I was all ready for a fiber-filled post, but my camera died as I was taking pictures of my 4 new skeins of yarn, so I'm forced to use what I've got on my computer already. Which means it is time for another llama biography!
Llama #9 is one of my all-time favorites...Autumn Hill's Charity. We had a lot of ups and downs together...she was a great girl!
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| Spring 2003, after her first haircut. |
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| What a beautiful face! |
Charity was born May 25, 2002. Her mom was our first llama...Casa Loma's Little Sheba. When Sheba was old enough to breed for the first time, we sent her (and April) down to Yellow Wood Llamas in Martinsville to be bred to the handsome LW Captain Curry. A little over a year later the adorable Charity was born, and she looked just like her dad!
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| Casa Loma's Little Sheba, Charity's dam. |
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| LW Captain Curry, Charity's sire. |
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| Newborn baby Charity! |
Charity was the first llama born on the farm after I had started 4-H, so I had a better idea of how to start training her. And I started early! Charity was doing obstacles at only 2 weeks of age...she was awesome!
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| Charity practicing squaring up at only a few weeks old. |
Charity didn't have the best conformation, but she had amazing fiber and performance abilities. I showed Charity in 4-H for 2003 and 2004, and we really cleaned up. She had a bit of an attitude, but most of the time we got through it. My favorite Charity story is at the 2004 Hamilton Co. 4-H Fair, where Charity decided to spit on me while backing in the obstacle course. Somehow I managed to take it in stride, and we finished the course...going on to win the class and Grand Champion Senior Performance!
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| Charity at her first show, the 2002 North American International Livestock Exposition. She was just 2 weeks over 5 months! |
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| Our first Grand Champion in performance! 2003 Hamilton Co. 4-H Fair. |
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| We really cleaned up at the 2003 NAILE! |
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| Winning costume at the 2004 LamaFest. We were skiiers. |
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| Charity's beautiful fleece. She won numerous awards for her shorn fleece! Walking fleece wasn't available back then. |
Even though Charity and I did great in performance, her attitude started to get to me, and I loved training new babies, so I decided to retire her. Charity ended up at Alpaca Jack Suri Alpacas in Ohio. She eventually was bred to another Autumn Hill llama that we sold to Jackie, and had a beautiful baby boy that looks just like her! Charity still has a great home, and I couldn't be happier!
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| Blaze of Glory, Charity's son. |
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