Here we go again!!  The 2019 event will feature 2 shows this year; with some expansion to both NAAS, the Expo!  Maybe the biggest news for the 2019 event is we are re-instituting stall limits and setting them at 10 total stalls per farm.  Since you can now upload your show documents to the registration system and most people chose that method of delivery we are now going to accept Venmo as a form of payment so many people will now be able to register in just minutes and not have to send us anything in the mail!  This year we will also add novice classes to the Expo, these classes will be for breeders that have under 20 AOA registered females and have owned alpacas for under 10 years.  So you will have a choice for each alpaca registered in the Northeast Alpaca Expo to enter that alpaca in a standard class or a novice class and just compete against other breeders in your classification or every breeder in the show.  As with the standard halter classes, the 1st & 2nd  place alpacas from the novice classes will move onto the championship class for that color group and the champion will be selected from all the alpacas in the show from that color group.  So novice and standard classes will compete against each other for the championship!  Lastly, we are expanding the Walking Fleece Show by folding it into the North American Alpaca Show.  That means all breeders may enter alpacas in these classes.  We have been doing WF classes at all of our shows for several years now and they are absolutely loved by exhibitors for the personal evaluations they supply to each alpaca for the owners.  Please consider entering these classes as they will essentially give you a 3rd show to enter for the weekend.  This will be year 19 for NAAS and the 9th year of the Expo and with the Walking Fleece Show we will have all 3 shows happening under 1 roof in 1 weekend!  The shows will be run by Alpaca Show Management Services which is a blending of show coordinator veterans Kevin O'Leary and Scott Young who together have run over 75 Alpaca Shows across the country.

In 2019 check in day is Friday, April 5th.  So just like last year NAAS & Expo will run in 2 rings with 2 judges.  Nick Harrington-Smith will judge NAAS and Helen Testa will judge the Expo.  NAAS will start with female alpacas on day 1 and the Expo will judge all males.  On day 2 they will judge opposite genders.  That's it just a normal 2 ring, 2 judge, 2 day show, easy!  As for the Walking Fleece classes, they will be judged by Glen Finbow on Saturday.