…the alpacas locked outside aren’t snoring (I know it’s too many syllables, so sue me). They are however getting the layer of dust and static electricity taken out of their show fleeces! What does it say that in these circumstances the female show critters are all outside eating hay and just chilling in their paddocks…
Bio-security and proper quarantine procedures are something which we take seriously here, though not on an OCD level. You will not find anyone “sanitizing” the dung pile areas here on a daily basis. I mean, really? I suppose if it makes you feel better then by all means have at it but it’s 5 to…
We were over having dinner at my Godparents’ house last night in the town of Hartland, VT and it was amazing to still see between 1 and 2 feet of snow on the ground. With the exception of the small glacier that still plagues the shaded back of our house — and therefore our grill…
I headed down to Springfield, MA last Thursday with my laptop and great intentions of getting on and posting at least once or twice while we were down at the North American Show itself. You know: kind of a live and on the scene type of thing! Of course I also went down there promoting…
It just feels like the good old days again, very fitting for the North American’s 10th anniversary actually! For years the check-in day of the NAAS was infamously plagued by bad weather of one sort or another. There was nothing quite like doing health and color checks on 1200+ drowned rats. It always put exhibitors…
So by my calculations when we call it quits for the year in early November, our 2011 show season will have conservatively added up to some 21 days away from home. That’s 21 days either at shows themselves or traveling to or from them. As anyone that spends much time away from the comforts of…
