NEWS,
EVENTS AND SHOWS
British
Alpaca Futurity - February 2008
The
second ever British Alpaca Futurity Show was held at Newbury
Racecourse in February, having been postponed from last autumn due
to Foot and Mouth and Blue Tongue restrictions.
Exhibitors
and visitors were excited by the high standard of entries which
this year which this year exceeded 220. We at Langaton were
particularly pleased with our results, we only entered 7 animals
in total with our results being:
| 1st place |
Junior Female
Fawn Huacaya |
| 1st place &
Reserve Champion Male |
Junior Male
White Huacaya |
| 1st place |
Junior Female
White Huacaya |
| 1st place &
Reserve Champion Male |
Junior Male Fawn
Suri |
| 3rd place |
Junior Male Fawn
Huacaya |
| 4th place |
Junior Male
White Huacaya |
Full detailed results and report
can be viewed on the Futurity website:
www.britishalpacafuturity.com
Trip
to Chile - June 2008
One
of the many prizes offered at the evening Gala and dinner at the
Futurity was an alpaca buying trip to Chile - this was won by
Ian!!
At the time of writing
it is expected that he will be travelling to Chile at the end of
June. If anyone is interested in having alpacas selected by
Ian whilst he is out there, then please make contact.
Future
Shows
We shall be
entering alpacas at the following shows (subject to any Blue
Tongue restrictions)
SWAG
Spring Show at the Bristol Auction Centre (29 & 30
March) Devon
County Show at Westpoint (15, 16 & 17
May)
Bath and West Show (28, 29, 30 & 31 May)
For
full details of Langaton's Show Results CLICK
HERE
Another
BAS Qualified Judge
2007
had an excellent start with Ian qualifying as a British Alpaca
Society Judge. This has been the result of much hard work
and dedication, culminating with a gruelling examination by
International Judge Amanda Vandenbosch. Ian had his first
judging appointment at the East of England Show in June - he had
140 alpacas to sort out and we were pleased to see him return to
Devon without any rotten eggs on his face! A job well done -
and he's off judging in France in 2008, plus the Three Counties
and South of England Shows in the UK.
The
Alpaca Industry in the UK
The industry has
grown steadily since the first major importation of alpacas in
1996, and the UK herd currently stands in excess of 14,000
animals. A significant sign of the increasing popularity
of alpaca farming is reflected in the fact that more and more
shows are now incorporating alpaca show classes.
We look forward
to seeing you either at Shows or Lower Langaton.
