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Live Streaming the National Show '17

This year's National Alpaca Expo is being live streamed so there's added pressure on the show team for good behaviour in the ring! Due to...

Guide to Halter Training: Passing Out Parade

Today the team got to walk down the drive and around the house with unplanned hazards at every turn: The Entourage, dogs supposed to be...

And the plan goes to pot

My last five days of intensive halter training for the team has turned to custard due to factors beyond the control of even a working...

You can't hurry Jazz

So all the others in the show team have made the gate and back...but Jazz (Princess Jasmine) as I suspected from the start has become my...

Guide to Halter Training - Part 7: the gate and back

The moment of truth...will they walk to the gate and back down the race on their leads, a distance of about 10 metres? Bella - didn't...

Guide to Halter Training - Stage 6: Heavy Petting

Next up we get hands on to get them familiar with either judges (show team) or kids (pets) molesting them. By now I have shifted them...

Guide to Halter Training - Stage 5: The Lead...

Excellent session with the crew today for many reasons. Firstly the fresh air cleared a post-wedding hangover. Secondly they all accepted...

Guide to Halter Training - Stage 4: The Lead-Rope

The quality time with the crew paid off. Today we sailed through The Bucket, The Hand, The Halter and were able to move swiftly onto The...

Guide To Halter Training - Stage 4: postponed...

Things didn't go so great today as due to the commitments of My Other Life I had not been near them for a few days. I had a few...

Guide to Halter Training - Stage 3: The Halter

Big day today. Their first time with a halter on. I use my arms and body to block them up against the wooden fences in the pens, and then...

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