| December 10th 2003 Nicola and Paula (of Seahill Farm Alpacas) delivered 5 girls to Abby and John Fitzgerald of Blueberry Farm, Camden, Maine to start of their new alpaca herd in style. Congratulations Abby and John! For more photos click here. |
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| We
took 4 boys and some fleeces to the Empire
Alpaca Extravaganza in Syracuse, NY October 17, 18 & 19, 2003 It was a very large, extremely competetive show and the judges particularly commended the quality of the dark animals. Addie 1st out of 5 Fleece |
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| Issie: 1st out of 5 Fleece 4th out of 12 Halter 2nd Obstacle 3rd PR Sebastian: 4th out of 6 Halter 1st PR 1st Showmanship 3rd Obstacle |
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| Gus: 6/10 Halter 3rd out of 4 Fleece Dart: 2nd out of 5 Fleece Sabine (TB Jed daughter) 1st Halter |
Sebastian with his
performance blue ribbons - what a ham! |
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| October 11th & 12th
2003,
Portland, Maine We had a blast - hope you did too!! We are already starting to think about doing it all again next year! NECC 2003 Sallie's Fen Results Halter (all full fleece): Amelie, 2nd black yearling girls Addie, 3rd brown yearling girls Gus, 3rd brown yearling boys Issie, 1st juvenile dark+medium fawn boys, color champ fawn boys Sebastian, 2nd in 2+ grey boys Aurora, 4th yearling fawn girls Cassie, 5th yearling grey girls Dartanian, 2nd yearling black boys Special halter classes: Fosters Cerveza, 2nd get of sire Addie, Gus, Issie, 1st breeders best 3 Amelie, 3rd bred/owned yearling girls Addie, 4th bred/owned yearling girls Gus, 6th bred/owned yearling boys Fleece (all juveniles, boys and girls mixed): Gus, 1st in brown, also judges choice fleece! Addie, 4th in brown (behind Gus and Seahill's Shadow Dancer!) Issie, 2nd in fawn Cassie, 1st in grey, best handle in show! Aurora, 6th in fawn Dartanian, 2nd in black Go to Coastal Classic Website for complete results. |
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| Sep 26-28 - Big E News!
- Way to go for a small farm!! Halter Classes (Full Fleece) Results: Isinglass - 2nd out of 7 in a tough class Addie - 2nd in a big class Gustav - 3rd out of 8 Amelie - 3rd out of 5 Sebastian - 2nd out of 4 in very tough class Performance: Amelie - 3rd in both obstacle and PR! Isinglass - 4th in obstacle and PR! Jack with Isinglass - 3rd Showmanship Angie with Sebastian - 5th Showmanship |
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| Huacho is here! We are very proud to introduce our new Jr. Herdsire Patagonia's Huacho, co-owned with Tamarack Meadow (the other side of Barrington). Huacho is recently arrived from Alpacas de la Patagonia in Washington State. He has gorgeous fine fleece in glossy true black and great conformation, including a perfect bite. He is out of the famous stud Sinopsis Nocturna and grandson of Caballero Andante. PATAGONIA'S HUACHO
1. Sire #184534
SINOPSIS
NOCTURNA (TB)(ARI# 831287, TB, DOB:09/25/01) 1. Dam #814635 PATAGONIA'S CHIC (TB) 2. Sire #184543 CABALLERO ANDANTE (TB) 2. Dam #184355 QUEEN CHARLOTTE (TB) |
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Photo Contest News!! "Sunset at Harmony Grove" by Nicola Blake won First Place and Judges Choice at the 2003 AOBA National Conference. Watch for it in a future edition of Alpacas Magazine! The photo was taken at Harmony Grove Alpacas in Jefferson, NH using a 3.2 megapixel Olympus digital camera. The cria is HG Casseopia (see below). |
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We are proud to announce that we now co-own Patagonia's Huacho with Tamarack Meadows Farm (the other side of Barrington, Huacho is a young male coming soon from Alpacas de la Patagonia in Washington State. Huacho has gorgeous fine true black fleece and he is out of the famous stud Sinopsis Nocturna |
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| April
24-27 MAPACA
Eastern Alpaca Jubilee, Harrisburg, PA All four animals (all Juveniles born on our farm) got ribbons in the largest alpaca show in the world!! Our herdsire also got a ribbon in Get of Sire. Small breeders CAN compete successfully!!! SF Abigail Adams (Addie) - 5th Juvenile Full Fleece MB (out of 10) SF Gustav - 4th Juvenile Full Fleece LB (out of 8) |
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5th Juvenile Full Fleece MF (out of 10) SF Amelie - 5th Juvenile Full Fleece TB (out of 13) Fosters Cerveza (Addie, Gus + Issy) - 5th place Get of Sire (out of 8) |
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| More MAPACA news! We are excited that our new girls Harmony Grove's Casseopia and Aurora also did extremely well in the show ring: HG Casseopia - 2th Juvenile Full Fleece RG (out of 9) HG Aurora - 4th Juvenile Full Fleece MF (out of 11) See shorn photos of the girls: Photo#1 Photo#2 |
Kyle of Harmony Grove with Casseopia Photo #2 |
Kyle of Harmony Grove with Aurora |
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| April
3-6 North American Alpaca Show, Springfield, MA. All three animals that we took got ribbons in this large and very competitive show - we are SO proud of them all!!! SF Abigail Adams (Addie) - 2nd Juvenile Full Fleece MB (out of 8) SF Gustav - 5th Juvenile Full Fleece LB (out of 12) Jed's Sebastian - 4th Yearling Full Fleece, SG+RG (out of 8), 3rd Open PR, 2nd Open Showmanship. The two other Jed crias did well too: Kilblaan Farm Sabine - 1st Juvenile Full Fleece TB (out of 12) Jed's Zumi - 5th Juvenile Full Fleece SG (out of 12) |
Addie's official photos Photo#2 |
Sebastian and Zumi in produce of dam
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April 5 Amapola (which means poppy) and Dartanian arrived from Las Colinas, OH. She is due in early June with a cria from Pinti - who is a gorgeous silver grey stud - we can't wait! Another Photo |
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| Spring Show
Season 2003 We are planning to attend the following shows
with animals: North American Alpaca Show, Springfield, MA. April 3-6 MAPACA Eastern Alpaca Jubilee, Harrisburg, PA, Apr 24-27, New England Alpaca Fest, Northampton, MA, May 3 & 4 |
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