Busy hectic busy BUT – So proud of our Alpaca and the pleasure they gave so many this glorious Easter Week end…

   Fall in love with Alpaca at Kensmyth

as Christians we celebrate Easter and after a hot morning drive out, the beauty around is remarkable. I thought these berries on a tree my mother gave me are symbolic for the blood shed … Happy Easter

sometimes problems seem unsurmountable but when you look at them in a different perspective you realise they really are only miniscule in the true sense of the word… LOL

here is my BIG and growing HUGE black Draught filly …

but look at her from a different perspective and shes tiny LOL

well, Ollie is toughing 6ft 5 inches but I think I made my point !!

introducing Alpaca to someone who has never been up close before is one of my greatest pleasures in life but having the opportunity to teach someone how to train an Alpaca to walk on the lead is a husbandry delight to me just as cooking is a culinary delight to others…

first introduction and cuddle after halters put on…

  I think the smiles say it all!

next a little solo walking and standing lesson…

and finally a rope disentangling lesson – whose first boys? so proud of my Alpaca – and Rachel!

I am often talking about “snow heads” versus “show heads”. Snow blindness is a term used for Alpaca that simply cannot see out anymore and behave abnormally because in having peripheral vision they simply cannot see…

this happens more often when the Alpaca are due for shearing but is the favoured “look” in the show ring compared to the Alpaca below who can see clearly as he has less facial fleece…

I have spoken often before of the uses for barren females or females you want to give a years break and leave empty/open for a year.

They simply look after everyone elses cria as if they were their own… this pic says it all really…

I was always taught never to let go of your dreams no matter how many times jealous people tried to steal them away from you… sometimes you can predict events when people have to have secret meetings to hold you back…

never be held back and reach for the moon when the sunsets…

how to ensure that your Alpaca halter fits correctly is gentle care and attention… this is not correct as it is too low on the nose… as they are obligate breathers (obliged to breath through nose) and cannot breath through their mouths, the halters must be fitted correctly or they will panic… gentle handling at the outset ensure happy Alpaca

halters fitted correctly…

Happy Alpaca learning to enjoy walking on a halter…

well halter training is in full swing here despite the rain and some Alpaca just command a photo of their own…

Caption – I am not a LLAMA

more on the antics of the halter training soon.

I have seen some rain in my years but there is nothing like the smell of blossom and bluebells

but when it gets muddy you can get some really funny livestock photos…