Some time ago Snowmass produced a great brochure called the Making of Champions Part I.
Today a copy of The Making of Champions Part II arrived. Its a very glossy publication well produced and full of interesting revelations about breeding alpacas. Snowmass are in an almost unique position in that they have been breeding alpacas for 22 years now and in recent years their private auctions have yielded amazing returns that have do doubt in part been used to finance more research.

If you haven't got a copy try to get your hands on one its well worth reading.

So hats off to Snowmass for sharing what they have learnt with the whole industry. Its a shame they also chose to use this brochure to launch an attack on breed standards and those that support them. But its their brochure so they get to say what they think.

He who pays the piper calls the tune.

By Adrian Stewart