Released on = June 16, 2006, 9:35 am

Press Release Author = Cedar Haven Alpacas

Industry = Agriculture

Press Release Summary = The five day long event was capped off by a weekend of tough competition as large and small breeders from all over the country brought what they believed to be their best animals to compete for the coveted national attention that a championship would bring.

Press Release Body = News Brief

Louisville, Ky. A Cinderella Story unfolds at this year's Alpaca National Conference.
The 2006 Alpaca Owners and Breeders National Conference and Show has just completed and by all reports the most successful yet. Attended by over 1000 owners and over 2000 animals made it the largest show ever! The five day long event was capped off by a weekend of tough competition as large and small breeders from all over the country brought what they believed to be their best animals to compete for the
coveted national attention that a championship would bring. Many animals had been
shown successfully earlier this spring at smaller local and regional shows giving
their owners hopes and dreams of glory. But only a few return home with the prize.
Two small farms from Wisconsin did just that.

For Jean and Glenn Whitehouse of Cedar Haven Alpacas this was their show. No longer
considered newcomers to the industry of alpaca farming, they were becoming
disillusioned. They had been raising what they believed to be beautiful animals
that were worthy of top honors at any show. What they found was inconsistent
results. Some wins and some unexplainable losses. What they wanted was
confirmation that their breeding program was working and they needed that one break
that would put them on the map in an ever enlarging and competitive industry.

Jean and Glenn weren't the only farm from Wisconsin taking the eight-hour drive with
a trailer full of hopes. Kathleen and Roger Daley of Daley's Pleasant Hill Farm had
loaded up their 4 children and a handful of animals to see how they would fair up
against national competition.

During all the excitement and competition a Cinderella story was unfolding. Jean
and Glenn had come to the show banking their hopes and possibly their future in the
alpaca business on a young male named Luxor. They believed that he was special, a
one of a kind. But he was one in a class of 87 animals. Would he stand out, would
the judge sort through this class of outstanding animals and pick him? He had won
before, but had been beaten as well.

Interest as always in the white suri male class was high. Luxor was part of
arguably the most competitive class at the show. Many were watching for the
outcome. A tense 10 minutes and Luxor was selected Grand Champion Suri White Male.

The Whitehouse's have arrived and have a special animal with a promising future.
The Daley's got the herd sire that they were looking for. They also got an
opportunity to share in the future success of Luxor. For two small farms in
Wisconsin that is what this Cinderella story is all about.

Luxor is now being offered for stud service. For more information you can contact
Cedar Haven Alpacas at (715) 758-6997; www.cedarhavenalpacas.com, or Daley's
Pleasant Hill Farm at (262) 628-2603; www.daleysfarm.com.


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