Top Llamas Awarded at Iowa State Fair Show

DES MOINES, IA (09/03/2014)(readMedia)-- Jennifer Olson of Corcoran, Minn., captured Best of Show honors in the 2014 Iowa State Fair Llama show held August 16. The winning llama was selected from Grand Champion females and males in the Light Wool, Medium Wool, Heavy Wool, Sliky Wool, Suri Wool, Non-Breeder and Miniature divisions.

Additional results below:

COSTUME

Junior Costume – 7-11 Years Old

1) Rustic Ridge Llamas, Winterset

2) Trisha Tjarks, Alden

3) Ashley Brighton, Steamboat Rock

4) Ashley Brighton, Steamboat Rock

5) K-Lane Farms, Blakesburg

Intermediate Costume – 12-15 Years Old

1) Rustic Ridge Llamas, Winterset

2) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

3) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

Senior Costume – 16-18 Years Old

1) Rustic Ridge Llamas, Winterset

Advanced Costume

1) Bushwhacker Llamas, Nevada, Mo.

2) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

HEAVY WOOL

Juvenile Females – 5 to <12 Months

1) Jennifer Olson, Corcoran, Minn.

2) Aspen Rayne Ranch, Van Horne

3) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

Two-Year-Old Females – 24 to <36 Months

1) Namaste Farm, Dunkerton

2) Santana Llamas, Algona

Adult Females – 36 Months & Over

1) Raven Dilley, Eldora

Grand Champion Female: Jennifer Olson, Corcoran, Minn.

Reserve Grand Champion Female: Namaste Farm, Dunkerton

Juvenile Males – 5 to <12 Months

1) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

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

Yearling Males – 12 to <24 Months

1) CriVen Llamas, Rogersville, Mo.

2) Lazy Acres, Roberts, Wis.

3) Rector Llamas, Denver

4) Paul Weinand, Minneapolis, Minn.

5) Santana Llamas, Algona

Two-Year-Old Males – 24 to <36 Months

1) Santana Llamas, Algona

2) Lazy Acres, Roberts, Wis.

Adult Males – 36 Months & Over

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

Grand Champion Male: CriVen Llamas, Rogersville, Mo.

Reserve Grand Champion Male: Santana Llamas, Algona

LIGHT WOOL

Yearling Females – 12 to <24 Months

1) Namaste Farm, Dunkerton

2) Jennifer Olson, Corcoran, Minn.

Adult Females – 36 Months & Over

1) Wolf Creek Farm, La Porte City

2) K-Lane Farms, Blakesburg

3) K-Lane Farms, Blakesburg

Grand Champion Female: Wolf Creek Farm, La Porte City

Reserve Grand Champion Female: Namaste Farm, Dunkerton

Juvenile Males – 5 to <12 Months

1) Trisha Tjarks, Alden

Yearling Males – 12 to <24 Months

1) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

2) K-Lane Farms, Blakesburg

Two-Year-Old Males – 24 to <36 Months

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

Adult Males – 36 Months & Over

1) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

Grand Champion Male: Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

Reserve Grand Champion Male: Trisha Tjarks, Alden

MEDIUM WOOL

Juvenile Females – 5 to <12 Months

1) Jennifer Olson, Corcoran, Minn.

2) Aulds' Lluminous Llama, Van Horne

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

Yearling Females – 12 to <24 Months

1) Namaste Farm, Dunkerton

2) Iowa Fortune Farm, Atkins

3) Aulds' Lluminous Llama, Van Horne

4) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

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

6) Raven Dilley, Eldora

Two-Year-Old Females – 24 to <36 Months

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

Adult Females – 36 Months & Over

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

2) Iowa Fortune Farm, Atkins

Grand Champion Female: Namaste Farm, Dunkerton

Reserve Grand Champion Female: Hid-n Hills Llamas, Cochrane, Wis.

