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Sonview Ranch Regal
1st place junior at the 2023 ADGA National Show
Date of birth: 4/20/23
Sire: Sonview Ranch Lando *B
(TX Twincreeks RM Watermark *B+ x GCH AGS Sonview Ranch Fancy C.C. 1*M EEEE 91 (7-00))
Dam: GCH Sonview Ranch Delightful Dale 2*M VEEE 91 (05-02) (pending ADGA)
(Alethia DOH Cosmic Wonder +B x Twin Pears Jalena 1*M VVEV 87 (04-01))
Shown 2 times in 2023 (first show was an open show with 2 rings – second show was Nationals)
Best in Show Jr 1x
Champion 1x
Res Champion 1x
Sonview Ranch Super Sleek
Date of birth: 2/7/24
Sire: Walsh Kids P Supernova
(Curbstone Valley AD Prophecy *B x CH Alethia DJ Starry Night VEEE 90 at 12 years old in 2024)
Dam: Sonview Ranch Singular Delight 2*M GVVV 87 (02-05) First Freshener (pending ADGA)
(Alethia DOH Cosmic Wonder +B x Twin Pears Jalena 1*M VVEV 87 (4-01))
This fancy doe kid has rattled my belief that I can get a good idea of what a kid looks like in the first week of life. At birth, she was very long and clearly beautiful but definitely more refined, lacking the substance of bone and width of body, especially width of rump (which I am focused on improving) compared to her littermate sister, Shakira. Since they were both nice kids, I decided to retain her sister. Later, her sister had a bit of a reaction to the C, D & T vaccine, so I could not take her to their first show in May as planned, so I took Sleek instead.
That made it extra exciting when Sleek made the Top 10 cut in the huge classes under all 4 judges, at the prestigious REDGA show, and was 2nd place under one judge, then WON the class under another judge!
At our next show a month later, she was 11th out of a class of 38, then 14th out of 28…
At State Fair in July, Shakira won the class with Sleek right behind her in 2nd place! Shakira went on to be named Res Champion Jr of the California State Fair.
At the outstanding Sonoma County Fair in Aug, Sleek WON the class, with Shakira in 2nd. By this time, Sleek had matured with good bone, width of body and her rump was almost as wide as her sister’s!
At our last show of the year, in Sept, Sleek was 2nd in the class with Shakira 9th, so go figure…
Sleek’s unexpected development and improvements in bone, body width and most notably in rump width, earned her one of the few spots to stay in my herd as a retained 2024 doe kid. This is one doe kid that is clearly getting better as she matures.
Sonview Ranch Super Shakira
Date of birth: 2/7/24
Sire: Walsh Kids P Supernova
(Curbstone Valley AD Prophecy *B x CH Alethia DJ Starry Night VEEE 90 at 12 years old in 2024)
Dam: Sonview Ranch Singular Delight 2*M GVVV 87 (02-05) First Freshener (pending ADGA)
(Alethia DOH Cosmic Wonder +B x Twin Pears Jalena 1*M VVEV 87 (4-01))
1x Res Champion Jr
Shakira was a striking kid as a newborn. I immediately had plans to retain her and let go of her littermate sister, Sleek, who was fancy, very long and elegant but lacked the desirable substance of bone, body width & especially rump width, that Sharkira was born with. Unfortunately, Shakira had a bit of a reaction to a C, D & T vaccine, so I could not take her to the first show I had planned for her. Instead I had to settle for taking her littermate, Sleek. Well, Sleek proved me wrong in my thinking that she was lacking in comparison to her sister! At the prestigious REDGA show the end of May, she made the Top 10 cut in the large classes under all 4 judges, placing 2nd under one judge and Winning the class under another judge!
At our next show a month later, Shakira was 6th out of 38, then she WON an amazing class of 28 senior doe kids under the next judge. Nice surprise
At State Fair in July, Shakira won the class, with Sleek right behind her in 2nd place! Shakira went on to be named Res Champion Jr
At the outstanding Sonoma County Fair in Aug, Sleek won the class, with Shakira in 2nd. By this time, Sleek had matured with good bone, width of body and her rump was almost as wide as her sister’s!
At our last show of the year, in Sept, Sleek was 2nd in the class with Shakira 9th, so go figure…
I planned to keep this doe kid from the time she was born and now I look forward to getting to see her grow and mature.
