The NY State Fair is held in Syracuse (about 1.5 hours from us) August 20-23 (the llama show at least).
I always feel funny going to shows when I have such a small herd, as I tend to bring more than half of my animals! This year, T, Kara, and Ralph are all going to be in my show string. I really didn't plan on showing T, but he is so close to his ALSA Halter Champion, and is showing a lot of promise in performance, so he gets to go too. Plus I figure if I'm taking 2, it isn't that much work (or money) to take 3!
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| Ralph and Kara at the 2012 Hoosier Llama Show. |
So for this first show, T will be my showmanship buddy, in addition to showing in halter (non-breeder adult) and all 3 novice performance classes (obstacle, public relations, and pack). As an adult, he has to carry weight (25 lbs) in pack! That should be interesting, I should start training him for that soon!
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| T in halter at the 2012 Hoosier Llama Show. |
As usual, Ralph is also just doing novice performance. He has to show against all the llamas, but that's okay since he can definitely hold his own! Unfortunately the state fair doesn't have alpaca halter classes, and he can't show with the llamas in theirs.
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| Ralph in novice pack at the 2012 Hoosier Llama Show. |
And last but not least, Kara. I debated about showing her in adult showmanship, as she is currently better looking than T, but she is a lot harder to get squared up. So she'll just be in halter (medium wool 2-yr-old female) and bred and owned female, in addition to the 3 novice performance classes. She probably doesn't stand a chance in performance, but I want to see how she does in the ring.
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| Kara in halter at the 2012 North American International Livestock Expo. |
Overall it should be a great show, I'm so excited!!
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