Several years ago, we sold Tess, a perky Bolivian female llama, to Dayle Russel of Caru Llamas in Illinois. Tess gave Dayle several babies, including Grand Champion and Best-of-Show winner Caru Totally Silver. Dayle’s focus for her breeding program has since shifted to suri llamas, and she is no longer using Tess for breeding. On a whim, she tried Tess out on an obstacle course at a club outing, and Tess performed perfectly! Next Dayle tried her out on a llama cart, and again, Tess was a natural! She called me to share her surprise and excitment, and is working with Tess to improve her cart-driving skills to enter her in shows next year.

Tess Driving Cart

We want to congratulate Dayle and Tess on their new endeavor. It just goes to show that performance classes and cart-driving isn’t just for the boys!