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'Paca - Pals

 

The 4-H Alpaca Project goal is to participate at the Houlton Fair in July, and at the Presque Isle Fair in  August for the  Alpaca shows.

 

The year we are adding Photography, Crafts,  Woodworking, Sewing and more.

 

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

All the pictures below are from the 2010 to 2011 season.

 

 

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December 2010 meetings

   

 

November 2010 meetings

 

 

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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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