One Last Halter Show

One last alpaca halter show of the year this weekend when we take part in the Cornwall Camelid Association Show in St Austell. Up until this year it has been for the Cornish only but now they have let in breeders from the rest of the country.

Two weeks ago we were in Ardingly for the South of England Alpaca Show where our team of eight did well. Everyone got a rosette and we won two sashes too. The journey up was the A303 at its worst with every choke point choked, with the humans and alpacas arriving thoroughly hot and bothered. As we were about to go home someone pointed out that the tread on one of the trailer tyres had ripped off and wrapped itself round the inside of the wheel. After a great deal of brute force and full-on whacking we got the tread off and the spare tyre on. Phew!

Perhaps a bit of a rest was called for but no, last weekend was Wonderwool and we hastily switched hats from alpacas to alpaca yarn. It was the show’s twentieth anniversary and outside it was really hot, sunbathing weather. However in Hall 1 it was, as ever, freezing and didn’t warm up until the afternoon. Alpaca socks and fleece lined trousers stayed on.

Back on the farm Disco the cat came out with me causing instant consternation. The show team and the girls in the next field lined up to stare at this “dangerous animal” lying in the track. I am sure Disco is just having a laugh as he knows not to go into their fields.