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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="043785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Silver Knoll Llamas</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>     |  </B></FONT><I><B>   </B></I><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Silver Knoll Llamas"><U><I><B>home</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B>About Us</B></I><I><B>   |   </B></I><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Llamas"><U><I><B>Our Llamas</B></I></U></A><I><B>   |   </B></I><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Llamas For Sale"><U><I><B>Llamas For Sale</B></I></U></A><I><B>   |   </B></I><A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Show News/Advertising"><U><I><B>Show News/Advertising</B></I></U></A><I><B>   |   </B></I><A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><I><B>Contact Us</B></I></U></A><I><B>   |   </B></I><A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><I><B>Links</B></I></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="044d2b03.jpg"> <div> <IMG SRC="8b7aad10.jpg" border=0 width="170" height="209" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="27496ea0.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="234" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#A6CAF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>About Us</I></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="862" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1714 WIDTH="856"><div> <IMG SRC="153faa70.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="167" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="93edcd40.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="212" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Georgia" ><I><B><IMG SRC="93dc8bc0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></FONT></div> <div> <B>I</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Georgia" ><B> first became interested in camelids in 1991 while working in the bay area.  One of my friends owned an alpaca farm in the State of Washington and wanted me to consider purchasing an alpaca.  I thought it would be interesting to learn to spin, create shawls and scarves out of the fiber and let those thoughts pass.  </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>I initially started out with 4 females and 1 male llama and went to my first llama show called the Hobo Llama Show in Oregon.  It was freezing cold at that show being January but I was excited to be there and delighted to show my new male llama in halter and obstacle classes & thrilled that he won a ribbon in each class - then I spotted a lady who was walking two of the most beautiful llamas I had ever seen in my opinion.  They were Argentine??!!  I purchased one within a couple of hours, Kobra's Ranek at 6 months old and went home one happy lady.  I had to wait awhile before purchasing Kobra's Deja Monique and bringing her home (pictures at left of Deja Monique and Ranek).  All I knew was they both have the most incredibly long necks, abundant curly fiber that was soft and different from all the other llamas I had seen.  That was the beginning of my Argentine llamas experience here at Silver Knoll Llamas.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Little did I know it was the beginning of an extraordinary time and still it to this day...  there was another llama show I attended in Grass Valley, California and I saw this GIANT llama called Tommy and the rest is history as far as the Argentine llamas and me.  Kobra's Phantom is one of my main herd sires.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> You are invited to look around at these amazing animals and if you have any questions/inquiries please do call me at 209 694 8022.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="46920050.jpg" border=0 width="288" height="261" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="3de86040.jpg" border=0 width="390" height="260" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Patrick with Phantom's Viper </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>On the right a view off our living room deck after a snow storm. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Extreme view -- on a clear day you can see for hundreds of miles.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="4325e060.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="262" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="4345e060.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="262" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B> Yosemite Valley</B></I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>In Loving Memory</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I>Gone But Will Never Be Forgotten</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Madame Zoya </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>DOB 8-7-94  - April 2010</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0be13200.jpg" border=0 width="275" height="288" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="4c296210.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="289" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>MGF Argentine Lourdes</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>DOB 6-6-04 - April 2010   </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B><IMG SRC="14bfd040.jpg" border=0 width="253" height="260" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="47ce6050.jpg" border=0 width="230" height="261" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>