Summer 2016
Showring Alpaca and Llama Show Association
Magazine
2016 ALSA Grand National Information 19th AnnualShow of Champions October 28,29 & 30, 2016 Hutchinson, Kansas Move in Oct. 27th ---- Move out Oct. 30th
Location Kansas State Fairgrounds Expo Center 2000 N. Poplar Hutchinson, Kansas 67502 In case of emergency you may call or be reached by calling The Kansas State Fairgrounds Expo Center 620-669-3600 or Glenna Overmiller at 785-346-4365
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2016 ALSA Regional Championship Shows Rocky Mountain Regional
held in conjuction with LOCC Classic September 3-4, 2016 in Castle Rock CO Judge Bill Feick ******************************
Buckeye Regional
held in conjuction with Spooktacular HLAA Fall Llama Show September 16-18, 2016 in Indianapolis Indiana Judge Bill Feick ******************************
Central Regional
held in conjuction with Oklahoma State Fair September 23-24, 2016 in Oklahoma City OK Judge Barb Harris ******************************
Western Regional
September 24-25, 2016 in Stockton California Judge Cheryl Juntilla ******************************
Southeastern Regional
held in conjuction with SSLA Georgia National Fair Double Llama Show October 15-16, 2016 in Perry GA Judge Wally Baker If you do not see a Regional Show in your area and you are interested in hosting one, please contact the Regional Chair, Kitty Tuck-Hampel at 478-972-0808 ALSA Regional Championships are Double Point Shows. Top six placings in each class qualify for entry in the ALSA Grand National Show of Champions. ALL Grand and Reserve Champion awards at any Regional Championship will apply towards an ALSA Champion or Elite Champion Award. 3
summer 2016 Contents lETTER fROM THE EDITOR.........................................6 OFFICE TALK...................................................................6 black and Blue pasture show.............................8 llama camp................................................................12 tlc camelid retreat..............................................14 2016 stars-n-stripes show.....................................16 therapy with four-legged friends...............18 cappys’ back in the corner................................21 good sportsmanship.............................................22 what’s wrong with this picture?..................23 a rebirth of ancient skills...............................25 alsa judges and apprentice list.....................28 alsa show calendar.............................................33 alsa BOARD MINUTES...............................................49 showring rates & specs........................................50
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About the cover…….. Cover by Teri Conroy of Wunsapana Farm in Altamont, NY. Teri said that was a fun day, he did this over and over. That is SQL Pastiche, one of two llamas I took in after Dick Snyder’s sudden passing. (Snyder Quality Llamas). I had him gelded when he was old enough and he even won Grand Champion non-breeder in a big class at the BIG E last year. I’ve trained him as I have my therapy dogs and he is great for walking by people in electric wheelchairs.
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www.ALSAShow.org Here is a list and information below of the committee liaisons as of August , 2016. ALSA Committee members are selected by the Chair of the Committee and serve a one year term starting July 1 of the current year. The Committee Chair is selected by the BOD liaison of the Committee and also serves a one year term starting July 1st of the current year. The exception to this is the Regional, Grand National, and Fiber Committees which serve a one year term starting December 1st of the current year - following the conclusion of the Regional and National shows of that year. As Committees are selected, it is recommended that members are diversified as to their geographic regions to offer complete membership representation. Committee Chairs should submit a Committee Report to their BOD liaison for each month’s BOD meeting after it has been approved by all their committee members. (Minutes 8-15-06) Recommendations from committees are to be a consensus of the majority of Committee members, not just the opinion of the Chair. It is helpful for the BOD to even include the total votes (not names) of the Committee members on an issue in your report.
