LLII Judging Conformation

How would you place these llamas? Examine the pictures then click on "results" to compare your placement with the judge's placements.
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Conformation Clinic - Issue #48, Winter 1998-99

2-year-old female 2-year-old female 2-year-old female

Results - Judge: Carol Hicks

Conformation Clinic Results - Issue #48, Spring 1999

First
And the blue ribbon goes to the lovely multi-colored female standing in first place. By comparison, this female was an easy choice for top honors in this class of two-year-old females due to her overall correctness and balance. She has a strong rear end with correct angulation through the hocks and a wonderful high tailset. Although you can only see one front leg in the photo, take a look at how straight it is and how she seems to be standing solidly on the ground. The graceful shape of her neck and the way her body parts blend together enhances her overall eye appeal. Slightly thicker appearing bone would make the picture perfect. Second
Let's compare the photo of the first place female with the photo of the second place female. Look at only the rear ends for a moment. Can you see the difference in the length and flatness of the hip and the set of the tail? In the show ring I would want to get my hands on this light-colored female to see if the fiber is giving the appearance of a less than level topline and hip. Okay, now let's look at only the front end of these same females. The slightly deviated angulation of the front leg is most apparent if you look at the back of the left leg through the knee and fetlock areas. And, although this gal's neck has a pleasing shape, it doesn't have quite the stretch as does that of the first place female. Third
Here's an example of a female whose appearance could be helped tremendously by being stood up properly. This white and brown female's most apparent fault is standing camped under in the rear causing her rear cannon bones to be at too great an angle to the ground, her hip to appear short and her tailset to appear low. The second fault is standing camped under in the front causing her front cannon bones to be at an improper angle to the ground. An animal that is camped under has impaired balance, stability and maneuverability. Again, compare her leg positions to those of our first and second place females. Tip: in the show ring ask this female to take two steps forward with her front legs while her rear legs remain still.

Disclaimer
Animals in this column are judged strictly on conformation as it appears in the photo. The way the animals moves and information gathered from a hands-on inspection would influence their placements in the show ring.

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Conformation Clinic - Issue #48, Winter 1998-99

2-year-old female	2-year-old female	2-year-old female

Conformation Clinic Results - Issue #48, Spring 1999

First And the blue ribbon goes to the lovely multi-colored female standing in first place. By comparison, this female was an easy choice for top honors in this class of two-year-old females due to her overall correctness and balance. She has a strong rear end with correct angulation through the hocks and a wonderful high tailset. Although you can only see one front leg in the photo, take a look at how straight it is and how she seems to be standing solidly on the ground. The graceful shape of her neck and the way her body parts blend together enhances her overall eye appeal. Slightly thicker appearing bone would make the picture perfect.	Second Let's compare the photo of the first place female with the photo of the second place female. Look at only the rear ends for a moment. Can you see the difference in the length and flatness of the hip and the set of the tail? In the show ring I would want to get my hands on this light-colored female to see if the fiber is giving the appearance of a less than level topline and hip. Okay, now let's look at only the front end of these same females. The slightly deviated angulation of the front leg is most apparent if you look at the back of the left leg through the knee and fetlock areas. And, although this gal's neck has a pleasing shape, it doesn't have quite the stretch as does that of the first place female.	Third Here's an example of a female whose appearance could be helped tremendously by being stood up properly. This white and brown female's most apparent fault is standing camped under in the rear causing her rear cannon bones to be at too great an angle to the ground, her hip to appear short and her tailset to appear low. The second fault is standing camped under in the front causing her front cannon bones to be at an improper angle to the ground. An animal that is camped under has impaired balance, stability and maneuverability. Again, compare her leg positions to those of our first and second place females. Tip: in the show ring ask this female to take two steps forward with her front legs while her rear legs remain still.