Sonview Ranch KMD Serenity
Date of birth: 3/25/24
Sire: Rosasharn CB Katmandoo +*B VGE 88 (07-11)
(Rosasharn SH Celtic Ballad ++*B VEE 90 (05-02) x Rosasharn TL Kit-Kat 5*EEEE 91 (07-04))
Dam: Sonview Ranch Sheer Bliss 7*M VVVG 86 (02-05) First Freshener (pending ADGA)
(Castle Rock Deimos x GCH Poppy Patch HB Tiffany 6*M EEEV 90 (7-00) (pending ADGA) 12th place aged doe – 2023 ADGA National Show)
How wonderful it is to have another Rosasharn CB Katmandoo daughter! She was a keeper from the moment she stood after being born.
What a consistent show season she had this year as an intermediate kid. At her first show, in May, she was 3rd under the first judge, then 5th under the next judge, then 3rd under the final judge. Great placings in really tough competition.
She made the Top 10 cut in the large classes at the prestigious REDGA show under all 4 judges! That alone is quite an achievement. She was 10th, then 3rd, then 10th, then 9th.
At State Fair in July she was 2nd in her class.
At the intensely competitive Sonoma County Fair she was 4th.
She finished off her show season by placing 5th in our last show of the year in Sept.
I expect she will have a beautiful udder to go with her beautiful body when she freshens.
Sonview Ranch Superlative
Date of birth: 4/7/24
Sire: Sonview Ranch Lando *B V+E 87 (02-02)
(Twincreeks RM Watermark +*B VVV 86 (1-09) x GCH Sonview Ranch Fancy C.C. 1*M EEEE 91 (7-00)
Dam: GCH Sonview Ranch Lamia 9*M VEEE 90 (04-03) (pending ADGA)
(Alethia DOH Cosmic Wonder +B x Curbstone Valley Dulce Mia 8* M)
This is an exciting doe kid!
Her dam, GCH Sonview Ranch Lamia 9*M VEEE 90 (04-03) is a doe to watch, as she just keeps getting better each year. She did very well in the show ring in 2022, winning large classes at multiple shows over fantastic competition. She was Reserve Champion under Dustin Noble at the prestigious REDGA show in 2023 and at our last show of 2023, Lamia was chosen Champion by Jennifer Bice! Despite our show schedule, Lamia milked over 1000 lb in 2023. She started 2024 off great when she won her very first class and was then awarded Best Udder of Breed. At the next show, the prestigious REGA Show, Lamia was named Champion, which should finish her permanent Championship (pending ADGA updating & inputting milk and show records)
Sonview Ranch Lando, a Twincreeks RM Watermark son out of Sonview Ranch Fancy C.C. EEEE 91 (07-00) who Won the aged doe class with Best Udder of class at the 2019 ADGA National Show) is Superlative’s sire, which makes her a paternal sister to Sonview Ranch Regal – who went Champion and then Best in Show Jr, at her very first show last year as a young kid. Regal’s next show was the 2023 ADGA National Show and she WON her class, with her littermate sister in 2nd place, right behind her. Another paternal sister is Sonview Ranch Nazira 3*M VVVE 89 (02 – 04) (pending ADGA), who was 11th place out of 85 two year olds at Nationals last year. Lando is producing some outstanding daughters and Superlative has the pedigree behind her to excel in every performance program.
I have high hopes for this doe kid, both in milk production and in the show ring.
