If you missed the fall seminar on March 21, make plans to join us for the fall seminar in September or October. This is the seminar that many current Texas breeders attended to learn about alpacas. It is one of the best deals in the entire alpaca industry! The presenters are alpaca ranchers with over 50 years of combined experience with alpaca ranching. Learn from our experience!
Bluebonnet Hills is a charter member of The Alpaca Ranches of South Central Texas, a local cooperative group that presents alpaca information seminars. The seminars provide those who are interested in alpacas an opportunity to spend a day learning about the animals in a variety of ways and then another day visiting ranches to see first hand how they operate.
Topics covered include:
Brief History of the Alpaca
Herd Management
Facilities Considerations
Conformation
Fiber
Herd Health
Contracts and Insurance
Tax Implications (CPA with ranch tax experience)
Show demonstrations
Participants are given the opportunity to learn in a relaxed environment where questions are encouraged and hands-on experiences are provided. The seminar fee includes three full meals and a notebook full of valuable information.
Past Seminar Photos: Left: Seminar participants watch alpacas as leaders prepare to do a show demonstration. Center: Seminar leaders explain basic conformation and the differences between llamas and alpacas. Right: Dr. Bretzlaff from Texas A&M University demonstrates the use of ultrasound to confirm pregnancy.
Look for us and our award-winning alpacas at these upcoming shows: (If you missed us, check out our show results. There is a link on our home page.)
Arkansas Alpaca Adventure -- Hot Springs, Arkansas, October 2008 Alpacas in the Ozarks -- Fayetteville, Arkansas, November 2008 OK Blast -- Oklahoma, January 2009 TxOLAN Alpaca Spectacular -- Ft. Worth, Texas February, 2009
Houston Livestock Show -- Houston, Texas -- March 2009
Brief History of the Alpaca
