East
March 15-16, 2008: The 14th Annual Virginia Classic Llama & Alpaca Show, Lexington, Va. Held at the renowned Virginia Horse Center. A full compliment of llama, alpaca, youth and fleece classes. Featuring the Virginia Classic Handmades Derby©. New for 2008 full fleece and walking fleece competitions. Plus plenty of vendors and the Youth Team Challenge ©. For more information go to www.llamalife.com/classic or contact Paige McGrath at 434-286-4494, paigink@aol.com.
April 5: SSLA Spring Llama Pack Trial, North Carolina. Contact Carol Creech/Rebecca Alexander, webpages.charter.net/packtrial
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Central
April 5-6, 2008: Indiana Alpaca Invitational, Fort Wayne, Ind. Held at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum & Expo Center. Indiana www.indianaalpacas.com or www.memorialcoliseum.com. It won't be long before the first week in April of 2008 will be here. Mark your calendars now! We are anticipating a level IV halter show. Halter judges will be Wade Gease, Sharon Loner, Peter Kennedy (from Australia). Sponsorship opportunities are limited availability based on first come, first serve basis. See Bill Koopman, Shannon McConnel or Bill Pearce at the 2007 AOBA National Conference! Reservations will also be accepted at Five Star Alpacas booth.
April 18 - 19: HUSKER HOBO SHOW!!! "NO GROOM" Double Point Halter, Single Point Performance Show. Included in Show: Youth Judging, Cart Driving and Mini Classes. Friday evening is the Hobo Dinner & the "NOT SO SILENT" Auction !!! LOTS OF FUN!!! Show sponsored by the Nebraska Llama Association www.nellama.org . For more information contact: Dee January 402-462-9976, 402-469-7657 , djanuary@alltel.net
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West
Feb. 15-17, 2008: Riverside County Fair National Date Festival, Indio, Calif. Level II Llama Show. New this yearSuri Division. All 4 wool division will be offered at this show for 2008. Please refer to the fair website for more information. www.datefest.org
April 26: 2nd Annual Llama Information Day, Bellingham, Washington. 8:30 a.m. to later afternoon. A group of dedicated camelid owners is once again hosting a day of free information and fun! This day is for new owners, old owners and potential owners of any camelid. Festivities include shearing demos, fiber information, driving & packing information, basic llama information, disaster preparation, basic training, toenail demos and much more! A free talk and question/answer session with Kulshan Vet's very own Dr. Michael Anderson and a brief exhibition by nationally known trainer John Mallon. A free lunch and lots of free camelid literature is included. We will also be offering a discounted gelding option and we have 3 spots for a free demo shearing (first come first serve by prior registration). We want you to come and learn all you can to enjoy and care for these wonderful creatures! RSVP is required/requested jnkllamas@nas.com or 360-592-2603. Please check the website for forms to register and updates on this event. Discounted hotel blocks are reserved for those coming from out of town, book them soon as they will release at least a month prior. Questions? Just contact us!
April 25-27: John Mallon Training Clinics, Bellingham, Washington. Maybe you have always wanted to learn more about developing a relationship and training your llama? Here is your opportunity to attend a John Mallon training clinic for a VERY reasonable price! Friday 25 is an Advanced/Exhibition day . Saturday 26 is a brief exhibition at the Information Day mentioned above. Sunday 27 is a beginner clinic limited to 24 people! Both clinic days allow you to bring one llama per person to be worked with and used. Please register by downloading forms off the webpage. There is information on discounted hotel rooms near the clinics, book them soon as they do release prior to the event. http://www.nas.com/~jnkllamas/mallonclinic.htm
March 15-16: 2nd Annual March Magic Casual Double Llama Show, Pomona, Calif. Hosted By Llama Association Of Southern California (LASC). Held at the Fairplex. 66,000 sq. ft. covered show arena. Entire show and pens under cover, no weather concerns.Show Contacts: Ken Sutton 760-240-6878, SewSew25@aol.com; Tracey Wallace 909-792-3711, cell 909-800-2585, DandT22@aol.com.
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