ALSA BOD
President: Jim Doyle,TX • 940-488-3163 • jimbod@marikollamas.com Vice President: Paul Schwartz, WY • 307-752-2386 • pschwartz@fiberpipe.net Secretary: Cheryl Juntilla, CO • 606-970-640-8028 • c.juntilla@aol.com Treasurer: Patricia Wattigney , LA (non- board member) • 504-394-3817 • pkmini2@aol.com Debbie Andrews, IL• 217-346-2372 • dllogcabin1@yahoo.com Bill Feick, TX 830-491-1410 • feickb@yahoo.com Executive Secretary:
Robin Turell, TX • (non- board member)• 281-516-1442 • llamas@alsashow.org ALPACA COMMITTEE: Bill Feick,TX Liaison BOD • 830-491-1410 • feickb@yahoo.com Mary Reed, Chair ,OH • 216-387-3509 • sunnimoor@roadrunner.com Patti Jensen, CO • 970-523-1729 • dreamcatcheralpacas@yahoo.com Cynthia Masters,TX • 832-630-7458 • cynthiamasters.atty@gmail.com Deb Yeagle,OH • 419-680-1186 • lofypine@yahoo.com ELECTION & NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE: Paul Schwartz, WY, LiaisonBOD • 307-752-2386 • pschwartz@fiberpipe.net Lougene Baird, Chair,HI • 808-747-5023 • lougenebaird@hawaiiantel.net Hank Kauffman,OH • 740-398-8128 • h@hkauffman.com Jerry Dunn,CO • 303-277-1129 • beartrak@q.com ETHICS COMMITTEE: Cheryl Juntilla,CO, Liaison,BOD • 970-640-8028 • c.juntilla@aol.com Cheryl Lambert,FL • 352-726-1104 • clambert5@tampabay.rr.com FINANCE & BUDGET COMMITTEE: Debbie Andrews, IL,Liaison,BOD • 217-232-7819 • dllogcabin1@gmail.com Patti Wattigney, Chair,LA, • 504-451-9185 • pkmini2@aol.com FLEECE COMMITTEE: Paul Schwartz, WY, LiaisonBOD • 307-752-2386 • pschwartz@fiberpipe.net GRAND NATIONALCOMMITTEE: Cheryl Juntilla,CO, Liaison,BOD • 970-640-8028 • c.juntilla@aol.com Glenna Overmiller, Chair,KS • 785-346-4365 • twincreekllamas@yahoo.com Patti Wattigney,LA • 504-394-3817 • pkmini2@aol.com Robin Turell,TX • 713-249-3893 • figranch@flash.net
Wally Juntilla,CO • 970-640-8028 • cajwdj@aol.com Judy Glaser,CO • 303-618-5951 • judy.glaser@yahoo.com Barb Harris,CO • 719-510-0899 • wildcarllamas@aol.com HANDBOOK COMMITTEE: Cheryl Juntilla,CO, Liaison,BOD • 970-640-8028 • c.juntilla@aol.com Marci Saska-Agnew, Co-Chair, • TX • 719-355-9315 • 2bit2ranch@gmail.com Adryce Mathisen, Co-Chair • TX • 682-551-7799 • adryce@att.net Kathy Nichols,CA • 916-799-1201 • kathysva@aol.com Holly JensenNE402-631-9812rhjensen94@yahoo.com JUDGE’S COMMITTEE: Paul Schwartz, WY, Liaison,BOD • 307-752-2386 • pschwartz@fiberpipe.net Barb Harris, Chair,CO • 719-510-0899 • wildcatllmaas@aol.com Maryan Baker,CA • 951-202-0979 • llamamaryan@charter.net Margaret Henry,TX • 903-739-5531 • henryhillsllama@gmail.com Patti MorganKS620-441-8830pmmorganks@gmail.com Deb YeagleOH419-680-1186loftypine@yahoo.com MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE: Debbie Andrews, IL,Liaison,BOD • 217-232-7819 • dllogcabin1@gmail.com Lauren Wright, Chair,FL • 941-927-2712 • walkingwright@msn.com PERFORMANCE COMMITTEE: Debbie Andrews, IL,Liaison,BOD • 217-232-7819 • dllogcabin1@gmail.com Anna Reese, Chair,TX • 210-842-3790 • areese.llamas@gmail.com Eileen Ditsler,CA • 909-599-5361 • iceyllama@aol.com Barb Harris,CO • 719-510-0899 • wildcatllamas@aol.com Kathy Nichols,CA • 916-799-1201 • kathysva@aol.com Sean Price,TX • 281-830-2368 • sean@figmentranch.com Lauren Wright,FL • 941-705-5262 • walkingwright@msn.com Cathie Kinder,GA • 419-610-1748 • llamajudge@gmail.com PROTESTCOMMITTEE: Bill Feick,TX, Liaison,BOD • 830-491-1410 • feickb@yahoo.com Cheryl Lambert, Chair,FL • 352-726-1104 • clambert5@tampabay.rr.com PUBLICATIONS, PROMOTIONS,MARKETING AND WEBSITECOMMITTEE: Paul Schwartz, WY, LiaisonBOD • 307-752-2386 • pschwartz@fiberpipe.net Ruby Herron, Chair,TX • 713-249-8523 • showring@figmentranch.com REGIONAL COMMITTEE: Cheryl Juntilla,CO, Liaison,BOD • 970-640-8028 • c.juntilla@aol.com Kitty Tuck-Hampel, Chair,GA • 478-972-0808 • kitty@mkllamas.com Kathy Devaul,GA • 229-431-0738 • kdevaul@bellsouth.net Barb Harris,CO • 719-510-0899 • wildcatllamas@aol.com Cheryl Lambert,FL • 352-726-1104 • clambert5@tampabay.rr.com Joy Pedroni,CA • 707-447-5046 • joy@blackcatllamas.com Mark Willy,OK • 405-850-4713 • mwilly@obcinc.biz Mark Foerder,IN • 317-517-0504 • mark.foerder@hubbardfeeds.com Marilyn Nenni,IN • 317-418-2258 • llamas@shagbarkridge.com SHOW MANAGEMENT,POLICY & PLANNING COMMITTEE: Bill Feick,TX, Liaison,BOD • 830-491-1410 • feickb@yahoo.com Glenna Overmiller, CO,Chair,KS • 785-346-4365 • twincreekllamas@yahoo.com Larry Lewellyn, Co-Chair,CO • 720-733-2775 • fhllamas@aol.com YOUTH COMMITTEE: Bill Feick,TX, Liaison,BOD • 830-491-1410 • feickb@yahoo.com Cynthia Ernst, Chair,MI • 517-861-9328 • cynthiaernst@gmail.com Deb Yeagle,OH • 419-680-1186 • loftypine@yahoo.com Cindy Ruckman,OH • 740-393-2309 • cindy@mcfarlandsllamafarm.com Adryce Mathisen,TX • 682-551-7799 • adryce@att.net
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Letter From The Editor Hello everyone. Well we are into the hottest part of the summer. I know everyone is into keep the lamas’ cool mode. It is that time of the year that you feed early or late in the evening, fill up the baby pools, hook up the misters, start the fans, spray legs with water hoses and pray for rain.