Juvenile Males – 5 to <12 Months

1) Namaste Farm, Dunkerton

2) Kim Wilson, Iowa Falls

3) Scheck's Southwest Secrets, Austin, Minn.

4) Triple D Farms, Iowa Falls

Yearling Males – 12 to <24 Months

1) Rector Llamas, Denver

2) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

3) Wolf Creek Farm, La Porte City

4) Iowa Fortune Farm, Atkins

5) Lazy Acres, Roberts, Wis.

6) Namaste Farm, Dunkerton

Two-Year-Old Males – 24 to <36 Months

1) Cheryl VanHouweling, Prairie City

Adult Males – 36 Months & over

1) Lazy Acres, Roberts, Wis.

2) Aspen Rayne Ranch, Van Horne

3) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

4) Maplewood II Llamas, Ackley

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

6) Scheck's Southwest Secrets, Austin, Minn.

7) Ester King, Bethany Arnold and Shandi Arnold, Hampton

Grand Champion Male: Rector Llamas, Denver

Reserve Grand Champion Male: Namaste Farm, Dunkerton

NON-BREEDERS

Two-Year-Old – 24 to <36 Months

1) Iowa Fortune Farm, Atkins

Adult – 36 Months & Over

1) Aspen Rayne Ranch, Van Horne

2) Santana Llamas, Algona

3) K-Lane Farms, Blakesburg

Grand Champion: CriVen Llamas, Rogersville, Mo.

Reserve Grand Champion: Aspen Rayne Ranch, Van Horne

SILKY WOOL

Juvenile Females – 5 to <12 Months

1) Aspen Rayne Ranch, Van Horne

2) CriVen Llamas, Rogersville, Mo.

3) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

4) Maplewood II Llamas, Ackley

Yearling Females – 12 to <24 Months

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

2) Bushwhacker Llamas, Nevada, Mo.

3) Santana Llamas, Algona

4) Stalder Exotics, Ellsworth

Two-Year-Old Females – 24 to <36 Months

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

2) Aulds' Lluminous Llama, Van Horne

Grand Champion Female: Aspen Rayne Ranch, Van Horne

Reserve Grand Champion Female: Hid-n Hills Llamas, Cochrane, Wis.

Juvenile Males – 5 to <12 Months

1) Stalder Exotics, Ellsworth

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

Adult Males – 36 Months & Over

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

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

Grand Champion Male: Stalder Exotics, Ellsworth

Reserve Grand Champion Male: Ester King, Bethany Arnold and Shandi Arnold, Hampton

SURI WOOL

Juvenile Females – 5 to <12 Months

1) Limestone Llama Farm, Denver

2) Aulds' Lluminous Llama, Van Horne

3) Lazy Acres, Roberts, Wis.

Yearling Females – 12 to <24 Months

1) Rector Llamas, Denver

2) CriVen Llamas, Rogersville, Mo.

3) Lazy Acres, Roberts, Wis.

Two-Year-Old Females – 24 to <36 Months

1) Mathew Kimmes, Isanti, Minn.

2) Scheck's Southwest Secrets, Austin, Minn.

Adult Females – 36 Months & Over

1) Bushwhacker Llamas, Nevada, Mo.

Grand Champion Female: Limestone Llama Farm, Denver

Reserve Grand Champion Female: Bushwhacker Llamas, Nevada, Mo.

Juvenile Males – 5 to <12 Months

1) Limestone Llama Farm, Denver

Yearling Males – 12 to <24 Months

1) Mathew Kimmes, Isanti, Minn.

2) CriVen Llamas, Rogersville, Mo.

3) Aulds' Lluminous Llama, Van Horne

Two-Year-Old Males – 24 to <36 Months

1) Rector Llamas, Denver

2) Maplewood II Llamas, Ackley

3) Scheck's Southwest Secrets, Austin, Minn.

Adult Males – 36 Months & Over

1) Bushwhacker Llamas, Nevada, Mo.

