tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155763594244681411.post1654743840037642093..comments2023-10-14T13:02:08.381+01:00Comments on PATOU ALPACAS BLOG - Ramblings from an Alpaca Farm in south Wiltshire: Very pleased and ready for a fight!Patou Alpacashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402584864992426742noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155763594244681411.post-41826382690425428542009-08-05T23:32:09.256+01:002009-08-05T23:32:09.256+01:00Here,here.I agree.A pointless exercise.
Reminds me...Here,here.I agree.A pointless exercise.<br />Reminds me of the time my son went to the under 15's football training event. Everyone got a rosette for some skill or other and he got 'Best Endeavor' award which basically meant 'you're crap (which he was)but we don't want you to feel left out'Quelvehin Alpagashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12522475633537247626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155763594244681411.post-75697977923952831362009-08-05T22:15:17.780+01:002009-08-05T22:15:17.780+01:00Thank you so much guys, your comments are all appr...Thank you so much guys, your comments are all appreciated. I love you all!!!!! You are all welcome here for a beer and a barbie anytime!!<br /><br />I have sent an e-mail to Di Davies the organiser of the SWAG Spring show and have also had a supporting e-mail from the previous Chairman of the BAS, Graham McHarg for which I have thanked him. Let us hope this ridiculous proposal is being weed upon from a great height as I type!!Patou Alpacashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05402584864992426742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155763594244681411.post-1605258705257673252009-08-05T19:37:32.477+01:002009-08-05T19:37:32.477+01:00I agree with your sentiments Mark,where has the Br...I agree with your sentiments Mark,where has the British fighting spirit gone and the greater sense of achievement when you manage to get a rosette againt the best animals around.<br />The tougher the task the bigger the buzz when you are successful.<br />Surely everyone's aim is to compete in the premier league not in the play offs.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726089428242231901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155763594244681411.post-15654723345077905682009-08-05T17:13:57.715+01:002009-08-05T17:13:57.715+01:00Here, here !! well said
Whats the difference betw...Here, here !! well said<br /><br />Whats the difference between a "big" breeder and a "small" breeder anyway?garyhttp://www.pophamalpacas.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155763594244681411.post-38460904377683983382009-08-05T08:03:19.505+01:002009-08-05T08:03:19.505+01:00If "they" want to create a second ring, ...If "they" want to create a second ring, why not use it for weeding out the larger classes (eg the white classes) before the main event, so that this can then run more to time and a single 1st can be awarded rather than 2 sets of rosettes? May be with a quicker turnaround more of "the public" would understand what was going on and stay to watch for longer?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155763594244681411.post-13230986610553261932009-08-05T03:25:48.342+01:002009-08-05T03:25:48.342+01:00During our first few months in the industry we fel...During our first few months in the industry we felt the same as your "we never win anything against the big boys" people. Competition is tough here in South Australia, even the smallest country show still brings in the big names with some of the best animals in the world. And yes, for those first months we did want to compete against our peers, rather than the big hitters. But, we soon grew out of it. What's the point of winning a ribbon in division two? Well, if I was a cynical person, I'd suggest that it's so that I could show photos on the advertising of animals draped in blue ribbons that they actually won against second rate competition... But I'm not cynical.<br /><br />Nothing wrong with two divisions in principle. But, make it clear that that's what it is, use ribbons with horizontal banding to make it obvious where they came from and make entry to 'division two' voluntary and exclusive (no putting your best animal in the main ring and your dogs in the other). It could be a positive thing - a learning and training area for new breeders, stewards and judges. But don't create an arbitrary, two tier system that differentiates on size. Size doesn't matter - we're small, but our hit-rate for ribbons at shows is about 90% because we only take animals that we believe are capable of winning. Many of the big breeders who come home with barrow-loads of prizes don't come close to that success rate.Perry Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05758771655332772701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155763594244681411.post-50589196893610167812009-08-05T00:14:03.560+01:002009-08-05T00:14:03.560+01:00Who comes up with these hare-brained schemes I won...Who comes up with these hare-brained schemes I wonder? Vote with your feet "small breeders of Britain"!!<br /><br />Oh and why is Amiryck indulging in some power assisted woodwork vis a vis yer man Clump??!Gerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900382956672330063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155763594244681411.post-65613797478125982992009-08-04T22:53:19.838+01:002009-08-04T22:53:19.838+01:00It's great when the boys do their stuff isn...It's great when the boys do their stuff isn't it.<br /><br />As for the show I wouldn't be there either, stupid idea.Debbie, Barnacre Alpacashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03396470435865685697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155763594244681411.post-10447618139349217772009-08-04T21:05:31.119+01:002009-08-04T21:05:31.119+01:00Quite agree! When we start competing we want to s...Quite agree! When we start competing we want to show along with everyone else and not be second class!Rosemaryhttp://www.westhillalpacas.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155763594244681411.post-90870597312367646762009-08-04T20:51:30.493+01:002009-08-04T20:51:30.493+01:00Well done Clump!
No, we at Coire would not grace ...Well done Clump!<br /><br />No, we at Coire would not grace the show with our mighty (small) herd either, if we lived there, which we don't, but you know what I mean...Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00983694249818219355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155763594244681411.post-35631737372425343552009-08-04T19:45:50.763+01:002009-08-04T19:45:50.763+01:00Firstly - well done Columbus - I had been routing ...Firstly - well done Columbus - I had been routing for you!<br /><br />Secondly - here here - I don't want to be in a ring only competing with small breeders (as you may have guessed from my paragraph in the mag) so if that is what will be happening I can't see Amiryck attending either.Amiryckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16084305650254783640noreply@blogger.com