RE: [AlpacaTalk] Re: show prep
Two questions regarding this topic.
I have a beautiful black gelding who was attacked by some dogs in September,
which resulted in 2 of his legs being shorn to the skin to treat the wounds.
Would this affect his placement in a halter class? Could we just explain to
the judge what happened? Or, would it be better to wait until next year to
show him, when his leg fleece should be more uniform?
There is a show this coming spring that is going to have a walking fleece
class for alpacas.is there anything I would do differently to show an alpaca
in this class? I would assume that it is similar to llamas- you should try
to avoid messing up the fleece's natural characteristics (especially the
crimp in huacayas).
Thanks for the input. Emaly
Emaly Leak
Autumn Hill Llamas & Fiber
llamapyr25@earthlin
www.autumnhillllama
Fairland, IN
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From: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
Behalf Of Heather Zeleny
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 4:32 PM
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: show prep
All we do is pick off as much vegetable matter as possible, and
whatever else, dung tags, you name it. It's acceptable to wash legs and
feet to get mud off, but blankets should be left as natural as
possible. You may groom or trim topknots, too, but any other alteration
or "blocking" is prohibited. So alpacas really require a lot less prep
for shows than other animals, although it doesn't seem that way to me
when we finally get there! :)
I love show, too! They're so much fun and I always learn a lot every
time I go whether I am showing or not.
Best of luck!
Heather
On Jan 13, 2008, at 9:51 AM, AmyJoLabbe@aol. <mailto:AmyJoLabbe%
com wrote:
> Can anyone tell me alittle about showing and prep or any sources to
> find the
> info? We are new to alpacas and we plan to bring everything out we
> can to a
> show. We are big fans of the show ring and love competition. We are
> pretty
> close to a few alpaca shows and when the season starts plan to go
> watch and
> learn. Right now we show horses which need to be fit, trained and
> groomed right.
>
> How are alpacas done? I imagine you wouldnt bathe them?
>
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