2) Maplewood II Llamas, Ackley

3) Rector Llamas, Denver

Grand Champion Male: Bushwhacker Llamas, Nevada, Mo.

Reserve Grand Champion Male: Mathew Kimmes, Isanti, Minn.

PERFORMANCE

Junior Freestyle Obstacle – 7-11 Years Old

1) Raven Dilley, Eldora

2) Rustic Ridge Llamas, Winterset

3) Trisha Tjarks, Alden

4) Luminary Minis, Oskaloosa

5) Scheck's Southwest Secrets, Austin, Minn.

6) Ashley Brighton, Steamboat Rock

7) Ashley Brighton, Steamboat Rock

Intermediate Freestyle Obstacle – 12-15 Years Old

1) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

2) Raven Dilley, Eldora

3) Scheck's Southwest Secrets, Austin, Minn.

4) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

5) Rustic Ridge Llamas, Winterset

6) Kim Wilson, Iowa Falls

7) Triple D Farms, Iowa Falls

8) K-Lane Farms, Blakesburg

Senior Freestyle Obstacle – 16-18 Years Old

1) Rustic Ridge Llamas, Winterset

2) Aulds' Lluminous Llama, Van Horne

3) Bushwhacker Llamas, Nevada, Mo.

4) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

5) Scheck's Southwest Secrets, Austin, Minn.

6) Aulds' Lluminous Llama, Van Horne

Advanced Freestyle Obstacle

1) Raven Dilley, Eldora

2) Raven Dilley, Eldora

3) Aspen Rayne Ranch, Van Horne

4) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

5) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

6) Raven Dilley, Eldora

7) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

8) Scheck's Southwest Secrets, Austin, Minn.

9) Bushwhacker Llamas, Nevada, Mo.

10) Trisha Tjarks, Alden

11) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

12) Stalder Exotics, Ellsworth

13) Raven Dilley, Eldora

14) Bushwhacker Llamas, Nevada, Mo.

15) Luminary Minis, Oskaloosa

16) Luminary Minis, Oskaloosa

17) Bushwhacker Llamas, Nevada, Mo.

18) Raven Dilley, Eldora

19) Ester King, Bethany Arnold and Shandi Arnold, Hampton

20) Luminary Minis, Oskaloosa

21) Luminary Minis, Oskaloosa

22) Raven Dilley, Eldora

Junior Companion – 7-11 Years Old

1) Raven Dilley, Eldora

2) Rustic Ridge Llamas, Winterset

3) Trisha Tjarks, Alden

4) Scheck's Southwest Secrets, Austin, Minn.

5) Ashley Brighton, Steamboat Rock

6) Luminary Minis, Oskaloosa

7) Ashley Brighton, Steamboat Rock

Intermediate Companion – 12-15 Years Old

1) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

2) Raven Dilley, Eldora

3) Scheck's Southwest Secrets, Austin, Minn.

4) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

5) Rustic Ridge Llamas, Winterset

6) Triple D Farms, Iowa Falls

Senior Companion – 16-18 Years Old

1) Rustic Ridge Llamas, Winterset

2) Bushwhacker Llamas, Nevada, Mo.

3) Aulds' Lluminous Llama, Van Horne

4) Scheck's Southwest Secrets, Austin, Minn.

5) Aulds' Lluminous Llama, Van Horne

Advanced Companion

1) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

2) Raven Dilley, Eldora

3) Luminary Minis, Oskaloosa

4) Aspen Rayne Ranch, Van Horne

5) Raven Dilley, Eldora

6) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

7) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

8) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

9) Bushwhacker Llamas, Nevada, Mo.

10) Trisha Tjarks, Alden

11) Scheck's Southwest Secrets, Austin, Minn.

12) Bushwhacker Llamas, Nevada, Mo.

