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We hope you found our site useful for alpaca information, education, purchasing and breeding. One of our primary goals is to make sure that the purchase or breeding decision you make is one that you will always be happy with. Knowing who you can trust when making that decision is very important. We are committed to ensuring that your experience raising alpacas is as fulfilling as ours has been. We hope this area of our site offers you helpful resources as you move forward.  Again, thank-you for your interest in Gem State Alpacas and we hope to see you back soon!
 
Helpful Resources (both local and non-local):
 
Books/Articles:
  • "The Synthesis of a Miracle", by Mike Safley. Go to http://www.alpacas.com to order.
  • "The Making of Champion" series (3 parts) by Snowmass Alpacas. Go to www.snowmassalpacas.com
  • Various articles by Eric Hoffman. Go to www.bonnydoonalpacas.org


Idaho Veterinary Care:

  • Idaho Equine Hospital; 466-4613; Dr. Liz Scott- Dr Scott and the staff at Idaho Equine are seeing more alpacas every day! Their staff has done a good job getting educated to the details of camelid care.

Helpful Websites:

 
 Gem State Alpacas guide for beginners:

 

Friends of Gem State Alpacas:
 
Hummingherd Alpacas; Curt and Nancy Gedney- We purchased our first 3 pregnant females from the Gedney's. They have been very helpful in educating us on breeding decisions, birthing and neo-natal care, and general vet care. Their interest and commitment to wanting a bright future for Idaho alpaca breeders and owners are second to none. Our thanks to them for all the help and guidance they have provided. 
 
Tripping Gnome Farm; Ryen and Ursula Munro- We made our first ever auction purchase at the 2008 AOBA National Showcase. The Munro's made this experience a great one!  They'll take the time to ensure a right decision, the quality of their animals are high, and they provide honest education about alpacas. 
 
Pucara International; Al Cousil and Jude Anderson are quite the team! If you get a chance to attend one of their seminars- DO IT! Their expertise helped us gain even more insight into breeding decisions, fleece analysis, and customer service. Taking from lessons learned at the seminar, we were motivated to create our own "alpaca scorecard", which is now trademarked and used exclusively by us when scoring alpacas for purchase or to help with our breeding decisions. They are also true to their word- something we always appreciate! Although Al thinks cricket is a "real" game and the American game of baseball is somewhat of a sissy sport, we don't hold that against him! 

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