Halter Training, Griffin's perspective

Photos by Ellen Disseler

MOPACA Seminar, February 7 - 8, St. Louis, MO

MOPACA Winter Meeting & Seminar
February 7-8, 2009

Saturday: 9:00 A.M. – 5 P.M.
MOPACA Presents:
Ellie Winslow**
Marketing in a Difficult Economy:
How to Jump Start your Business

12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M.
LUNCH

5:30 P.M. - 7 P.M.
Meet and Greet: Appetizers and Cash Bar
Sunday: 9:00 A.M. – 3 P.M.


MOPACA Presents
Jess Bowers**
The Straight Poop about Parasite Testing
How to do your own fecal exams, lecture and lab

12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M.
Lunch


**See descriptions of seminars and bio’s on speakers at MOPACA.ORG**
Location:
St. Louis Marriott West Hotel
St. Louis County, Missouri
MOPACA members: $40
Nonmembers: $80

To register click HERE

Some Photos

Griffin, 3 months old

Morrighan, 6 weeks old with dam, Liberty

Morrighan hiding behind mom

Just a few pics from today's visit. Morrighan's fleece is coming in nicely. It's crimpy and uniform. Griffin had his second lesson on the halter. He did pretty well. He bucked and jumped around a bit and one point he even threw himself down on the ground. Then he became interested in walking with me once he realized the halter wasn't going to hurt him. His fleece is getting longer and is starting to get a bit of crimp to it.

We also practiced with Marie & Ulysses for the upcoming show in March. We just walked them around and then stood in one place for awhile. Then we walked some more. They did great!

Morrighan's webpage is finished

Finally, Morrighan's webpage is up and running on Alpacanation. Now all the alpacas are listed and have been updated. Once the listing is created it's not that hard to maintain but it does take some work to get the initial page set up. Having an Alpacanation account is pretty much a 'must-have' for alpaca owners. I'm not sure if a lot of people sell their animals on there or not, but it's a good way to look at an owner's herd and bloodlines as well as check pricing for your area of the country.

I'm very excited about Morrighan and can't wait for her to get older so I can take her to shows. Both of her parents have very uniform fleece and I'm expecting hers to be the same.