Located in central Virginia, just 20 miles west of historic Richmond, our family farm is home to an award-winning herd of consistently high quality huacaya alpacas. Here you will discover quality, colorful, friendly alpacas, raised with individual care and attention in an atmosphere of trust. Nine of the 25 show-age alpacas in our foundation herd are Champion/Reserve Champions, 20 are blue ribbon winners and 21 have won at least a second place at Level III or higher alpaca shows! You can meet our award-winning herdsires and our beautiful dams and cria here on our web site. Then come on over, handfeed carrots to our herd and discover why alpacas are so much more than a valuable investment - every home should have some! You will find outstanding alpacas at reasonable prices, with favorable payment terms and the support of experienced, caring mentors. Come and see for yourself - we look forward to welcoming you to our farm.
   
Thistledown ribbons from the VAOBA Expo!
Click here to meet the new crias born in May 2008!
Show Calendar and Events, 2008
We look forward to meeting you at one of these events during 2008. To learn more, please visit our News pages! 


Congratulations and thanks to Cynthia of TN, proud new owner of Myfanwy, one of our beloved "bred and owned" Champion females!

14th Annual Virginia Classic, Lexington, VA - March 15-16, 2008.  Cameron placed second out of all the greys in the Walking Fleece Fiber Futurity. This class focuses specifically on fiber genetics and is intended to predict the potential impact of alpacas on the next generation. Agnes placed third in her halter class, and our eldest daughter, who shows alpacas for our farm and others, placed second in intermediate showmanship and public relations. We also introduced our new line of alpaca coats, for crias and adults, made of all natural materials. 

April Shearing Tour: April 1 - April 22, 2008. This year we are organising shearing for over 1400 alpacas at 36 farms in Virginia. This is the seventh year we have scheduled the shearing route for Darren Kennedy in this area. If you need help with shearing in 2009, please email us before Halloween 2008. Thanks!

MaPaca Eastern Alpaca Jubilee, Harrisburg, PA - April 25-27, 2008. At the largest alpaca show in the US, our four fleece entries won three seconds and a fourth (Cameron, Lady, Nola and Iris respectively) and our Spinoff entries won a first (Brigit) and two seconds (Magnus and Lady). For the first time in 7 years, we didn't take alpacas to MAPACA, but went instead as a vendor, selling yarn and socks made in the US from US alpaca, alpaca coats for crias, adults and juvis, plus needlefelting kits and rovings. Our eldest daughter showed alpacas for other farms, including Double O Good and their clients. For more information about this huge alpaca event, visit www.mapaca.org and check out those cute little girls in hula skirts on the main Jubilee Show page!

Check out our recent crias! These three were born Fall 2007.

Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, West Friendship, MD - May 3-4, 2008. For more information about the largest fiber festival in the U.S., please visit www.sheepandwool.org 

PAOBA Breeder's Showcase, York, PA - May 9-11, 2008. Our juvenile grey junior herdsire, Cameron, won a blue ribbon in the fleece show, and Magnus, our medium fawn junior herdsire, placed first in an extremely competitive fawn SpinOff class. We attended PAOBA as a vendor this year, and if you were there, you may have met our eldest daughter showing alpacas and helping out with the shearing! For more information, visit www.paoba.org.

National Alpaca Farm Day, Manakin VA - September 27-28, 2007. We will be open the following hours to celebrate this National event:

Saturday 27 September, 2008 - 12.30 p.m. until 4.00 p.m.
Sunday 28 September, 2008    - 12.30 p.m. until 4.00 p.m.


Centerville Pumpkin Festival

Fall Fiber Festival of Virginia, Montpelier, VA - October 4-5, 2008. For more information, please visit www.fallfiberfestival.org

Centerville Pumpkin Festival, Centerville, VA - Saturday 11 October, 2008, 10.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. For more information about this wonderful family-oriented arts and crafts festival, now in it's third year, visit http://centervillepumpkinfestival.blogspot.com

VAOBA Expo, Lexington, VA - October 18-19, 2008. Thistledown Alpacas is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of this show for the second year. For more information about the largest alpaca show in Virginia, please visit www.vaobaexpo.com. We look forward to seeing you there!

 Visit our News page to read about events in 2007 and previous years!