We welcome you to join us for SimplyAlpaca bring your own picnic and trekking experiences. Walking with alpacas! YES?!! Enjoy that feel good factor and enjoyment that comes with being with animals in the fresh air and then enjoy a picnic that you have brought to extend your time with the alpacas. As we use Camelidynamics principles for halter and lead training, our animals are trusting and willing trail blazers, vying to be at the front of the queue when it comes to choosing who is going out today. Our family and friends enjoy a different sort of walk so we would like to offer this exciting and unusual opportunity to you.  We offer week day and weekend guided walks subject to the weather and availability.

Would you like the opportunity to meet, mingle and feed our fluffy, friendly alpacas?  Look no further than our Meet and Treat sessions. A wonderful  experience spending 30minutes in the paddock with our girls (and occasionally babies), gazing into their deep, hypnotic eyes, marvelling at their long eyelashes, and being hounded for the food that you get to take in to feed them with! They are amazingly calm and gentle, love small children and will give you some magical memories to capture in photos.   Inclusions What's Included 📋 Other   What you'll need 🧤 Warm Clothing - This is an outdoor experience so warm clothing will be necessary if the weather is cold. ☂️ Waterproofs - Necessary if raining. 📋 Other - The animals are in a grassed paddock which may become muddy and slippery in wet weather so please wear appropriate outdoor shoes/boots if the weather dictates.

Looking for that feel good factor and enjoy outdoor animal experiences? Look no further than SimplyAlpaca trekking experiences. Walking with alpacas! YES!!  As we use Camelidynamics principles for halter and lead training, our animals are trusting and willing trail blazers, vying to be at the front of the queue when it comes to choosing who is going out today.  Our family and friends enjoy a different sort of walk so we would like to offer this exciting and unusual opportunity to you. We offer week day and weekend guided walks subject to the weather and availability.  We also do Trekking Gift Vouchers for the person who has or has done everything. Email to order and book when you are ready. Vouchers are valid for 12 months after purchase.  1 person 1 alpaca-£35 2 people 1 alpaca £45 Children need to be 12 before they can lead an alpaca. Walks are about 2 miles and the pace is slow and leisurely taking between 60 and 90 minutes depending how much time the alpacas are allowed to eat!!   Inclusions What you'll need 🧤 Warm Clothing - Being an outdoor event we are at the mercy of the weather. ☂️ Waterproofs - Boots or wellingtons will be needed if the weather has been wet. 📋 Other - Young children need to be able to walk for an hour/2miles or be carried in an appropriate carrier. The ground is unsuitable for pushchairs etc.

Bring your own Picnic Pacca Experience We offer you the opportunity to book a bring your own picnic experience with our alpacas. This will allow you, family and friends, exclusive use of our picnic bench, or bring a rug to throw on the grass, in the courtyard garden overlooking the alpacas. There are hand washing facilities in the paddock for after visiting the alpacas and in the court yard. One hour slots (or multiples of) to include alpaca food, are available on Tuesdays and Saturday afternoons, you just need to bring your picnic.   Inclusions What you'll need 🍴 Food - Bring your own picnic 🥤 Drink

Alpaca fleece is wonderful for felting projects as it is so soft with less of the “tickle factor” of sheep’s wool and as the fibres are hollow it gives an amazingly warm and light finish. Felt is the oldest form of fabric known to mankind and consists of layers of fibre that have been agitated and compressed until the fibres lock together forming a mat. This most versatile of processes shows you how to create flat felt such as a scarf using wet felting techniques. Then after a home cooked lunch, if you are staying for the full day, the opportunity to try your hand at needle felting a picture panel. Having learned the basics you can easily practise your skills at home with  fibre and kits available to buy on the day. And if your interest is piqued, we offer more advanced courses moving on to making 3d wet felted items such as hats and slippers.   Inclusions What's Included 🍴 Food - Tea and cake for the half day, lunch for the full day. All diets catered for with notice. 🥤 Drink - Tea and coffee 🧰 Equipment - All fibre and materials   What you'll need 📋 Other - If you have any alpaca fibre from your own animals that you don't know how to process, bring it along and we can assess it together and go over the basics of preparing it for use.