13) Ester King, Bethany Arnold and Shandi Arnold, Hampton

14) Raven Dilley, Eldora

15) Raven Dilley, Eldora

16) Luminary Minis, Oskaloosa

17) Luminary Minis, Oskaloosa

18) Raven Dilley, Eldora

19) Luminary Minis, Oskaloosa

20) Raven Dilley, Eldora

21) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

Junior Pack/Trail – 7-11 Years Old

1) Raven Dilley, Eldora

2) Rustic Ridge Llamas, Winterset

3) Luminary Minis, Oskaloosa

4) Ashley Brighton, Steamboat Rock

5) Ashley Brighton, Steamboat Rock

6) Scheck's Southwest Secrets, Austin, Minn.

7) Trisha Tjarks, Alden

Intermediate Pack/Trail – 12-15 Years Old

1) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

2) Raven Dilley, Eldora

3) Scheck's Southwest Secrets, Austin, Minn.

4) Rustic Ridge Llamas, Winterset

5) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

Senior Pack/Trail – 16-18 Years Old

1) Rustic Ridge Llamas, Winterset

2) Aulds' Lluminous Llama, Van Horne

3) Aulds' Lluminous Llama, Van Horne

4) Bushwhacker Llamas, Nevada, Mo.

5) Scheck's Southwest Secrets, Austin, Minn.

Advanced Pack/Trail

1) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

2) Aspen Rayne Ranch, Van Horne

3) Raven Dilley, Eldora

4) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

5) Luminary Minis, Oskaloosa

6) Raven Dilley, Eldora

7) Bushwhacker Llamas, Nevada, Mo.

8) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

9) Trisha Tjarks, Alden

10) Bushwhacker Llamas, Nevada, Mo.

11) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

12) Raven Dilley, Eldora

13) Luminary Minis, Oskaloosa

14) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

15) Luminary Minis, Oskaloosa

16) Raven Dilley, Eldora

17) Raven Dilley, Eldora

18) Luminary Minis, Oskaloosa

19) Ester King, Bethany Arnold and Shandi Arnold, Hampton

20) Raven Dilley, Eldora

PRODUCTION

Get of Sire

1) Rector Llamas, Denver

2) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

3) Raven Dilley, Eldora

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

Produce of Dam

1) Rector Llamas, Denver

2) Aulds' Lluminous Llama, Van Horne

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

SHOWMANSHIP

Little Britches – 4-6 Years Old

1) CriVen Llamas, Rogersville, Mo.

1) Maplewood II Llamas, Ackley

Junior Showmanship – 7-11 Years Old

1) Raven Dilley, Eldora

2) Scheck's Southwest Secrets, Austin, Minn.

3) Trisha Tjarks, Alden

4) Rustic Ridge Llamas, Winterset

5) Ashley Brighton, Steamboat Rock

6) Ashley Brighton, Steamboat Rock

7) K-Lane Farms, Blakesburg

8) Luminary Minis, Oskaloosa

Intermediate Showmanship – 12-15 Years Old

1) Raven Dilley, Eldora

2) Kim Wilson, Iowa Falls

3) Scheck's Southwest Secrets, Austin, Minn.

4) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

5) Rustic Ridge Llamas, Winterset

6) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

7) Kim Wilson, Iowa Falls

8) Triple D Farms, Iowa Falls

Senior Showmanship – 16-18 Years Old

1) Rustic Ridge Llamas, Winterset

2) Aulds' Lluminous Llama, Van Horne

3) Aulds' Lluminous Llama, Van Horne

4) Country View Llama Ranch, Iowa Falls

5) Scheck's Southwest Secrets, Austin, Minn.

Advanced Showmanship

1) Shelle and Joel Heroes and Friends Farm, Grundy Center

2) Luminary Minis, Oskaloosa

3) Rector Llamas, Denver

"Nothing Compares" to the Iowa State Fair. The 2014 Fair ended August 17. The 2015 Iowa State Fair is set August 13-23. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

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