How to Train Your Llama - Stoke Your Passion
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Hunting with the assistance of llamas is a growing trend nowadays, mostly because they are a low maintenance animal in the backcountry. But it takes a lot of work to get them ready for the 'big trip' - sometimes months or years. So what happens when you buy 'green' llamas off of Craigslist? Well you're about to find out when Grant shows us the progress he's made in just a few short months with his 'Craigslist llamas'. Hang on, this could get Western!
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Good video would like to see the update on them I have some I'm needing to train they know nothing and I need pack llamas for a hunt any advice?
Ray Cooper thanks for the comment and view. What we did was just kept at it walking them around with packs on and added weights to get them used to it. We added to our herd and just worked them each day we could. The hardest part was trimming their nails. They do not like it. But being around them constantly builds trust and within a couple months they’ll be ready to trail. Good luck!
Is this saddle system still produced?
how many people got here because they thought they are learning something about AI?
I'm not seeing any additional updates. Perhaps you gave up on the craigslist llamas. Llamas that are bred for packing, and particularly ones that have a couple seasons of conditioning and packing are wonderful to take on hikes and hunts. Green llamas from craigslist may or may not work out. Some are actually pretty athletic and trainable, but most aren't and that can be a problem. An older, overweight, lazy, untrained llama has a snowball's chance in hell of being worth the trouble. Particularly if the pasterns are dropped or if there is some other issue with their health, gait or confirmation. There are a bunch of good breeders of pack llamas. I get all mine from reliable breeders, they are worth it. I used to take in rescues and use them for packing. Some were good, most were not...
The best techniques for training usually start in the round pen getting them calm and used to handling, I wish I'd known that when I started with them 24 years ago but I'm glad I know it now. I haven't had a rodeo in years. www.johnmallonclinics.net/products.html has some good training DVD's that make this a whole lot easier. Camelidynamics is good to, as is Lost Creek Llama get-connected workshops.
Of course if all you want to do is walk around the block with light loads, most of em will do that. Some really good videos on packing with llamas are on UA-cam, see Wilderness Ridge Trail Llamas. You might want to consider renting good llamas for a hunting trip. With all of the effort that goes into a backcountry trip, it's worth it to have reliable packers. I can vouch for the ones that Beau Baty has from Wilderness Ridge. He makes sure they have several seasons of work on summer commercial packing trips, and are close to bullet-proof, before he puts them in his rental string. Best of luck on your future endeavors.