We had the pleasure of visiting Syracuse for the Empire Extravaganza. US 81 in Northern Pa. and New York offers some breath-taking scenery. We did very well at this show. Bali won another blue ribbon. She was one of the final three the judge called forward for the light color championship. Unfortunately she was third in this group. The champ and reserve champ were both beige, so we feel justified in saying that Bali was the top fawn female. Moxie and Carimba also took blue. Moxie is a brown female from the wonderful program of Drs. Tom and Jeri Booher of Timberland alpacas in Oregon. She had previously won multiple blues in shows and a Reserve Championship out West. This is the first blue for Carimba. We are happy that it was won at a large and prestigious level five show. We have always felt that Carimba is one of our most beautiful animals. Ramadi and Belleza won second place ribbons with the judge commenting very favorably on both. This show was extremely competitive and we feel fortunate that our females did so well.
Our last cria, born this Fall, is a tuxedo pattern fawn and white: truly a cute little guy named Bogart. Unfortunately Boggy's dam has inadequate milk and he was doing poorly. He refused bottled milk and started to loose weight. After a gastric transfusion, he has made a remarkable recovery. He now guzzles his bottles; is gaining weight; and now running with the other crias. There are so many things that contribute in a positive way to the alpaca life style, but none are more rewarding than seeing Bogart tear up and down the pasture. Mike
Labels: Show Winners Again Empire Extravaganza Alpaca Show Championship winners Alpaca Show in NY
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