Bobra Goldsmith's
Llama Packing Clinic

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For Llama Packers and Alpaca Hikers, Current and Future!

Interested in packing? Did you know that one llama can carry an entire campsite for a family of four?! Or that, although most people would think only of packing llamas, it's entirely feasible to throw a small pack on an alpaca for day or lunch hikes! Or maybe you will be taking your llamas or alpacas to shows this season and want to improve their performance skills?

We have scheduled our first pack clinic of 2008, to be held at Rocky Mountain Llamas, just north of Boulder, CO. This clinic covers selecting and training a pack llama, using a pack string, and includes a full-day hands-on lunch hike with numerous stream crossings to give you and your llama some first-hand experience.

Upcoming Pack Clinics (Two Days):

• Saturday, May 31, 2008     (Day 1: training)
  Sunday, June 01, 2008     (Day 2: hiking)  
    
• Additional dates to be determined

          Notes:

• In the event of bad weather, the clinic will be rescheduled. Contact us to confirm alternate dates.
• Private is also training available.

Fees:

• Hands-on participants are coached while working directly with the animals, and may bring an animal of their own if they wish or use one of ours.Fee: $125.00
    
• Observers have ample opportunity to ask questions, but learn primarily by watching and listening. Fee: $85.00
  Note: Couples who attend, one as a participant and one as an observer, may exchange positions in the afternoon after lunch. Fee for two: $210

The clinic begins both days at 9:00 a.m. and finishes around 5:00 p.m.. Please plan to arrive at 8:30 a.m., especially if you are bringing a lama. Morning refreshments are provided. There is a one-hour lunch break, during which lama training and packing are likely to remain the topics of discussion. If there are areas that are of special interest to you, or that you would like to cover in greater depth, please don’t hesitate to ask. Better yet, let us know your special interest or need when you register.

On Sunday, we hike up the Lyons Gulch trail, encountering a varied terrain with numerous and varied stream crossings, which will you both you and your lama valuable experience. We stake the lamas in a large meadow while we eat our lunchs, and then we hike back down.

Checklist of things to bring:

• Feed: Feed, hay and water bucket, if you are bringing a llama or alpaca.
     
• Lunch: For Saturday, there are no stores or restaurants nearby. You may easily pick up a lunch at any of several supermarkets in Boulder or Longmont. Coffee, teas and water will be provided, and refrigerator and microwave oven are available for your use. On Sunday, bring your lunch or pick one up at any of the local supermarkets. Bring plenty of drinking water, too!
    
• Equipment: Bring any of your own llama packing equipment that you wish to use; or you can use our packs to train your llamas. If you own more than one type of pack system, please do bring whatever you have!
     
• Attire: Clothing for our possibly variable weather: sturdy, comfortable footwear, hat, warm jacket and gloves... just in case. Be sure to wear appropriate hiking footwear and clothes for Sunday's day hike.

Location:

You can view a map with directions to our farm at the links at the top and bottom of this page. Rocky Mountain Llamas is located two miles north of Boulder off Highway 36, and nine miles west of Longmont off the Diagonal Highway 119. Or call us for directions from your location.

We look forward to seeing you!

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