Lost Creek Ranger Scioty
ILR # 287655
gelding b. 5-9-2013
Rocky Mountain Highlight x Lost Creek Ranger Ceilidh
Scioty is just as calm, intelligent, and delightful as his year-older full sister, Gaiya, and although he is not as innately extroverted as she is, Scioty is definitely inclined to work with humans rather than avoid them.
Scioty inherited his sire's impressive athleticism and his dam's excellent standard-length Classic coat (the real-deal, sheds-with-just-a-slicker-brush kind!), and superior muscling from both parents. We also see much of grandsire Ranger Dusty in his overall quality and demeanor — Scioty has the same balanced physique and attitude that would cause this exceptional total package of a working llama to fly completely unnoticed below everyone else's radar ... if it weren't for his eye-catching "paint job", which contributes absolutely nothing to Scioty's working ability, but that's human nature for you. In fact, Scioty served us admirably for many years in the department of "bad buyer detection and rejection" — when certain people would blow past the sales listings and instead ask us about Scioty and only Scioty, we'd know they weren't shopping for capability or personality, and that they were and always would be pushy boundary violators, exactly the kind of people that llamas detest.
Scioty was definitely on track for becoming one of our "inner circle" (no outside breedings) Classic pack studs, but much to our surprise and chagrin, he has an anomaly of his penis that prevents natural breeding. We had been planning to pursue a full reproductive workup by a top camelid reproductive expert and (depending on the findings and recommendations) possibly using artificial insemination, but with 3/4 sib Cinder's reproductive capability now proven, castration was the smartest alternative. A pity, because we have met precious few llamas who are as fast and as light on their feet as Scioty. On the other hand, Scioty is definitely enjoying life as a happy-go-lucky gelding, and his pasturemates like him a lot better this way, too,
Scioty was also absolutely in the "never for sale" category ... until we learned that his agemate Aldwyn was in need of a packing partner (due to the retirement of Aldwyn's dad Troubadour, who was once Scioty's pasturemate). Not without a sinking feeling, we knew immediatly Scioty would be the perfect fit for that situation, and we also knew from experience that he would have much more one-on-one time with his humans, many more interesting things to do, and that we'd be treated to many fun stories and photos of his exploits. With considerable sadness mixed with joy for Scioty and his new people, we allowed Scioty to leave us for a great, caring home and an active life ... and a reunion with his first friend and playmate Aldwyn.
Scioty (say "sigh-OH-tee") refers to a favorite old-time instrumental (dance) tune, Big Scioty (which in turn was named for the Sciota river in Ohio).