Llamas Win Top Honors in State Fair Show

DES MOINES, IA (09/14/2010)(readMedia)-- Valley View Acres of Ellsworth, Minn. captured Best of Show honors in the 2010 Iowa State Fair Llama show, held August 21. The llama was selected from all Grand Champions in the Light Wool, Medium Wool, Heavy Wool and Non Breeders divisions.

Additional results follow:

COSTUME

Junior Costume - 7-11 years old

1) J and R Llamas, Eldora

2) Jennifer Mitchell, New Providence

Intermediate Costume - 12-15 years old

1) Jennifer Mitchell, New Providence

2) J and R Llamas, Eldora

3) Molly Johnson, Colfax

Advanced Costume - 19 years and older

1) Bethany Arnold, Shandi Arnold and Ester King, Eldora

2) J and R Llamas, Eldora

3) J and R Llamas, Eldora

4) Bethany Arnold, Shandi Arnold and Ester King, Eldora

5) Bethany Arnold, Shandi Arnold and Ester King, Eldora

EXTREME HEAVY WOOL

EHW Juvenile Females 5 - < 12 months

1) Santana Llamas, Algona

2) Mark & Susuan Smith, Crawfordsville, Ind.

3) Mark & Susuan Smith, Crawfordsville, Ind.

4) Thomas and Jean Carlisle, Janesville

5) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

EHW Yearling Females 12 - < 24 months

1) Mark & Susuan Smith, Crawfordsville, Ind.

2) The Brownderosa Llamas, Sparta, Wis.

3) Lynda Carothers, Minnesota City, Minn.

4) Santana Llamas, Algona

5) Lynda Carothers, Minnesota City, Minn.

EHW Grand & Reserve Grand Female

1) Santana Llamas, Algona

2) Mark & Susuan Smith, Crawfordsville, Ind.

EHW Juvenile Males 5 - < 12 months

1) Mark & Susuan Smith, Crawfordsville, Ind.

2) Lynda Carothers, Minnesota City, Minn.

3) Lynda Carothers, Minnesota City, Minn.

4) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

EHW Yearling Males 12 - < 24 months

1) Lynda Carothers, Minnesota City, Minn.

2) Lynda Carothers, Minnesota City, Minn.

EHW Adult Males 36 months & over

1) Lynda Carothers, Minnesota City, Minn.

2) Hum Hum N' Away, Gladbrook

3) Jack & Cheryl Page, Maxwell

4) Jeff Gisch, Lone Rock

5) Santana Llamas, Algona

Extreme Heavy Wool Grand Male:Lynda Carothers, Minnesota City, Minn.

Extreme Heavy Wool Reserve Grand Male: Mark & Susuan Smith, Crawfordsville, Ind.

LIGHT/MEDIUM WOOL

LMW Juvenile Females 5 - < 12 months

1) Hid-N Hills Llamas, Cochrane, Wis.

2) Kenchris Llama Ranch, Morning Sun

3) Kritter Kreek Llamas, Clemons

4) Jack & Cheryl Page, Maxwell

5) Sleepy Hollow Farm, Prairie City

6) Rector's Llamas, Denver

7) Sleepy Hollow Farm, Prairie City

LMW Yearling Females 12 - < 24 months

1) Valley View Acres, Ellsworth, Wis.

2) Maplewood II Llamas, Iowa Falls

3) Marbil Llamas, Hammond, Wis.

4) Hid-N Hills Llamas, Cochrane, Wis.

5) Iowa Fortune Farm, Atkins

6) Jennifer Olson, Corcoran, Minn.

LMW Two-Year Old Females 24 - < 36 months

1) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

2) Maplewood II Llamas, Iowa Falls

3) Wendell and Stephanie Lee, Eldora

4) Bethany Arnold, Shandi Arnold and Ester King, Eldora

5) Beantown, Prairie City

6) Teresa Herold, Slater

7) Merle Mann, Oskaloosa

LMW Adult Females 36 months & over

1) Molly Johnson, Colfax

2) Thomas and Jean Carlisle, Janesville

3) Amanda Nitchals, Wallingford

4) Horseshoe Lane Llama Ranch, Conrad

5) Beantown, Prairie City

6) Jack & Cheryl Page, Maxwell

Light/Medium Wool Grand Female: Hid-N Hills Llamas, Cochrane, Wis.

Light/Medium Wool Reserve Grand Female: Valley View Acres, Ellsworth, Wis.