Jim Doyle Elected The New ALSA President
Most important of all shear them. We all have become pros at ways to keep the four legged kids cool. I know it is so hot that no-one is thinking about going to a show but remember show season is just around the corner. Take a few minutes in the evenings or on a cloudy day and take your lama for a walk. It will be good for you and good for your lama. Blessing, Ruby Hamilton Herron Editor
Hello everyone! SHOWRING EDITOR/DESIGN/LAYOUT Ruby Hamilton Herron 17102 Mueschke Rd., Cypress, TX 77433 713-249-8523 • showring@figmentranch.com The views expressed herein are those of the authors. Before undertaking any new regime with your llamas, you should always consult with your veterinarian. Only they can tell you what is best for your situation. We invite submission for unpaid articles and photographs. Email to Showring@figmentranch.com or mail to: Ruby Herron, c/o Showring Magazine,17102 Mueschke Rd., Cypress,Tx., 77433
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We had some really exciting news this summer! We have had a few ALSA youth receive their “ Ultimate Youth Awards”. To earn this award, these youth must earn 6 1st places in Showmanship and Obstacle and two 2nd places in Pack or PR .... this is no small feat! Kuddos to our ALSA youth! Please Alpaca & Llama Show Association
follow this link to see all of our “Ultimate Youth”. http://www.alsashow.net/champwyth.asp Here is what is going on in ALSA right now .......... As of today, August 17, 2016 we have 249 Regular Memberships, 197 Youth Memberships, and 112 LIFETIME Memberships. This makes the total 558 members. Last year at this time we had approximately 502 members. As you can see there is an upswing in membership – an increase of 56 members. We do receive renewals and new memberships daily! AND thank you for that! If you have renewed or joined ALSA and you have not been notified of your membership being processed, please contact the ALSA office. Let’s see what the problem is and fix it! If you have not renewed or joined ALSA, please contact the ALSA office or follow these links: For an online form: https://alsashow.sitestreet.com/alsashoworg/secure/membform.html For a printable form: http://www.alsashow.net/ printform2016.pdf We also have 79 shows on the ALSA calendar thus far for 2016. Last year at this time we had 69. That is an increase of 10 shows for the year. You may find all of these shows on the ALSA website on the ALSA calendar here: http://www.alsashow.org/nshows2003.asp These shows include our 19th Annual ALSA Grand National Show on Oct. 28th – 30th held in Hutchinson Kansas. Helpful information for this show has been updated on this page: http://www.alsashow.net/national.html
The 2016 ALSA Grand National Show is almost like four shows in one! 1. There will be the 2016 ALSA Grand National Show which offers Llama Halter, Llama Performance, Driving, Adult Showmanship, Special Needs classes, Sub Junior Classes, and more. 2. There will be the 2016 Grand National Youth Show which will offer Youth Llama and Alpaca Performance, Youth Judging and Youth Showmanship awarding Youth Premiums AND the special Youth Versatility Award which awards the winners of the Sr., Int., and Jr. Division a Jacket. 3. There will be the 2016 Grand National Alpaca Show which will offer Alpaca Halter, and Alpaca Performance. 4. And finally there will be the 2016 Grand National Llama and Alpaca Fleece Show which will offer Llama Walking Fleece, Llama and Alpaca Shorn Fleece, and categories of Llama and Alpaca Finished Products which are eligible for Advanced, Novice, and Youth Artesian entries! Follow this link for more information about this exciting addition: http://www.alsashow.net/fiber.html We also encourage all of you to help with our National show and become a sponsor. There are many benefits attached at all levels for your help. Follow this link to see the sponsorship levels: http://www.alsashow.net/national.html Oh, and just a reminder, you will get TRIPLE ALSA points at the Grand Nationals! We also offer to you our 5 Regional Shows. ( They are in chronological order:) The Rocky Mountain Regional Show held on September 3-4 in Castle Rock Colorado. The judge is Bill Feick. 7
The Buckeye Regional Show held on September 16-18 in Indianapolis Indiana. The judge is Bill Feick. The Central Regional Show held on September 23-24 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma. The judge is Barb Harris. The Western Regional Show held on September 24-25 in Stockton California. The judge is Cheryl Juntilla. The Southeastern Regional Show held on October 15-16 in Perry GA. The judge is Wally Baker. Why should you attend an ALSA Regional Show? 1. The ALSA Regional Championship Shows are DOUBLE POINT shows. 2. The Top six placings in each class qualify for entry in the ALSA Grand National Show. 3. ALL Grand and Reserve Champion awards awarded at any Regional Show will apply towards an ALSA Champion or Elite Champion REGARDLESS of the number in the class division! 4. Supporting your show association and your llama/alpaca community!
