2002 GALA Conerence Agenda
THURSDAY, OCT 24
1- check in for vendors and animals
4-7 Registration and Farm Display Set Up
Hotel Registration
5-9 Supper on your own
7-10 Icebreaker social with Cash Bar and appetizers
FRIDAY, OCT 25
7:00-8 Breakfast on your own
7-8 Registration
8:30- 8:45 Welcome and Introductions
8:45-10 Keynote address- Cathy Spalding & Friends
"Our Not So Speechless Brothers"
Star Room Theater
10-10:15 Break
PACKING ON FRIDAY:
10:15-12
"Pick a Llama, (almost) Any Llama"
Selecting, conditioning and training pack llamas
Tom Landis (Packing Tent)
12- 1:15 LUNCH
1:15 - 3
"Ready, Set, Go"
Preparing to go- on a day hike or a weekend excursion
David Foy [Forest Room]
3 - 3:15 Break
3:15 - 5
"Is There a Doctor on the Mountain?"
First Aid on the trail- Covers hyper and hypothermia, injury prevention, practical applications
for common injuries, and common sense solutions. What to bring to feel prepared.
Dr. Barbara Perkins [Forest Room]
FIBER ON FRIDAY:
10:15 - 4
"Don't Forget to Wash Your Hands"
Explore the unique possibilities and characteristics of llama and alpaca hair. You can expect
to finish several small projects in both flat and three dimensional felt, with and without
designs. (Limited enrollment & separate fee)
Beth Beede (Panorama Room)
12 - 1:15 Lunch
1:15 - 3
"What is Soft, Really?"
Hands on workshop for evaluating fiber, on and off the animal.
Which fleeces deserve the royal treatment? Practice judging tips from an ALSA lama fiber judge.
Linda Brust (Panorama Room)
3 - 3:15 Break
3:15- 5
"From Lama to Glamour"
Getting and keeping your valued raw fiber clean and ready to work.
Blending fibers for creativity and special effects.
Ellen Minard (Panorama Room)
All Day in the Fiber Room (Panorama Room)
Ongoing demonstrations, lessons and hands-on practice in picking, cleaning, carding, spinning
and felting.
TRAINING ON FRIDAY:
10:15 - 12
"Reach Out and Touch…No, Not There, Not With That Tail Switching!"
Getting in touch: how lamas and humans think about each other
Cathy Spalding Round Pen A}
Becky Smith Round Pen B} ( Training Tent)
12 - 1:15 Lunch
1:15 - 3
"Don't Blow in my Ear and I'll Follow You Anywhere"
Getting in touch: Haltering and leading
Cathy Spalding (Training Tent)
3- 3:15 Break
3:15 - 5
"Over the River and Through the Woods"
Places to go: Leading, Loading and Obstacles with your lama
Becky Smith (Training Tent)
HERD MANAGEMENT ON FRIDAY:
10:15 - 12
"Anyone Can Feed; Nutrition Requires Effort"
What do YOUR lamas need for optimal nutrition? What are you actually feeding them?
Dr. C. Norman Evans (Forest Room)
12 - 1:15 Lunch
1:15 - 3
"…And In The Beginning.." Lamas 101
How to identify and care for a healthy animal- feed, shelter, pasture, plus body language,
normal and abnormal behavior, heat, cold, dust and piles. Not to mention tension, boredom
and spitting, etc., etc.
Dr. Barbara Perkins and Dale Goodyear (Board Room and Tent)
1:15 - 3
"Ooh, Yes! Right There…That Feels Great!"
Stress-free grooming and shearing, featuring hand shears and electric clippers. Which brush
works best? Is a blower good to use? What products are right for the fiber? What to do with
it once its off the llama?
Bonnie Henrich, Kay Schotta & Mark Zerbe (Packing Tent)
3 - 3:15 Break
3:15 - 5
"How Do Those Fecals Float and Spin?"
Observe, learn and participate in finding parasite eggs and critters under the microscope.
Discussion of deworming regimens for the northeast.
Dr. C. Norman Evans (Forest Room)
5:15 - ?? GALA Annual Meeting
6:30 - 7:30 Social Hour
7:30 Dinner
8:30 Cindy Ross presents: Long Distance Family Trekking
"You Can Take It With You!" (Multi media show)
Seasons Dining Room
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26
VETS ONLY SEMINAR ALL DAY:
Drs. Evans, Johnson, Cotton, Morris (Delaware Room)
PACKING ON SATURDAY
8:45 - 10
"Emily Post Graces the Trail"
Trail etiquette; setting up and leaving camp.
Tom Landis (Forest Room)
10 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 12
"Fun on the Trail with Alpacas"
Hiking, Packing and other recreational opportunities
with alpacas on the trails and in the parks.
Bob Sauter (Packing Tent) or outside on trails and obstacles
10:15- 12
"If the (Pack) Fits…"
Understanding pack systems and fitting pack saddles
Tom Landis (Packing Tent)
12 - 1:15 LUNCH
ALSA Today: Cheryl Ryberg
1:30 - 2:30
Hike the grounds with alpacas and llamas
Practice over natural obstacles. (Pocmont grounds)
The GALA Pack Committee
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3:45
"Different Strokes for Different Folks"
Packing with kids, novices and groups.
Tom Landis (Forest Room )
4 - 5
" Packing In and Out of the Arena"
The difference is in the details.
Viv Fulton (Forest Room )
FIBER ON SATURDAY
8:45 - 10
"It's a Small (and Cozy) World"
Felting Internationally- a round-the-world slide presentation.
