Okay to tell the truth -- they were in months ago, and... I haven’t shared them with you yet! Here we go:

Alpacapalooza

To determine the Champion of a color group the judge takes the top two animals from each class and judges them against each other regardless of age. It is highly unusual for both the color champion and the reserve color champion to come from the same class (like it did in Channel’s case).

Kahana did show in the performance class, which involved him taking Orcas Moon’s Autumn Diva through an agility course. He won a 3^rd place, some cash and a promise from me that I will never make him do agility again. He will stick to halter showing.

Northwest Alpaca Showcase

Orcas Moon’s Autumn Diva took a beautiful 3^rd place ribbon in a class of 9 medium brown juvenile females. In her group was the Brown Color Champion. Nice going Autumn! Orcas Moon’s Channel again knocked our socks off with a 6^th place ribbon in a class of 14. The Reserve Champion was again in her class.

Kahana in addition to showing in the main halter rings participated in a junior showmanship competition where he took a fourth place ribbon. It involved handling and knowledge questions about alpaca.

Columbia Alpaca Breeders Association (CABA)

Orcas Moon’s Autumn Diva took a 5^th place in a class of 14 medium brown females. The Brown Color champion was in her class, tough competition. Orcas Moon’s Channel did great with a 4^th place in a group of 8.