Sonview Ranch Solace
Date of birth: 4/8/24
Sire: Rosasharn CB Katmandoo +*B VGE 88 (07-11)
(Rosasharn SH Celtic Ballad ++*B VEE 90 (05-02) x Rosasharn TL Kit-Kat 5*EEEE 91 (07-04))
Dam: Sonview Ranch Firebird 2*M VEEE 90 (05-06)
(Alethia SHH Gunsmoke N Lace +B x Sonview Ranch Grace 1*M V+VV 89 (3-02))
This kid is SUPER special to me. First off, I had made the really difficult decision to offer her dam, Sonview Ranch Firebird, for sale to a new show home. Even though Firebird is an EX 90 doe, I have yearling does coming up that I think are going to be even better and I have to reduce my herd size! 2) Firebird had only ultrasounded with a single, so I was praying that it would be a keeper doe kid to carry on for Firebird in my herd since Firebird has so many good qualities. April 8, 2024, Firebird delivered that single kid seen in the ultrasound – a buck – then proceeded to deliver my “bonus” kid, a beautiful doe kid! 3) To make her even more special, this doe kid’s sire is the outstanding, Rosasharn CB Katmandoo, so I am so happy to have another doe kid by him. 4) Firebird went to a good new show home in Ohio, but I have her sweet & gorgeous daughter, Solace, here to comfort me when I miss her and question if I did the right thing…
Solace’s first show was the CA State Fair in July. She placed 2nd in the junior class, right behind her herdmate, Sonview Ranch Superlative! Whereas her dam was shy and chose one human to love and call her own, (my husband!) Solace has an outgoing personality and she loved meeting all the people at State Fair.
At the intensely competitive Sonoma County Fair she was 5th.
She finished off her show season by placing 5th in our last show of the year in Sept.
I cherish this sweet, beautiful little doe kid and look forward to watching her mature and blossom.
Sonview Ranch Saracina
Date of birth: 6/16/24
Sire: Sonview Ranch Lando *BV+E 87 (02-02)
(Twincreeks RM Watermark +*B VVV 86 (1-09) x GCH Sonview Ranch Fancy C.C. 1*M EEEE 91 (7-00)
Dam: GCH Sonview Ranch Delightful Dale 2*M VEEE 91 (05-02) (pending ADGA)3rd place in the 5 & 6 year old class – 2023 ADGA National Show
(Alethia DOH Cosmic Wonder +B x Twin Pears Jalena 1*M VVEV 87 (4-01))
GCH Sonview Ranch Delightful Dale 2*M VEEE 91 (05-02) did not get to make her show ring debut as a milker until late in 2021, (due to Covid shut downs) when she was a 2nd freshening 3 year old. How encouraging it was when she was Res Champion under one judge in the top notch competition at the REDGA show! Then in quick order, she won Champion at the next couple shows, and to top it off in grand style, she was awarded Best in Show at the last show of the season!
At the 2024 California State Fair, Dale really had it all together. She was named Champion, Best Udder of Breed and then Total Performer! She was the driving force in group classes, as part of our 1st place Produce of Dam, 1st place Dam & daughter, 1st place Dairy herd, as well as winning Best 3 Females (Dale, Lainey, Neevia)
Sonview Ranch Lando, a Twincreeks RM Watermark son out of Sonview Ranch Fancy C.C. EEEE 91 (07-00) who Won the aged doe class with Best Udder of class at the 2019 ADGA National Show) is Superlative’s sire, which makes her a paternal sister to Sonview Ranch Regal – who went Champion and then Best in Show Jr, at her very first show last year as a young kid. Regal’s next show was the 2023 ADGA National Show and she WON her class, with her littermate sister in 2nd place, right behind her. Another paternal sister is Sonview Ranch Nazira 3*M VVVE 89 (02 – 04) (pending ADGA), who was 11th place out of 85 two year olds at Nationals last year. Lando is producing some outstanding daughter and Saracina certainly has the pedigree behind her to excel in every way!
This little one is one to watch!
Sonview Ranch Rosabella Leased for 2024/2025
Date of birth: 5/1/23
Sire: Sonview Ranch Lando V+E 87 (02-02)
(Twincreeks RM Watermark +*B VVV 86 (1-09) x GCH Sonview Ranch Fancy C.C. 1*M EEEE 91 (7-00)
Dam: Sonview Ranch Martina 1*M VEVE 89 (03-04)
(Curbstone Valley Desert Mirage *B VVE 88 (03-02) x 3G Family farm IHC Venus)
Sonview Ranch KMD Rivka Leased for 2024/2025
Date of birth: 6/23/23
Sire: Rosasharn CB Katmandoo +*B VGE 88 (07-11)
(Rosasharn SH Celtic Ballad ++*B VEE 90 (05-02) x Rosasharn TL Kit-Kat 5*EEEE 91 (07-04))
Dam: Sonview Ranch Mitzy VEEE 90 (03 – 02)
(Sonview Ranch Flashy Lad *B x Sonview Ranch Litzy VEVV 88 (02-03))