Alpaca Classic

Big alpaca day last Saturday which saw Shirley and I up at the crack of sparrows and skidding down to Bozedown Alpacas for the 2013 Alpaca Classic, where Bozedown Alpacas and the Alpaca Stud were holding an alpaca weekend of talks focused around an auction of elite alpacas from each of their herds.

So an interesting alpaca day out of  talks and gee up leading towards an auction at 5pm. Brett Kayson from Alpaca Penn Sales gave two talks and insight to the Alpaca industry in the USA. AOBA judge Cheryl Gerhly from the USA gave a talk on the significance of crimp and Claire Whitehead from Camelid Vet Services gave a talk on alpaca Embryo transfer introducing this new service she is offering UK breeders.

All culminating in the auction where 26 elite lots were auctioned by both herds. The auction being run by Harrison & Hetherington from Cumbria. Bidding was strong for the most part 17 lots made their reserve and were sold for realistic prices making the average price per lot sold around 6782 Guineas by my reckoning.

Congratulations to Bozedown Alpacas and The Alpaca Stud for organising this elite showcase, creating a real friendly atmosphere and making it such a successful  Alpaca event.