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By: Margot Roode
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Canadian National Select Sale and Futurity
http://www.cnalpaca.com/
I have been breeding alpacas in the Atlantic for five years and once in
a while I receive an email from the Canadian National Select Sale and
Futurity. I've never understood what this show was or how it
worked or what it was for. Alberta is a long way from someone in
the Atlantic to travel to a show that they really do not
understand. I've recently purchased a male whose sire was
nominated, I had no idea what that was or what it meant. So Penny
Lee Alpacas, Penny Gogush explained the program to me in good old
laymans terms. I now understand the program and how it
works. Thanks a bunch Penny. Your time typing up the info
is very much appreciated.
This is very interesting indeed on how this works:
1. You place your stud in the auction for sale of stud services.
2. If your male gets a minimum of one bid at $1000.00, then your male
is nominated.
3. Only crias of nominated studs are eligible to enter the futurity
show, the cria cannot be more than 2 years of age to enter the
show. So for the 2008 show they are accepting crias born to the
nominated studs between April 21, 2006 and November 20, 2007.
Now there is also a section regarding a select sale. This area I
do not know how it works and it does not seem to be well addressed on
the website.
If I had to guess these area also offspring to previous 2006 futurity
nominated studs and they will be auctioned off at the show. what
is interesting is that they are all females except a wildcard juvenile
(un named male). In the sale they only except 29 young alpacas,
if more are entered they choose the best of the group to go to auction.
From the website this is what I gather, it may or may not be
accurate. The only reason I understand the futurity part is
thanks to Penny Gogush.
All sections are difficult to understand on the site, this is likely
why I never got involved earlier. I would guess the same is true
for many other breeders not understanding the program, therefore not
involved. Please fix the site to better accommodate new members
to understand your program. Please do not assume it is easily
understood by the site. I am a well educated individual and the
program is difficult to understand from the website to me, so for a
layman it is even more difficult, fix it up and make the program
easily understood for all to use. You might be surprised at how
much more successful you will be with more farms participating because
they can understand the program. I am sure those that are
involved understand the program but those that have not been involved
are lost in translation.
Margot Roode
Devine West Ranch
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