[AlpacaTalk] Re: Recent AOBA activities

 

Hey Brad,

The only other complaint I hear with any
alpaca show, besides cost, (which I will agree is high and determined
mostly by the costs of the venue and the amenities offered by the
show), is the quality of the judging. I do feel that consistency of AOBA
judging over the last several years has improved tremendously, and I think
most breeders that have been in the industry for the last 10 years will
agree with my claim. Again, there is always room for improvement.

Your explanation could have been three pages longer and none of it would
still have mattered if the price doesn't come down. Your post proved my
point. You have been in the business a long time and have a bias toward
AOBA. Out of the 25 new farms in my area only 7 have shown at all! And
those 7 hit one or two shows a year at the most! That is pitiful since
we have 9 shows within 3 hours of our area each year. All state cost as
to why they don't show. They don't care about all the things you
mentioned because they simply don't show. The shows are catering to the
same people and we are not getting the new farms involved enough. It's a
"new" Obama economy and we need to change accordingly. That doesn't
mean that their cannot be the few large shows each year but keeping our
head in the sand and acting like prices will bounce back and shows
"need" to stay the way they are is silly and hurting the industry. Get
out and support the entire industry people not just a single organization!

Brad Hamilton
Zenith Alpacas
419-571-9250
http://www.zenithalpacas.com

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