Illini's Work of Art

He's truly a work of art - a masterpiece at that! We decided to add Artie to the herd shortly after his birth, not fully knowing what his total transformation would be. He's boxy with a wide chest and heavy bone. He is covered in a bright, soft fleece from head to toe. We love his heavy leg coverage and his full, fluffy face. He's also quite the charmer. Artie is inquisitive but laid back. He's also easy to handle and gets along well with others.

He started his color journey with a speckled nose leading into his mottled top knot. His dark chin lead into array of striping with various shades of beige, fawn, brown, grey and black. His two white front legs started at his shoulder and ended with his black feet. His blanket had strong light rose grey tones with spots of darker and lighter colors leading into his dark brown belly side. He was silver, grey down his back legs leading into a nice fawn. He was truly the entire color chart! After shearing many of his light rose grey points turned nearly black; although, still maintaining many of his fun patterns with brown, beige, white and silver-grey tones.

His sire, Illini's Deuce's Wild, is a wildly marked harlequin wild card who went through quite the transformation as he matured. Check out his cria vs. adult photos - it's a mind-boggling transition for sure! We absolutely love his dam, Illini's Pippi, and feel privileged to have her in our herd. She's quite fancy as well with her stark white front legs and mottled body coloration.

We can't wait to see what future, funky-colored children he has in his future. Stay tuned!