Let’s see if one can be put together! I also want to thank each and every one of you that have worked with me on your points and certificates. Please feel free to contact me if you have any outstanding certificates that you think are due to you! Let’s get you what you have earned! Also, if you feel the points you are seeing for your lamas or on yourself as an Artesian of Fiber Products, or Showmanship are not what they should be, please contact the ALSA office at llamas@alsashow.org or call 281-516-1442. This is also a reminder for our Youth! Let’s make sure you get what you deserve, too! If any of you have a question or concern, please feel free to contact me! I am available to help! Y’all have a wonderful fall season and good luck with your showing!
Robin
You may find more information about these shows here: http://www.alsashow.net/regional.html If you don’t have a Regional Show in your area and would like one, please contact Kitty Tuck-Hampel at 478-972-0808 or email Kitty at kitty@mkllamas.com .
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The Black and Blue Pasture Show Highlights: The Lincoln Creek Llamas group The performance courses were constructed by Jens Rudibaugh. The courses were tough but fun due to them being designed to flow with the land. You went up and down the side of the mountain like you were hiking during the course.
Jens took the kids to look for antler sheds and gave them pointers for showing. He made it a great experience for them.
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I asked the members of our group to let me know their Ang favorite parts of the trip. Their comments are below: The lasting memories, how well everyone got along and worked together. The experience it gave the kids. I still look at pictures that the kids took and enjoy Kimberly seeing different aspects thru their eyes. The weather, A highlight for me was watching our kids meet so many new people. The pace was relaxed, and the show couldn't we have brought that home? Haha was a low-pressure event. Ellie And we got to see so much of the beautiful I liked exploring with Dash and showing his skills that surrounding area.... you can't really show on flat Nebraska ground.
Jane My favorite memory was getting to meet more people who could give us advice and help us improve our showing abilities. And I also liked being able to see new places like the mountains and taking pictures. Lyndsay My favorite memory was taking pictures and just being in a different surrounding with the animals. And taking hikes with the group! We got taught more advice for shows and our abilities to show. We met new friends and new people to go against in the show. I hope we go back next year! 10 ALSA Showring Magazine Summer 2016
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Llamas and Kids Llama camps and llama retreats are a great way to get involved with your kids and a great way to promote llamas. The 2016 llama alpaca camp was held june 24th and 25th. Thanks to the camelidkids group and rocky mountain llama association and Nebraska llama association for sponsoring the event. The 2nd annual TLC Camelid Retreat took place on June 3rd and 4th at the Leadership Center in Aurora,Nebraska. Thanks to Rob and Holly Jensen of Lincoln Creek Llamas and all that were involved in putting on this event. Get involved and start a llama camp or retreat. 11
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LLAMA!CAMP!2016!!!!By:!Geri!Rutledge! !
The!2016!Llama!Alpaca!Camp!was!held!June!24th!and! 25th.!!Thanks!to!the!Camelidkids!group!and!Rocky! Mountain!Llama!Association!and!Nebraska!Llama! Association!for!sponsoring!the!event.!!Over!65!people! attended!camp!this!year.!!The!youth!and!families! enjoyed!crafts,!great!meals!and!learned!allot.! !
! The!projects!began!with!Eco!Dyeing!lead!by!Kay! McCoy!and!assisted!by!Sally!Brandon!of!Shepherds! Mill.!!The!campers!learned!guidelines!to!"mordanting"! the!fabric!and!then!a!nature!walk!to!identify!plants! and!what!colors!or!patterns!can!be!made!in!their! bandanas.!!Everyone!was!able!to!experiment!with! plants!and!colors!and!now!that!we!understand!the! process!we!are!ready!for!the!advanced!class.! !
