President’s Message

X-Ray of choke in a llama 1 President’s Message 2 LANA Board of Directors 3 LANA Business Office 3 Editor’s Note 3 Calendar of Events 4 Welcome New Members 5 LANA’s Mission Statement 5 LANA’s Hobo Classic Show 7 A 4-H Field Trip 10 Ccara Llamas 13 Tips For Packing With Llamas 14 Packs and Llama Anatomy. 16 Liver Disease in Camelids 20 First Aid Kit for Camelids 22 Kids & Camelids Show 25 Choke in Llamas & Alpaca 26 LANA Sutter Butte Hike 28 Friends of LANA 30 Minimum Standards of Care. 34

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Happy New Year Lama Friends! LANA election results are in. Margaret Drew has been re-elected for another term. Lee Beringsmith was appointed to the remaining open directorship by the LANA BOD during the December meeting. Thank you for continuing your service to the association. Be sure to mark your calendars and save the dates January 27 - 29, 2023, for LANA’s Hobo Classic at the Merced County Fairgrounds. Margaret Drew will be our judge for this fun weekend. LANA’s annual membership meeting will be held Saturday evening, January 28th, after dinner. There are special items in the silent auction with proceeds going to the LANA Lama Lifeline. Check your email and the LANA website for more information. If you’re unable to attend and would like to bid on these special items, make arrangements with someone for bidding and pick up. It is with heavy heart to tell you that we lost two members of our llama community, Linda Beringsmith and Theresa Pierce. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and friends. See you Hobo weekend. Wishing you the best in 2023, Kathy Nichols LANA President