Show Results

MacKenzie Highland Country A&P Show - April 2010

We can't believe it, "Waratah Flats Earl Grey" did it again. Winning Supreme Champion Huacaya at Fairlie, making it his third straight Supreme Champion's ribbon in a row. We are so proud of him - he is something really special.

The main highlights for our team at MacKenzie Highland Show were:

• Waratah Flats Elite Fashion - 1st in Intermediate White/LF female class
• Waratah Flats Egyptian Queen ET - 1st in Intermediate M/D Fawn female class
• Waratah Flats Earl Grey - 1st in Intermediate M/D Fawn male class- plus Champion Intermediate and Supreme Champion Huacaya

Other highlights from the MacKenzie Highland Show included, "Waratah Flats Elite Fashion" winning the Reserve Champion Fleece award, after winning the very strong 6 to 12 months, White and Light Fawn class. This was her first (baby) fleece, at 17 micron and she was given 81 points by the judge, only a half point behind the Champion Fleece.

Oxford A&P Show - April 2010

Another good show for the Waratah Flats "show team", with Waratah Flats Earl Grey once again taking out the main prize of Supreme Champion Huacaya. He looked really good on the day and was a popular winner.

Several of the other Waratah Flats alpaca did well at the first Oxford A&P Show to display an alpaca section. We were very please with Waratah Flats Elite Fashion, who not only won her class, but went on to take out the Champion Intermediate Female and the Champion Colour - White/Light Fawn - award.

The main highlights for our team at the Oxford A&P Show were:

• Waratah Flats Egyptian Queen ET - 1st in Junior M/D Fawn class- plus Champion Junior Female
• Waratah Flats Elite Fashion - 1st in Intermediate White & LF class- plus Champion Intermediate Female & Champion Colour - White
• Waratah Flats Earl Grey - 1st in Intermediate M/D Fawn class-plus Champion Intermediate Male & Champion Colour - Fawn and Supreme Champion Huacaya 

Sheffield Coloured Alpaca Show - March 2010

This show is the "Mecca", for all alpaca breeders in the Canterbury area, wanting to show off their coloured alpaca. So the competition for colours is tough at this show. We had our full coloured show team at the Malvern A&P Show (Sheffield) this year and were delighted with their performance. Especially, from our homebred, dark fawn intermediate male, Waratah Flats Earl Grey, who took out the major prize of Supreme Champion Huacaya.

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The main highlights for our team at the Malvern A&P Show were:

• Waratah Flats King Edward - 1st in Junior Brown male class
• Waratah Flats Egyptian Queen ET - 1st in Junior M/D Fawn female class- plus Reserve Champion Colour - Fawn
• Waratah Flats Espresso - 2nd in Intermediate Brown male class- plus Reserve Champion Colour - Brown
• Waratah Flats Earl Grey - 1st in Intermediate M/D Fawn male class- plus Champion Colour - Fawn and Supreme Champion Huacaya

We did well in the fleece section also, with Waratah Flats Espresso winning his Junior Brown fleece class and taking out the Champion Brown Fleece. While Waratah Flats Earl Grey was Reserve Champion M/D Fawn Fleece.

Alpaca Expo 2008 - Christchurch

I think everybody who attended this years Expo really enjoyed the experience and congratulations to all those ribbon winners. The compertition is certainly getting tough, so if you got a ribbon (any colour), then "well done" - you deserve it.

The Waratah Flats show team did well in the show ring this year and all but two of our 10 entries came home with ribbons. We were delighted with WF Jacana taking out Champion Veteran Female, adding to the Champion Senior Female she took out at the 2004 Expo (these are the only times she has ever been shown - so well done Jacana). We were also delighted with two of our stud males taking out Reserve Championships, with WF Achilles taking Reserve Champion Senior Male and WF Marco Polo taking out Reserve Champion Veteran Male.

The main highlights were:

• Waratah Flats Champagne - 2nd in class
• Waratah Flats Chevron - 4th in class
• Waratah Flats Obsession - 1st in Class
• Waratah Flats Adventure - 1st in class
• Forestglen Seth - 2nd in class
• Waratah Flats Achilles - 1st in class and Reserve Champion Senior Male
• Waratah Flats Marco Polo - 2nd in class and Reserve Champion Veteran Male
• Waratah Flats Jacana - 1st in class Champion Veteran Female

Waratah Flats (with Qtaz Alpaca) sponsored the fleece display this year and we were delighted to see a record number of entries. Congratulations to all who won ribbons.

For the Waratah Flats team the main highlights were:

• Waratah Flats Rainbow Girl - 4th in class
• Waratah Flats Obsession - 1st in class
• Waratah Flats Jacqulyn - 1st in class and Champion Brown Fleece
• Waratah Flats Achilles - 2nd in class and Reserve Champion Senior Fleece

Malvern A&P Show March 2008 - Inaugural Coloured Alpaca Show - Sheffield

This was the first all colour show (no whites) in NZ and was greeted with much excitement from the breeders of coloured alpaca throughout the Canterbury area. It was a great day out and the competition was steady, with some big class numbers. It was wonderful to see such good numbers of the browns and blacks, while some of the fawn classes were very large.

