Spring Edition 2016
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Fleece on - Fleece Off
While small in attendance, LANA’s Fleece Clinic was HUGE in information. "
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LANA held its shorn fleece clinic on April 17th at Macedo’s Mini Acre. Maureen and Larry Macedo hosted the event at their lovely ranch in Turlock, California. ALSA Judge Maureen Macedo and Kathy Nichols were the presenters for this clinic." The morning session was taught by Kathy who brought two llamas for her demonstration. She started with how to prepare the fleece for shearing. Topics discussed for this were using a blower, brushing, and bathing (shampoos and conditioners and disadvantages of certain types). She blew out one of her llamas and discussed what to look for when using the blower (if any areas needs special attention). Next was setting up the shearing area and shearing. Using her other demo llama, Kathy sheared the prime area that she would use for show. She also showed how she collects the fleece. Different methods of collecting the fleece were shared amongst the group, as well as a question and answer time.
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