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Indiana Alpaca Association
Show Schedule Information


Tentative Schedule of Events

Friday: October 3, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Exhibitor Check-In
11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Color Compliance Check in Main Show Ring
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Vendor Check-in
7:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m. Workshop: “Showring Etiquette and Alpaca Handling”
( by Hobby Horse Farm)


Saturday: October 4, 2008
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Mandatory Exhibitor Meeting
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. First-Time Exhibitor Demonstration and Color Appeals Color Check by judges
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. We will be using two rings –  1 Suri and 1 Huacaya
  Halter classes will begin at this time                                                                    
 Color Championship Classes will be held after each Color Group
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Seminar: White Violet Farm Alpacas
(Getting Ready:  Processes and techniques for basic fiber preparation.)
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch & Lecture by Michel LÉVY, D. V. M. Assoc. Professor
(Purdue University Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences)

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Seminar: Tim Sheets – Heritage Farm Suri Alpacas
(Big Farm Marketing on a Small Farm Budget)
1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Halter Classes resume
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Seminar: White Violet Farm Alpacas
(Fleece is Ready, but Ready for What???)
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Vendors open
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturday Night Barbecue (tickets required)

Sunday: October 5, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Obstacle and Showmanship Classes
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Halter Classes continue
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Vendors open
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Seminar: Doug Young - Kaleidoscope Alpacas
( Anatolian Guard Dogs)
12:30 p. m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Halter Classes continue followed by Champion Showcase
After 3:00 p.m. Show concludes