Southern Alpaca Group: Events

Haltering to Show ring - The secrets of success at Meon Valley Alpacas and taken by Jay Holland. Saturday 19th March 2011

Veterinary workshops by Camelid Vet Karin Mueller of Cambridge University Birthing and the cria - to be held at Meon Valley Alpacas on Saturday 3rd April 2011. Click here for details.

REGIONAL SHOW - Judge Tim Hey

Exciting news we are to hold our first BAS Regional Group Alpaca Show on Saturday 10th September 2011 at The Romsey Show, Broadlands, Hampshire.

This promises to be a great event for us all and we anticipate lots of entries (up to 150) from breeders large and small. Romsey Show receives around 25,000 visitors, so a really good opportunity for us to show off our alpacas and promote the industry to people who enjoy the countryside. To be run as a colour championship, to BAS Rules, and as a short fleece show open to all registered alpacas with Huacaya and Suri classes. The minimum fleece length for Huacayas is 1 inch, suri 3 inches.

Entries will be taken on line, so all very easy. Being only a one day show with limited entries, at a time of year when most of us have finished births and school holidays it is sure to very popular, so to avoid disappointment get your entries in as soon as they open, around the beginning of July. There will be Junior Handler Classes and possibly a fun obstacle course in the lunch break ... details to follow.

We will be looking for lots of volunteers amongst our Members to help make this a very successful show. There will be lots to do for example putting up penning the day before and taking it down again at the end � we need stewards on the day for the collecting ring and help on the Secretaries table.

Nutrition - to be held at Meon Valley Alpacas 24th September 2011