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! ! On!to!the!next!station!where!Shannan!Fisher!spent! two!weeks!before!camp!cutting!fabrics!so!all!the!youth! could!make!stall!signs.!!For!those!that!did!not!own!an! animal!they!still!made!a!sign!related!to!the!animal! they!were!borrowing!at!camp.!!Hot!glue!guns!are! always!a!challenge!and!the!older!kids!were!great!with! helping!the!younger!members!in!their!group.! On!Saturday!the!campers!did!public!relations!when!22! residents!from!the!Legacy!Estates!Retirement!Living! came!out!for!a!couple!hours!to!learn!and!enjoy!camp.!!! 12 ALSA Showring Magazine Summer 2016
! Good!thing!all!those!kids!were!ready,!because!that! group!split!out!every!direction!to!see!craft!stations! and!then!get!their!hands!on!some!animals.!!The! campers!did!a!great!job!being!a!buddy!and!letting! them!pet!the!animals.!!Then!we!got!a!load!on!the! wagon!with!residents!and!campers!and!off!we!went! on!a!wagon!ride.!!This!was!so!cool,!those!kids!and!the! "old!people"!were!in!full!chatter!the!whole!ride.!!So! many!question!and!stories!from!way!back!when.!!This! will!be!a!lasting!memory.! ! And!then!over!to!Shawn!Leland!where!they!learned!to! welt!felt!with!hot!water!and!soap.!!The!campers!each! made!four!Christmas!ornaments!by!wrapping!carded! Llama!fiber!around!the!ornament,!then!covering!with! a!nylon!stocking!and!spraying!the!hot!water!soap! mixture!and!using!their!hands!to!felt!the!ball.!!They! were!able!to!felt!over!200!Christmas!Llama!Ornaments! that!will!be!donated!to!the!Children’s!Hospital!in! November.!!Once!they!are!bagged!tagged!with!a!gift! card.! ! Onward!to!the!station!with!Geri!Rutledge!as!the! leader!where!they!pulled!raw!fiber!from!a!bag,! washed,!rinsed,!laid!it!out!to!dry.!!With!the!previous! group!they!had!fiber!ready!to!card.!!So!they!learned! how!to!use!the!carder!and!have!some!wool!ready!for! next!year.!!This!station!often!turned!into!a!water!war.! It!was!hot!so!the!spraying!each!other!was!welcomed.! ! And!the!last!station!was!Gordon!Gulbrandson!with!his! draft!Horses!Belle!and!Babe!taking!groups!on!a!horse! drawn!wagon!ride.!!Gordon!was!very!popular!and!the! campers!always!had!good!conversations!on!the!rides.! ! In!between!all!of!these!stations!the!campers!worked! with!the!animals!covering!the!basic!101!learning,! safety,!tips,!tricks,!and!by!the!first!afternoon!they! knew!the!mandatories.!!They!had!pack!demonN strations,!showmanship!training!and!some!one!on! one.!
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! ! The!group!camped!with!all!their!electronic!devices.! !They!had!smores!by!the!ring!of!fire!and!yet!another! water!fight.!!One!has!“super!power”!if!you!hold!your! phone!up....!they!all!understand,!you!don’t!get!the! phones!wet.! ! To!wrap!up!the!second!day!the!4!Colorado!kids!were! made!leaders!to!pick!their!team!and!present!a!skit!to! all!the!adults.!!Each!group!picked!a!topic!and! presented!three!mandatory!topics!they!learned.!!This! was!a!highlight.!!By!now!all!the!campers!were! comfortable!with!each!other!and!the!group!had! bonded.!!So!the!skits!were!hilarious.!!And!the!adults! were!impressed!with!the!words!used!during!these! skits.!!Amazing!what!they!gained!in!just!2!days!of! having!fun!at!camp.! ! RMLA!Youth!Chair!Marshal!Rutledge!came!out!to! spend!time!with!the!kids!and!cheer!them!on!with! events!for!rest!of!the!year.!!The!kids!presented!him! with!a!poster!for!his!work!with!them.! ! Families!from!Nebraska,!Kansas!and!Colorado!all!made! this!year's!camp!a!great!success.!!Thanks!to!everyone! involved,!my!cooks!Jim!Fisher!and!Mike!Morgan,!all! the!leaders!and!families!who!took!the!time!out!to! invest!in!2016!Llama!Alpaca!Camp.!You!are!the!best!!
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Pamela Jean Young was born July 5, 1952, in Enid, Okla. She met Jack while attending college and they married shortly after graduation. Pam & Jack bought a home in Andale KS where they lived for the next 36 years, raising two wonderful sons, Eric and Phillip. Jack worked for Simplex Time Rec while Pam ran the farm. In 2003 they got interested in alpacas, creating JP Alpaca Haven Farm. They built fence, shopped around and bought their first alpacas. Jack became president of the Golden Plains Llama Association and they were members of both the KSAA and the NLA. Both enjoyed working with the alpaca fleece; Jack liked to card and spin while Pam enjoyed making products. Jack developed heart problems and left us in February of 2014. Pam, 63, passed away in the early morning hours of May 15, 2016 at Hospice House in Hutchinson, KS. A celebration of PamÕs life was held on July 3rd at PamelaÕs farm by Haven. The service appropriately ended with PamÕs long-standing annual 3rd of July fireworks show. Pam at the GPLA conference Feb 13th.
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TLC Camelid Retreat: Year Two By Suzy Hassler
The 2nd annual TLC Camelid Retreat took place on June 3rd and 4th at the Leadership Center in Aurora, Nebraska. This year was just as exciting as the first. We had the pleasure of having Nicholas Hauptly join us as our special guest speaker. Those of you who competed at the Wild N Wooly last September will remember Nick as our judge. Nick hails from Cedar Falls, IA. The heat of the day was spent inside doing a variety of crafts, ending with an evening walk through the city park before retiring to the cabins.