LMW Juvenile Males 5 - < 12 months

1) Rector's Llamas, Denver

2) Aulds' Lluminous Llamas, Van Horne

3) Molly Johnson, Colfax

4) Rector's Llamas, Denver

5) J and R Llamas, Eldora

LMW Yearling Males 12 - < 24 months

1) Marbil Llamas, Hammond, Wis.

2) Mark & Susuan Smith, Crawfordsville, Ind.

3) Lazy Acres, Roberts, Wis.

4) Wendy Jeske, Eldora

5) Aulds' Lluminous Llamas, Van Horne

6) Lynette Nitchals, Wallingford

LMW Two-Year Old Males 24 - < 36 months

1) Rector's Llamas, Denver

2) Lazy Acres, Roberts, Wis.

3) Aulds' Lluminous Llamas, Van Horne

LMW Adult Males 36 months & over

1) Sleepy Hollow Farm, Prairie City

2) Jeff Gisch, Lone Rock

3) Bethany Arnold, Shandi Arnold and Ester King, Eldora

Light/Medium Wool Grand Champion Male: Marbil Llamas, Hammond, Wis.

Light/Medium Wool Reserve Grand Male: Mark & Susuan Smith, Crawfordsville, Ind.

MEDIUM/HEAVY WOOL

MHW Juvenile Females 5 - < 12 months

1) Mark & Susuan Smith, Crawfordsville, Ind.

2) Hid-N Hills Llamas, Cochrane, Wis.

3) Mark & Susuan Smith, Crawfordsville, Ind.

4) Santana Llamas, Algona

5) Jennifer Olson, Corcoran, Minn.

6) Rector's Llamas, Denver

MHW Yearling Females 12 - < 24 months

1) Thomas and Jean Carlisle, Janesville

2) Mark & Susuan Smith, Crawfordsville, Ind.

3) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

4) Marbil Llamas, Hammond, Wis.

5) Hid-N Hills Llamas, Cochrane, Wis.

6) Lynette Nitchals, Wallingford

MHW Two-Year Old Females 24 - < 36 months

1) Hid-N Hills Llamas, Cochrane, Wis.

2) Santana Llamas, Algona

MHW Adult Females 36 months & over

1) Valley View Acres, Ellsworth, Wis.

2) Mcintosh Farms, Dysart

3) Rector's Llamas, Denver

4) Mama's Llamas & More, Eldora

Medium/Heavy Wool Grand Champion Female: Mark & Susuan Smith, Crawfordsville, Ind.

Medium/Heavy Wool Reserve Grand Champion Female: Thomas and Jean Carlisle, Janesville

MHW Juvenile Males 5 - < 12 months

1) Marbil Llamas, Hammond, Wis.

2) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

3) Trimbelle Valley Fiber Farm LLC, Ellsworth, Wis.

4) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

MHW Yearling Males 12 - < 24 months

1) Hum Hum N' Away, Gladbrook

2) Kati and Tara McCrone, Plymouth, OH

3) Mark & Susuan Smith, Crawfordsville, Ind.

4) Trimbelle Valley Fiber Farm LLC, Ellsworth, Wis.

5) Jeff Gisch, Lone Rock

6) Amanda Nitchals, Wallingford

MHW Two-Year Old Males 24 - < 36 months

1) Valley View Acres, Ellsworth, Wis.

2) Jeff Gisch, Lone Rock

3) Mark & Susuan Smith, Crawfordsville, Ind.

4) Santana Llamas, Algona

5) Standing Rock Llamas, River Falls, Wis.

6) Kenchris Llama Ranch, Morning Sun

MHW Adult Males 36 months & over

1) Maplewood Il Llamas, Iowa Falls

2) Jennifer Olson, Corcoran, Minn.

3) Jack & Cheryl Page, Maxwell

4) Rector's Llamas, Denver

Medium/Heavy Wool Grand Champion Male: Valley View Acres, Ellsworth, Wis.

Medium/Heavy Wool Reserve Grand Champion Male: Marbil Llamas, Hammond, Wis.

MINIATURE

MINI Juvenile Females 5 - < 12 months

1) J and R Llamas, Eldora

2) Bethany Arnold, Shandi Arnold and Ester King, Eldora

MINI Yearling Females 12 - < 24 months

1) J and R Llamas, Eldora

2) J and R Llamas, Eldora

MINI Two-Year Old Females 24 - < 36 months

1) Merle Mann, Oskaloosa

MINI Adult Females 36 months & over

1) J and R Llamas, Eldora

Miniature Grand Champion: J and R Llamas, Eldora

Miniature Reserve Grand Champion Female: J and R Llamas, Eldora

MINI Juvenile Males 5 - < 12 months

1) Standing Rock Llamas, River Falls, Wis.