Beth Beede (Forest Room)
10 - 10:15 - Break
10:15 - 4
"Sculptural Needle Felting"
Using specially designed felting needles, learn how you can create three dimensional, posable
and sturdy figures from your wildest imagination, with horns, tusks, tail or teeth. Anyone
can learn this lightweight, dry felt technique-it can be done almost anywhere. It requires
no sewing, stitching or gluing. The results are sure to please you!
Linda VanAlstyne Board Room (Limited enrollment and separate fee)
12 - 1:15 Lunch
1:15 - 3
"High Fiber Finances- or, Add That Value!"
Commercial fiber processing for personal use: marketing fiber and finished goods for profit.
Gary Zeilinger (Forest Room)
3 - 3:15 Break
1:15 - 5
"Those Colors Are To Dye For!"
Create an extensive array of natural colors with hand-dyeing techniques to enhance the beauty
of your fibers. You will be introduced to the use of natural dye extracts in a safe and
environmentally friendly method!
Jody McKenzie (Panorama Room) (Limited enrollment and separate fee)
TRAINING ON SATURDAY
8:45 - 10
"The Public Lama"
Serene and generous, lamas can give joy, confidence and insight to new admirers, from school
children and people with special needs to elders.
Joan Yeaton & Gale Sanborn (Forest Room)
8:45 - 12
"Fine Tuning the Partnership"
Advanced haltering, leading and desensitization. This session builds on the previous sessions,
using the methods described by each trainer.
Cathy Spalding Round Pen A}
Becky Smith Round Pen B} (Training Tent)
12 - 1:15 Lunch
1:15-3
"Teaching Adults Who Teach Kids"
Do you love working with youth? Do you love sharing your llamas? A Cornell Cooperative
Extension educator and a parent will take you step by step on how to develop, market
and implement a 4-H club.
Tabbethia Haubold & Jeff Carminati (Forest Room)
1:15 - 3
"Going in Style"
Find out what it takes to get your animal(s) driving…harness,cart, training…and which llama(s)
will be best?
John Conboy (Training Tent)
3 - 3:15 Break
3:15 - 5
"How Your Lama Knows When the Vet is Coming"
Safe and stress-free handling during routine and/or stressful vet visits or herd health days.
Cathy Spalding and Becky Smith (Training Tent)
HERD MANAGEMENT ON SATURDAY
8:45- 10
"The Vet's on Her Way! What to Do Before and After"
What the owner can (and cannot) do to prepare for a vet visit or herd health day: taking vital
signs, preparing injections properly, work space, lighting and safety, keeping records, and
a well-stocked vet bag.
Dr. Linda Morris (Forest Room and tent)
SATURDAY, CONTINUED
8:45 - 10
"What's a Chem Panel Anyway?"
Interpreting test results is critical to diagnosing your animal's state of health. An
experienced veterinarian helps decipher the maze and gives insight into the diagnostic process.
Dr. C. Norman Evans (Forest Room)
10 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 12
"Indiana Bones Shows You How To"
Vaccinate, trim toes, check teeth, halter, body score and more….on a most cooperative 'llama'!
Katrina Capasso, Lars Garrison & Hilary Ware (Forest Room)
10:15 - 12
"Here We Come to Save the Day!"
Help with all aspects of farm management, from analyzing, planting and fertilizing the right
pasture grasses, to the ins and outs of farm insurance, crop loans and tax implications.
"Education is the key". Your cooperative extension service is a gold mine of information.
Tabbethia Haubold (Forest Room)
12 - 1:15 Lunch
1:15 - 3
"Infertility-Great Expectations?"
Discussion of the frustrations, as well as how to diagnose and solve the problem.
Dr. Toni Cotton (Forest Room)
3 - 3:15 Break
3:15 - 5
"In Sickness and in Health"
Advanced Herd Health
Recognizing choke, uses for ultrasound, blood drawing and test results, plasma transfer,
vaccination protocols, cria anatomy.
Dr. LaRue Johnson (Forest and Tent)
3:15 - 5
"Llamaze for New Breeders"
'Indiana Bones' and her 'cria' make it look easy. Knowledge takes the edge off the
nervousness for owners having their first lama birth.
Dr. Toni Cotton and Hilary Ware (Forest Room)
4 - 5 Chat sessions, Saturday
PACKING: Tom Landis (Forest Room pack area)
HERD MANAGEMENT: Dr. Barbara Perkins (Board Room)
VET CORNER: Dr. Linda Morris (Third Floor alcove)
6-7 Social Hour
7- Dinner
8:30- 10 PM Raffle Drawings and Fundraiser For Research and Government
Relations (Seasons Dining Room)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27
8:30 - 9 Announce Photo Contest winners, Raffle Drawings
9 - 9:45 Keynote: "Lamas and the Feds"
Dan Goodyear & Marsharee Wilcox
Seasons Dining Room
Brunch
PACKING ON SUNDAY:
9 - 3 (?) PLTA Basic Trial on Pocmont grounds
Viv Fulton, Dennis Wilson; David Foy, certifier
FIBER ON SUNDAY: FIBER ROOM OPEN UNTIL NOON WITH LESSONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS
GALA Fiber Committee in the Panorama Room
HERD MANAGEMENT ON SUNDAY:
10 - 12
Vet Panel "Everything You Always Wanted To Know…"
This is your chance to ask the vets! Pre-submitted questions will be addressed in this session.
Drs. Evans, Johnson, Cotton, Morris and Perkins
Seasons Dining Room
Ongoing Self-Guiding Demonstrations:
Videos: Click and Reward training method
Mallon socialization of a newborn cria
Herd management tips video, compliments of GALA members
Tables: Nutrition display Toxic Plant display
Standing: Photo Contest
"Indiana Bones" teaching station
Seated: Fiber Room lessons & demos: (picking, carding, spinning, blending, and felting.)