To kick off the retreat, Nick brought along an awesome PowerPoint presentation. Coming from the judgeÕs perspective, he explained exactly what judges were looking for in body composition and gave us valuable tools for evaluating our own individual herd members.
Day 2 was spent concentrating mainly on performance; both judging and execution. Ranee Forney assisted with perfecting driving skills. TLC Year Two was both educational and fun; the perfect combination!
We went over a lot of the basics in the cool of the center before heading out to implement them, where Nick put us through Halter and Showmanship paces.
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2016 Stars-n-Stripes Show
The Stars-n-Stripes show was held on April 30th in Waco, NE. The youth were excited for a new year and the start of the show season for many of them. The judge, Cathie Kindler, came from Georgia: She was assisted by Mike Swanson from Iowa. The two of them did an awesome job with the exhibitors. The weather leading up to the show was rain, so we had automatic water hazards. The day of the show was great for sharing the love of the camelids and seeing how the kids and animals have changed over the winter. The exhibitors who attend this show are thankful for the ability to make it affordable to families. The Camelidkids did a potluck lunch with enough food for a 3-day weekend. The barn was heated thanks to our clerk Amy; she was thinking! And the judges had pop up tents just in case the drizzle of rain happened once we moved outside. By the afternoon the sun was out and the kids were in full roar playing in the ‘water hazards’. After the exhibiting was complete, the group was able to learn simple things that can add a few points. They were reminded to think about their approach and to understand what the number of attempts means. Tips for getting new animals out for the first time and putting on a pack for the first time made. It was so much fun watching those little juveniles just follow the kids anywhere. The teenager “showmances” were back, the same little groups, and we love watching these kids grow up. The best part is being with friends, catching up and planning the year, i.e. what shows shall we go to this year, who shall we take and the ultimate goal - get qualified for ALSA Grand Nationals. Thanks to the Rocky Mountain Llama and Alpaca Association, Alpaca Llama Show Association and the Camelidkids 4H Group who all helped Jim and Geri Rutledge put on another great show.
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Congratulations! Katie Goodyear & SHAG Izzit “ALSA Elite Award”
Katie lives in Fishers, Indiana and just graduated from Fishers High School. She will be attending Aurora University in the fall. Katie started showing as a sub-jr for ALSA and for the 4-H 10 years ago.
On June 30th, Niki Kuklenski and her Pet Partners Registered Therapy Llama, NH Flight of the Eagle were on Seattle’s morning show New Day NW. They were joined by Pet Partners CEO Annie Peters Magnant. While waiting in the hall to go on the show, one of the regular news anchors Mimi Jung did an impromptu interview and kissing session with Flight. She posted this footage to her Facebook page and it went viral within minutes. The show is filmed two hours prior to it appearing on television. The initial shoot was stopped and redone. Margaret Larson the host, went through several questions about llamas, Flight and how she does therapy work. Annie explained how the therapy program works and emphasized what a good representation Flight is. This was great PR for the llama community and highlighting therapy work with llamas!
This footage & therapy information can be found here http://www.jnkllamas.com/registered-therapy-llamas-w-pet-partners.html
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2016 Camelid Conference Sponsored by Tennessee Alpaca Association (TAA) and University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Saturday, August 20, 2016, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM UT College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, TN TIME 9 9:30 10 10:30 11 11:30 12 1 1:30 2 2:30 3 3:30 4 4:30 5
TOPIC Update on M. haemolame Diagnostics TBD BREAK Grazing management Update on GI parasitism LUNCH Lactation Dental Disease Regenerative Medicine BREAK Fracture Management Case Discussion: Cria triage Case Discussion: Ear infection (?) Question and Answer ADJOURN
SPEAKER R. Videla D. Schaeffer S. Van Amstel G. Bates ??? A. Lear D. Anderson M. Dhar P. Mulon E. Cypher D. Unzaga Panel
Directions: Take I-40 to Knoxville. Exit on Alcoa Highway (Hwy 129) South. Take the Neyland Drive exit, and turn left at the light at the bottom of the ramp, then left onto Joe Johnson Drive, right into the Vet School parking lot. Enter at the doors facing Joe Johnson Drive. The meeting room will be A118, with registration and coffee beginning at 8:15 AM. The day will also include a silent-auction fundraiser for the UT llama and alpaca research program. Please bring an item to donate for the auction and/or solicit an item from a local business that might be of interest to llama and alpaca owners and veterinarians. Registration deadline is Friday, August 12 – email hickorybluffalpacas@comcast.net with your registration info if you plan to pay at the door. We need a headcount for food and handouts. Be sure to invite your veterinarian!
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The Kansas State Fair Llama Show Friday September 9, 2016. 2000 N. Poplar,Hutchinson, KS. Judge: Johnna Edmunds Contact Information: Glenna Overmiller 785-346-4365 twincreekllamas@yahoo.com Show Information: www.kansasstatefair.com $4740.00 in premiums. 20 ALSA Showring Magazine Summer 2016
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Cappys’ Back In The Corner In 2000, the ALSA Showring started featuring a quick witted and humorous llama named Cappy. He had his own article each edition named “Cappy’s Corner”.