The Waratah Flats show team had a great day, particularly with our fawns and we were very proud to come home with the Supreme Champion Haucaya, taken out by WF Obsession. She is a very special alpaca in other ways, being the daughter of our female twin Skylark born in Feb 2005.

WF Obsession

• 1st Junior Fawn Female
• Champion Fawn
• Supreme Champion

WF Achilles

• 1st Senior Fawn Male
• Reserve Champion Fawn

WF Adventure

• 2nd Junior Brown Male
• Reserve Champion Brown

National Alpaca Expo November 2007 - Hamilton

As I was the fleece judge for the Expo we only had a small team entered in the show ring, but we were never the less very happy with our results. Competition was very keen indeed, with lots of big classes and a host of high quality alpaca on display. In the junior classes, WF Obsession got a 3rd in the junior fawn female class, out of seventeen I think. While it was WF Lightning that this time took out the Intermediate White Male class. Our only broad ribbon this year came from the Get of Dam class, with WF Lightning and WF Storm Cloud wining the day for their mother WF Jacana.

Manawatu Show November 2007

This was our first time at the Manawatu Show, which this year was held in the new A&P building near Fielding. As it was only a week before the Expo, there was a record turn out, with over 200 alpaca on display. We had a good show, with most of our team winning ribbons and it was especially pleasing for some of the juniors, who did really well in some very strong classes.

Highlights for Waratah Flats had to be the placement of WF Lightning and WF Storm Cloud first and second in the intermediate white male class. With WF Storm Cloud going on to win Champion Intermediate Haucaya.

Ashburton A & P Show- Oct 2007

There was strong competition at this years Ashburton A&P Show, as 170 + alpacas lined up to compete for the available ribbons. Once again we were pleased with the turn out of our show team and we did particularly well in the fawn classes.

Our huacaya took out the following awards:

Waratah Flats Obsession was 1st in the Junior Female Med/Dark Fawns

Waratah Flats Trojan Gold was 1st in the Intermediate Male Med/Dark Fawns

Homestead Farm Gold Star was 1st in the Senior Males Med/Dark Fawns

Ellesmere A & P Show - Oct 2007

The Waratah Flats show team did well this year at the Ellesmere A&P Show, with a strong performance in all classes entered. Highlights have to be the first (WF Avalanche) and second (WF Lightning) places in a strong class of intermediate white males, with both males going on to win Champion and Reserve Champion ribbons.

We were also delighted with many of our juniors, with WF Adventure taking first in a strong class of brown males, while WF Spellbound winning her white and light fawn class and the Reserve Champion Junior Female.

The main highlights were as follows:

Waratah Flats Spellbound - 1st in class and Reserve Champion Junior Female

Waratah Flats Adventure - 1st in class

Waratah Flats Avalanche ET - 1st in class and Champion Intermediate

Waratah Flats Lightning ET - 2nd in class and Reserve Champion Intermediate

Waratah Flats Sweet Embrace ET - 1st in class

Waratah Flats Trojan Gold - 1st in class

Waratah Flats Achilles - 1st in class

Plus, we also managed to take out first (WF Avalanche and WF Lightning) and second (WF Achilles and WF Trojan Gold) in the Sire Progeny class, reflecting the high quality of their respective sires Jolimont Attitude and Kaihere Peruvian Ven Chura. While WF Achilles and WF Trojan Gold were first in the Get of Dam class, on behalf of their mother Waratah Flats Juanita.

Ashburton A & P Show - Nov 2006

Our recently acquired young fawn male, Homestead Gold Star won first in his intermediate class, ahead of several other good quality fawns, in what was a strong class. The judge commented on his fleece density and soft handle.

National Alpaca Expo - Nov 2006

We were really delighted when Waratah Flats Rosewood gained the Reserve Champion Adult Female at this year's National Show. This was a great achievement for a brown alpaca, up against some classy whites, and reflects her true qualities as a top line coloured female.

In the fleece section, Waratah Flats Achilles, won first place with his Junior (2005) fleece, in the mid to dark fawn class. The judge, Cameron Holt was impressed by the fineness and uniformity of his fleece.

Ellesmere A&P Show - Oct 2006

Our young intermediate fawn male, Waratah Flats Achilles, once again took out first place in his class. And with his full brother, Waratah Flats Trojan Gold, they came very close to also taking out the top awards in the "sires progeny" and the "get of dam" classes. Each time they came a close second to a white pair of huacaya.

Canterbury A&P Show 2005

Junior Fawns - Waratah Flats fawn huacaya did well at the last Canterbury A&P Show, with WF Achilles and WF Dragonfly taking out first and second in the junior fawn males class of ten.

WF Achilles (M/F) - WF Achilles then went on to take out the top award in the colour championships - Champion Fawn.

WF Hazel (M/F) - she won her intermediate fawn female class and then went on to win Reserve Champion Intermediate Female in the age group championships.

WF Periwinkle (L/F) - now a senior and still holding her excellent fleece style, Periwinkle, was awarded Reserve Champion Senior Female.