After the initial grief, I shook off the shrapnel and decided to grasp this unique opportunity to pursue my childhood dream of owning my own ranch and farm. I began exploring the wonderful world of agriculture. After almost six years of exploring cash crops and livestock options, the Great Mystery popped me upside the head with a loud and clear message that I am to share my path with Suri Alpacas.
I received the big sign in April of 2016, and since then, I have been inducted into the warm and supportive family of alpaca owners. I am now the proud and happy owner of almost 20 Suri Alpacas, and we are expecting four newborns this Spring. My alpacas range in color including fawns, browns, blacks, and greys. My alpacas are from Wildlife Ranch Suri Alpacas, and come from a long line of champions due to Jim Weir and Connie Marrs’ successful breeding program. Jim and Connie have been outstanding mentors and friends. It is my honor and goal to carry their award-winning breeding program forward. My alpacas are currently being agisted (boarded) at Jim and Connie’s ranch in Littleton, Colorado, and will soon be moved onto my new location, Manisa Ranch Suri Alpacas, near Colorado Springs, Colorado. Join me as I learn to handle, train, care for, breed, and show my alpaca companions. Watch me share my new world with my family, all of whom are artists, as we use the fleece to create fiber arts including carding, spinning, dying, felting, weaving, knitting, and crocheting.
“Manisa” has many meanings within different cultures, but I chose it since one Native American translation is, “One who brings happiness.” I hope these photos and stories bring you as much happiness as they have brought me. Feel free to contact me for any information you need on raising or purchasing your own alpacas. We can schedule a personal showing if you are interested in visiting Manisa Ranch Suri Alpacas. Thank you for visiting my page. May you forever walk in beauty,
Brenda Quinones
Manisa Ranch Suri Alpacas
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