Cappy was the creation of ALSA member Marilyn Nenni who used her beloved ALSA elite champion, LW Chilean Cappucino, as her inspiration for Cappy. Marilyn said he was the most difficult and most rewarding llama that she ever owned.
I was reading old editions of the Showring and I remembered how much I enjoyed reading about Cappy’s adventures, stories and doing the puzzles. I am very pleased to report that Marilyn has so graciously agreed to bring Cappy back. 21
Good Sportsmanship "this judge didn't have a clue what he was doing!" How have your shows been this summer? I’ve had a great time this year! Our weather has been warm, but I’ve got a really great summer haircut so I’ve been pretty comfortable. And if I do say so myself, I’m looking pretty slim and trim with my new cut. As usual, I’ve won some - lost some. But we’ve had a good time anyway. However, I’ve observed some situations that have seemed rather unpleasant. It’s amazing what you can overhear at some of these shows if you just keep your ears rotating while you’re eating hay between classes. At one show this year, a pretty yearling, who just happened to be stalled near me and my friend, Lucky, returned to her stall really upset after her showmanship class. Humming, flipping her tail, and pacing, she said she never should have placed 4th in that class. Why just a few weeks ago she got a first place in showmanship and this show’s judge just didn’t have a clue what he was doing. Now normally I just kinda listen and mind my own business, but this time I felt I had to speak up. “Excuse me”, I said, “but I have a friend who placed quite high in that class and I believe you’ve just insulted her big time! Were you observing the class from the same spot as the judge when he evaluated the entries? This class today has a complete different set of entries than the class you won and it’s also a different weekend. Take a moment and you’ll realize that every animal at this show came to have fun. And they also came with the full hope of winning a ribbon - maybe even a blue or Grand or Reserve. And the judge came to the show intending to do his very best at the job he was hired to do. There are winners and losers at every show and the winners may go home very happy. But if we’ve had a good time with our friends and performed at our best, and perhaps even learned a little self improvement along the way, we’ve had a successful weekend too - no matter whether we’ve won a ribbon or not. Now that winner in your class is very happy and proud right now and she should be! I think you’d feel a whole lot better if you’d go over and congratulate her and then concentrate on doing your best for your next class. Huummm?” Well, for a moment I thought I just might get spit on, but she thought it over and then felt a little better. She didn't actually realize that her comment had been so insulting to the other animals in her class. As Lucky and I continued to talk further to our new friend in between our classes that weekend, I realized that sadly a lot of her frustration had really come from the reaction of her handler. Her handler was very angry with her after their 4th placing and her actions had been somewhat embarrassing as they exited the show ring. Her handler had said that she had not stood up straight and tall and it was probably her fault that they did not win. She even called her a "stupid llama".
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I really felt bad for my new friend. But we all know that it takes both the handler and the llama working together smoothly to make a good presentation in the show ring. I can tell immediately if my handler is nervous, worried, or not paying attention. Sometimes this nervousness is upsetting to me too. And when I feel this nervousness, it's hard for me to stand still or perform properly. And the commands from my handler are not as precise as normal and can be somewhat confusing. Unfortunately the results of all this can be a lower placing. Sometimes when I'm really trying hard and I feel my handler messed up, I am really disappointed too. However, I wouldn't ever dream of going over and spitting on my handler just because we didn’t get a first place! And, I must admit, there have been a few times that I’ve been the one to mess up and not pay attention in a class. At times it's pretty hard to concentrate with all those other good looking llamas around. I know I'd feel really bad too if my handler was really mad at me and called me hurtful names. Come to think of it though, I have been called "lunch meat" once or twice, but I didn't take it very seriously. After working with my handler for a couple of years now, we both pretty much know how to communicate with each other. I’ll admit though, it has taken quite awhile and lots of practice. Sometimes it's quite difficult training these human handlers! I hope none of you have come across any situations like this during this year's showing. It sure is sad when you see someone hurting other's feelings just because of a show placing. Shows are a wonderful opportunity to get together and have a good time. Next time we see someone who is really upset at a show, maybe we should suggest that they take up bowling. Happy humming,
Cappy Joke Of The Day: Laughing Stock ……. Llamas with a sense of humor!! Alpaca & Llama Show Association
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Win $25.00 Cash! Hi Everyone!! What a fun summer this has been .... all except for some of those really hot days that is. Hope you all have been keeping comfortable. As I attended some of the summer shows, I noticed what I would consider some real hazards within some of the animal stalls. Now I know that our owners do not intentionally intend to put us in danger, but sometimes they’re just unaware of just how much we can get into. Especially when we’re kinda bored penned up in a stall for a week-end. So in the drawing below, I’ve pictured some of the things within a stall that I might consider dangerous to me and my friends.
