Alpaca Show - 22 March 2009

On Sunday March 22th 2009   a group of enthousiastic Flemish and Dutch alpacabreeders will organise the second international alpacashow in Hapert, The Netherlands.

The alpaca is related to the larger llama and is mostly kept for it’s soft and warm fibre. This fibre is one of the main caracteristics the judge will be judging at the show. In recent years the number of alpacabreeders in Europe has risen and at the moment there are about 20.000 alpacas in Europe, the majority in England, but also in Belgium and The Netherlands the number of alpacas and alpacabreeders is rising rapidly, alltogether there are about 1.500 alpacas in the Benelux. Within the Benelux we can also find some larger professional farms. 

Nowadays we see more and more alpacas on the various European agricultural shows. There are alpaca classes at most countryfairs in Britain, but also in France, Germany and Scandinavia these alpacashows are an annual event. The contestants on these shows come from various countries. The 2006 German national show had alpacas from over 10 European countries. After the success of the first alpacashow in March 2008 we decided to host the 2009 show in the Netherlands again.

“Manege de Lemelvelden” in Hapert is a large riding hall which makes it the ideal location to host such a large international event. There is enough space for a large showring, many alpaca’s and tradestands. Other large events have been held in the past in the same location, attricting some 1000’s of visitors to Hapert. On this show we also expect many spectators. The whole event will be held indoors.

The second alpacashow in the Netherlands: 22 March 2009 in manege the Lemelvelden in Hapert ! ! !