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'Paca - Pals

 

The 4-H Alpaca Project goal is to participate at the Houlton Fair on July 2nd at 4PM, and at the Presque Isle Fair  August 2nd at 7PM, for the speach contest and August 5th at 4:30PM, for the  Alpaca show.

 

The activities will be an obstacle course, showmanship, costume, clinics on alpacas and displaying your projects.

All the pictures below are from the 2009 to 2010 season.

June Jamboree at the PI Fair Grounds will be on June 19th, from 9:30 am to the afternoon.  We will have Clinics on how to trim alpaca's toe nails and much more check the News Letter for more details.

See the pictures below!

 

 

As the 'Paca - Pals 4H club we will be at the new Tractor Supply Co. in Presque Isle on March 27, 2010 from 1pm to 4pm with Alpacas and a bake sale for the NEW Alpaca Club.

 

At the bake sale we made $80!

 

 

Click on images below to enlarge!

 

Presque Isle Fair, 2010

 

Speaking Contest

 

 

Alpaca Show

 

Houlton Fair, 2010

 

 

June Jamboree at the PI fair grounds

 

March 27th 2010 at the Tractor Supply Co bake sale

 

 

March 20th 2010 meeting

 

March 6th 2010 meeting

 

 

February 20th 2010 meeting

 

January 23rd 2010 meeting

 

January 9th 2010 meeting

 

December 26th 2009 meeting

 

October 17th 2009 meeting

 

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Alpaca Performance Classes

Obstacle courses:

Take your alpaca thru different obstacles in the shortest time without moving the obstacle.  The  obstacle can be some of the following; Doorway, Pass-Thru Ring, Tunnel, Petting, Clothesline, Ramp/Stairs, Fan, Surprise Animal, Backing, Tail/Foot/Ear/Teeth, Jumps, Agility, Side Pass, Bridge, Serpentine, Teeter-Totter, Change of Pace, Water Hazard, Loading into a trailer.  Dress code is team  top, black pants and black shoes.

 

Showmanship:

The showmanship performance consists of a poised, confident, neatly attried handler whose alpaca is perpared to a clean condition and performs the required movenments with promptness and willingness.  The dress code is white button shirt, black pants and black shoes.

 

Costume:

Youth are required to construct a costume for themeslves and the alpaca.  The class is judged on originality and complexity of costume.  A short story to describe the characters the youth and alpaca are representing is to be prepared by the youth and is handed into the ring steward prior to the class and will be read by the announcer while the youth and their alpaca parade around the ring.

 

Clinics:

A public speaking presentation about different aspects of alpaca:  Shearing, Reproduction, Feeding, Worming, Grooming, Conformation, and others.  The presentation should be between 3 mins to 6 mins.  Dress code is team top, black pants and black shoes.

 

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David and Judi Howard

82 Benn Hill Rd

Hodgdon, ME  04730

Farm (207)532-9696

Cell (207)521-4551

info@forticorfarms.com

 

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