See how many things you can find wrong with the setup of the stall pictured. List them along with a short explanation, and bring them to the 2016 ALSA Grand Nationals. We will have a junior, intermediate and senior group. All entries with the most correct answers in each group will be put in a box and the winner of each group will be drawn for at the banquet. The winners will receive $25.00 cash. So get out your paper and pencil and bring your picture with hazards circled and explanations to the 2016 ALSA Grand Nationals. You must be present at the 2016 ALSA Grand Nationals to win. Cappy
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A Rebirth of Ancient Skills Revitalises a Village in Peru’s Sacred Valley A tourist boom and natural disaster almost led to the extinction of an ancient way of life but, thanks to a womenled initiative, old weaving techniques and economic viability have returned.
A woman working in Ccaccaccollo’s revitalised weaving market, Peru. Looming crisis avoided … a woman working in Ccaccaccollo’s revitalised weaving market, Peru. Photograph: Simon Willis Ccaccaccollo village’s weaving market is perched on an emerald-green Andean mountainside, looking out across Peru’s Sacred Valley. Inside a straw-roofed hut, two women sit at wooden looms working the foot treadles, transforming the frames into thrusting locomotives. Pumpkin-orange and white fibres intertwine as the shafts shift up and down – clack-clack, clack-clack, clack-clack. Next door, bowls bursting with black corn, eucalyptus leaves and pearl white beans line the terracotta shelves. A woman plunges a ball of alpaca fibres into a pot of steaming dye and pulls out the mesh; it drips crimson like the head of a decapitated warrior. 25
The 60 Quechua women running this market in Ccaccaccollo, 15 miles north-east of Cusco and about 80 east of Macchu Picchu, source Andean materials to dye clothes, from qolle, a shrunken cauliflower-looking plant, to cochinillas, which are small insects that burrow into cacti.
The Ccaccaccollo weaving market, Peru. A workers’ meeting at the market. Photograph: Simon Willis “Not long ago this was a sad place. We lost our way of life,” Francisca Qquerar Mayta, a spokesperson for the women, tells me. Sacred Inca traditions, which survived the mid-16th century Spanish conquest, disappeared from Ccaccaccollo in the 1990s after a tourism boom caused an economic imbalance in the Sacred Valley. Most significant was the increase in visitor numbers to Machu Picchu, which surged from about 95,000 a year (including locals) in 1992 to 1.1 million in 2014. Profits rose, too, transforming the region’s capital Cusco into a tourist hub with swanky hotels and expensive restaurants. And while communities close to sacred Inca ruins, like Pisac and Ollantaytambo, also thrived, others were forgotten. Fears over discrimination saw children forced to abandon their indigenous roots, including their native tongue Quechua. Many relocated to tourist locations to become street sellers, or to beg for money. Quechua women have returned to Ccaccaccollo 26 ALSA Showring Magazine Summer 2016
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Most of the women left the market as young girls, pedalling trinkets in Cusco and living “with no electricity, water, very little food. In rooms no bigger than that,” says Francisca, pointing to a stable housing two tethered alpacas. Advertisement Spotting the inequity, in 2005 Planeterra – the non-profit foundation of the Canada-based travel company G Adventures – launched the Women’s Weaving Co-op in Ccaccaccollo. Local women relearned weaving techniques and, with the guidance of the foundation’s experts, started selling handmade alpaca clothing.
Quechua women have returned to Ccaccaccollo and relearned weaving techniques. Photograph: Simon Willis But in 2010, three days of torrential rain across the Sacred Valley almost completely destroyed Ccaccaccollo. Mudslides dragged most of the houses down the mountain, leaving surviving homes spewing water from their front doors like burst dams. Looms and other equipment were washed away; the workshop was destroyed. Thanks to Planeterra’s fundraising and financing from the municipality, locals have rebuilt the village including a factory, central plaza and homes for the 170 families. The market, lined with rows of brightly coloured clothing, welcomes trekkers and the co-op received its first export order last year. Perhaps more importantly, though, the women continue to preserve their unique way of life for future generations. • Simon Willis’s trip was provided by to gadventures.co.uk, Planeterra.org 27
ALSA BOD Meeting Minutes All the approved minutes of the ALSA Board of Directors meetings are posted for your viewing.
http://www.alsashow.net/minutes.html
May 10, 2016
http://www.alsashow.net/2016_May_10_BOD_Minutes.pdf
June 14, 2016
http://www.alsashow.net/2016_June_BOD_Minutes.pdf
July 12, 2016
http://www.alsashow.net/2016%20_BOD_July_minutes_(2).pdf
August 9, 2016
http://www.alsashow.net/BOD_Meeting_August_9_2016_minutes.pdf
Important ALSA Links ALSA Show Calendar http://www.alsashow.org/nshows2003.asp ALSA Judges & Apprentices www.alsashow.net/judgelist.pdf
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ALSA Showring Magazine Rates & Specs The ALSA Showring Magazine is a quarterly on line publication. ISSue PubLIcATIon DATe Spring March Summer June Fall September Winter December
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