MINI Yearling Males 12 - < 24 months

1) Jennifer Mitchell, New Providence

2) Mama's Llamas & More, Eldora

MINI Two-Year Old Males 24 - < 36 months

1) Merle Mann, Oskaloosa

MINI Adult Males 36 months & over

1) J and R Llamas, Eldora

2) Bethany Arnold, Shandi Arnold and Ester King, Eldora

3) J and R Llamas, Eldora

Miniature Grand Champion Male: Merle Mann, Oskaloosa

Miniature Reserve Grand Champion Male: Standing Rock Llamas, River Falls, Wis.

NON-BREEDERS

NB Two-Year Old 24 - < 36 months

1) Lynda Carothers, Minnesota City, Minn.

2) Maplewood II Llamas, Iowa Falls

NB Adult 36 months & over

1) Maplewood Il Llamas, Iowa Falls

2) Jack & Cheryl Page, Maxwell

3) Amanda Nitchals, Wallingford

4) Molly Johnson, Colfax

5) Jennifer Olson, Corcoran, Minn.

6) Mcintosh Farms, Dysart

7) Iowa Fortune Farm, Atkins

8) Bethany Arnold, Shandi Arnold and Ester King, Eldora

Non-Breeder Grand Champion: Maplewood II Llamas, Iowa Falls

Non-Breeder Reserve Grand Champion: Lynda Carothers, Minnesota City, Minn.

PERFORMANCE

Junior Freestyle Obstacle - 7-11 years old

1) Shelly & Joel Johnson, Eldora

2) J and R Llamas, Eldora

3) Jennifer Mitchell, New Providence

4) Wendell and Stephanie Lee, Eldora

5) Santana Llamas, Algona

6) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

7) Wendell and Stephanie Lee, Eldora

Intermediate Freestyle Obstacle - 12-15 years old

1) Trimbelle Valley Fiber Farm LLC, Ellsworth, Wis.

2) Jennifer Mitchell, New Providence

3) Shelly & Joel Johnson, Eldora

4) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

5) Aulds' Lluminous Llamas, Van Horne

6) J and R Llamas, Eldora

7) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

8) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

9) Iowa Fortune Farm, Atkins

10) Kaylynn Rowen, Hansell

Senior Freestyle Obstacle - 16-18 years old

1) Trimbelle Valley Fiber Farm LLC, Ellsworth, Wis.

2) Jeff Gisch, Lone Rock

3) Trimbelle Valley Fiber Farm LLC, Ellsworth, Wis.

4) Wendell and Stephanie Lee, Eldora

5) Maplewood II Llamas, Iowa Falls

6) Mcintosh Farms, Dysart

Advanced Freestyle Obstacle - 19 years and older

1) Jeff Gisch, Lone Rock

2) Standing Rock Llamas, River Falls, Wis.

3) J and R Llamas, Eldora

4) J and R Llamas, Eldora

5) Bethany Arnold, Shandi Arnold and Ester King, Eldora

6) Standing Rock Llamas, River Falls, Wis.

7) Amanda Nitchals, Wallingford

8) Bethany Arnold, Shandi Arnold and Ester King, Eldora

9) J and R Llamas, Eldora

10) Standing Rock Llamas, River Falls, Wis.

Junior PR/Companion - 7-11 years old

1) Shelly & Joel Johnson, Eldora

2) Wendell and Stephanie Lee, Eldora

3) Jennifer Mitchell, New Providence

4) J and R Llamas, Eldora

Intermediate PR/Companion - 12-15 years old

1) Trimbelle Valley Fiber Farm LLC, Ellsworth, Wis.

2) Jennifer Mitchell, New Providence

3) J and R Llamas, Eldora

4) Aulds' Lluminous Llamas, Van Horne

5) Shelly & Joel Johnson, Eldora

6) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

7) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

8) Iowa Fortune Farm, Atkins

9) Kaylynn Rowen, Hansell

10) Aulds' Lluminous Llamas, Van Horne

Senior PR/Companion - 16-18 years old

1) Jeff Gisch, Lone Rock

2) Kati and Tara McCrone, Plymouth, OH

3) Trimbelle Valley Fiber Farm LLC, Ellsworth, Wis.

4) Trimbelle Valley Fiber Farm LLC, Ellsworth, Wis.

5) Maplewood II Llamas, Iowa Falls

6) Wendell and Stephanie Lee, Eldora

7) Mcintosh Farms, Dysart

Advanced PR/Companion - 19 years and older

1) Standing Rock Llamas, River Falls, Wis.

