NeverSummer's Manchester Dam: Sand Creek's Seminole Wind PJA's Mariah is yet another beauty born in 2014 on Pleasant Journey Alpaca Ranch! Sired by NeverSummer's Manchester she brings the awesome fleece, bon... Pleasant Journey Alpacas - Hesperus, CO

Banner Winner!! .38 Special genetics PJA'S Whiskey Girl ARI# 35479550   D.O.B. 11/5/2018 (2 yrs) Huacaya, Female| Light Fawn, Unproven Sire: NeverSummer's Manchester Dam: Crescent Moon's Tia Third pairing of Neversummer's Manchester x Crescent Moon's Tia and we were expecting True Black #3. What a surprise when this fawn beauty arrived! We... Pleasant Journey Alpacas - Hesperus, CO Sale Pending