The Llamas of WRL
Ted
He is an unregistered rescue. He is small in stature but one of the sweetest, hardest working boys in the group and is always the lead.
Lennier
Lennier is a registered llama from the area and is one of the best packers we have! He is getting up there in years so we only use him for photo shoots, lunch trips, kid classes and short packs but he sure loves to be pet and to get lots of treats! (he has earned them!)
Kitty aka Kit
Yep you read that right…..His name is Kitty. My boy Conrad (Pictured with Ted) named him the second he showed up at our house from a small ranch in Idaho. This will be his first official season as a packer. He is a gentle giant and is proving already to be an excellent boy on the trail.
Gradiant aka Grady
This is a new member of our crew as well! He came from a farm in the midwest and still has some years to go before he can be on the official WRL packing crew but he is getting a lot of practice in already!
Earl and Finn
Here are the first llamas that Emily raised and trained. They were the first true packers of Wind River Llamas. They have moved onto bigger and better things (Breeding and Showing) but they will always have a home here in Boulder WY.
General Llama Info
Our llamas carry on average 60 lbs (they can carry up to 100 depending on llama size and conditioning). They have soft padded feet with two nails allowing them to negotiate a variety of terrain and can go anywhere you can go without the assistance of hands!
Llamas travel on average 2 miles per hour and an average of 14 miles per day.
They are browsers, not grazers. Along with grass, you will see them eating willow leaves, flowers, bark off of a tree, camp scraps, and a variety of other things. They are efficient ruminants meaning we do not have to not take extra feed on the trail. Even if they are related to camels we ensure that they get water daily.
Yes, they spit……..at each other. Llamas that spit or kick at a person have been badly abused. Spitting is their way of telling something/someone to getaway. The llamas at WRL respect humans because we respect them as well. They work hard for us so we ensure that they are consistently saddled well, not overworked and well-fed.