2) Standing Rock Llamas, River Falls, Wis.

3) Lynda Carothers, Minnesota City, Minn.

4) Standing Rock Llamas, River Falls, Wis.

5) J and R Llamas, Eldora

6) Standing Rock Llamas, River Falls, Wis.

7) J and R Llamas, Eldora

8) Jeff Gisch, Lone Rock

9) J and R Llamas, Eldora

10) Amanda Nitchals, Wallingford

Junior Pack/Trail - 7-11 years old

1) Shelly & Joel Johnson, Eldora

2) Jennifer Mitchell, New Providence

3) J and R Llamas, Eldora

Intermediate Pack/Trail - 12-15 years old

1) Jennifer Mitchell, New Providence

2) Trimbelle Valley Fiber Farm LLC, Ellsworth, Wis.

3) J and R Llamas, Eldora

4) Aulds' Lluminous Llamas, Van Horne

5) Aulds' Lluminous Llamas, Van Horne

6) Iowa Fortune Farm, Atkins

7) Aulds' Lluminous Llamas, Van Horne

8) Iowa Fortune Farm, Atkins

Senior Pack/Trail - 16-18 years old

1) Kati and Tara McCrone, Plymouth, Ohio

2) Trimbelle Valley Fiber Farm LLC, Ellsworth, Wis.

3) Jeff Gisch, Lone Rock

4) Trimbelle Valley Fiber Farm LLC, Ellsworth, Wis.

Advanced Pack/Trail - 19 years and older

1) Standing Rock Llamas, River Falls, Wis.

2) Lynda Carothers, Minnesota City, Minn.

3) J and R Llamas, Eldora

4) Amanda Nitchals, Wallingford

5) J and R Llamas, Eldora

6) Jeff Gisch, Lone Rock

7) J and R Llamas, Eldora

8) Standing Rock Llamas, River Falls, Wis.

9) Mama's Llamas & More, Eldora

10) Standing Rock Llamas, River Falls, Wis.

PRODUCTION

Get of Sire

1) Mark & Susuan Smith, Crawfordsville, Ind.

2) Marbil Llamas, Hammond, Wis.

3) Valley View Acres, Ellsworth, Wis.

4) Mark & Susuan Smith, Crawfordsville, Ind.

5) Hid-N Hills Llamas, Cochrane, Wis.

6) Bethany Arnold, Shandi Arnold and Ester King, Eldora

Produce of Dam

1) Jennifer Olson, Corcoran, Minn.

2) Bethany Arnold, Shandi Arnold and Ester King, Eldora

SHOWMANSHIP

Little Britches - 4-6 years old

1) Merle Mann, Oskaloosa

1) Maplewood Il Llamas, Iowa Falls

1) Wendell and Stephanie Lee, Eldora

1) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

Junior Showmanship - 7-11 years old

1) Shelly & Joel Johnson, Eldora

2) Wendell and Stephanie Lee, Eldora

3) Wendell and Stephanie Lee, Eldora

4) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

5) J and R Llamas, Eldora

6) Santana Llamas, Algona

7) Santana Llamas, Algona

Intermediate Showmanship - 12-15 years old

1) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

2) Trimbelle Valley Fiber Farm LLC, Ellsworth, Wis.

3) Kaylynn Rowen, Hansell

4) Molly Johnson, Colfax

5) Teresa Herold, Slater

6) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

7) Jennifer Mitchell, New Providence

8) Rector's Llamas, Denver

9) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

10) Shelly & Joel Johnson, Eldora

Senior Showmanship - 16-18 years old

1) Trimbelle Valley Fiber Farm LLC, Ellsworth, Wis.

2) Wendell and Stephanie Lee, Eldora

3) Lazy Acres, Roberts, Wis.

4) Jeff Gisch, Lone Rock

5) Rector's Llamas, Denver

6) Mcintosh Farms, Dysart

7) Rector's Llamas, Denver

Advanced Showmanship - 19 years and older

1) Standing Rock Llamas, River Falls, Wis.

2) Lynda Carothers, Minnesota City, Minn.

3) Maplewood Il Llamas, Iowa Falls

4) Marbil Llamas, Hammond, Wis.

5) Merle Mann, Oskaloosa

6) Rector's Llamas, Denver

7) Mcintosh Farms, Dysart

8) Kritter Kreek Llamas, Clemons

"Non Stop Fun" at the Iowa State Fair ended August 22. The 2011 Iowa State Fair – "Nothing Compares" – is set August 11-21. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

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