Our training is based on the Camelidynamics approach which is a respectful and effective way to train and handle llamas and alpacas. Victoria is a Senior Camelidynamics Consultant and has trained extensively with it's founder. It was developed by Marty McGee Bennett who has over 30 years of experience with camelids. It is a collection of methods that represents the most positive least intrusive techniques for training and managing camelids. Marty’s methods incorporate elements of TTouch and TTeam; principles and techniques developed by Linda Tellington Jones which have been thoughtfully adapted for llamas and alpacas.  More recently, we have looked to the world of behaviour and found that all of Marty's principles are supported by the science. We look more specifically at why our animals do what they do, recognising how we make it difficult for our alpacas and llamas to do what we want. We will help you to learn how to train and manage your llamas and alpacas in a way that gives you an understanding of their behaviour and the importance of balance and leverage in paving the way for cooperation instead of relying on restraint and force.  Victoria has gained a Certificate of Excellence following an intensive 8 week international webinar course Living and Learning with Animals 2014 with Dr Susan Friedman of Utah State University. USA.  You will learn a set of skills that once mastered, make every animal easier to work with. Whether your difficulty lies in catching, haltering, and leading or husbandry tasks like injections or toe nail trimming, this approach based on Camelidynamics principles offers respectful, scientifically sound answers that anyone can learn and use safely and effectively. Please download and complete the attached registration form and return to www.simplyalpaca.co.uk   Inclusions What's Included 🍴 Food - Refreshments and lunch are provided. All diets are catered for with notice. 🥤 Drink - Tea and coffee 🧰 Equipment - All handling gear and halters used on the course will be provided. They will also be available to purchase.   What you'll need 🧤 Warm Clothing - Be mindful of the weather conditions at the time of attendance and dress accordingly, we will be both indoors and outdoors. ☂️ Waterproofs - If necessary 📋 Other - Please ensure your boots or shoes are clean or disinfectable for bio-security reasons.

As public awareness of the benefits of animal-assisted interventions increases and more providers are looking to set up programmes, there is an ever growing need to ensure a consistent, responsible and safe approach to these interventions.  Victoria is a Senior Camelidynamics Consultant, a qualified counsellor and has worked as a paramedic and in-service counsellor for over 30 years. She has combined her knowledge and drawn on her experience in both areas of working with people and animals to create the course that she wanted when she first considered entering the "therapeutic " realm.  The three day course is aimed at alpaca and llama owners who have an interest in working with their animals in Animal Assisted Activities (AAA) for the well-being of others. It does not allow you to offer or call your activities "therapy". In order to call any animal activity "therapy" the handler must have a recognised qualification that would allow them to offer therapy in the absence of the animal.  You will leave with knowledge of the history of animal interventions, of the practical application of Camelidynamics handling skills, practical, legal and ethical considerations in programme planning and some ideas about how to work alongside alpacas for the physical and psychological benefit of others.  The course is delivered in a mix of theory and animal practicals. Please download and complete the attached registration form and return to www.simplyalpaca.co.uk   Inclusions What's Included 🍴 Food - All refreshments and lunch provided. All diets catered for with notice 🥤 Drink - Tea and coffee 🧰 Equipment - Full course notes provided   What you'll need 🧤 Warm Clothing - As weather appropriate, the course is both classroom based and outside. ☂️ Waterproofs - As necessary 📋 Other - A pre-course survey will be sent out approximately a week before the start.

As public awareness of the benefits of animal-assisted interventions increases and more providers are looking to set up programmes, there is an ever growing need to ensure a consistent, responsible and safe approach to these interventions.  Victoria is a Senior Camelidynamics Consultant, a qualified counsellor and has worked as a paramedic and in-service counsellor for over 30 years. She has combined her knowledge and drawn on her experience in both areas of working with people and animals to create the course that she wanted when she first considered entering the "therapeutic " realm.  You will leave with knowledge of the history of animal interventions, of the practical application of Camelidynamics handling skills and alpaca communication, practical, legal and ethical considerations in programme planning and ideas about how to incorporate working along side alpacas into the therapeutic setting. The course is delivered in a mix of theory, animal practical and experiential exercises. Please download and complete the attached registration form and return to www.simplyalpaca.co.uk   Inclusions What's Included 🍴 Food - All refreshments and lunch provided. All diets catered for with notice 🥤 Drink - Tea and coffee 🧰 Equipment - Full course notes provided   What you'll need 🧤 Warm Clothing - As weather appropriate, the course is both classroom based and outside. ☂️ Waterproofs - As necessary 📋 Other - A pre-course survey will be sent out approximately a week before the start.

If you have completed a handling course here with us at SimplyAlpaca's Camelid Connection or with another Camelidynamics instructor but have forgotten some of the finer details or are experiencing particular problems, this is the day for you. We will be revisiting the science of behaviour, refreshing on handling principles and refining practical skills including the use of body position, balance and leverage to efficiently catch, halter, lead and perform husbandry tasks. This is an ideal opportunity to identify and practically problem solve any issues you have been facing with your animals.   Inclusions What's Included 🍴 Food - Refreshments and lunch are provided. All diets are catered for with notice. 🥤 Drink - Tea and coffee. 🧰 Equipment - All handling gear and halters used on the course will be provided. They will also be available to purchase.   What you'll need 🧤 Warm Clothing - Be mindful of the weather conditions at the time of attendance and dress accordingly, we will be both indoors and outdoors. ☂️ Waterproofs - If necessary. 📋 Other - Please ensure your boots or shoes are clean or disinfectable for bio-security reasons.

Interested in finding out a little more about these beautiful animals. Come and enjoy our alpacas on the edge of the Cotswolds and take the opportunity to get up close to these captivating creatures. This half day experience will give you some insight into their history, care requirements and what it feels like to be with them. Includes short presentation introducing you to alpacas and llamas, meeting and feeding, haltering some and taking them for a walk and having a go at felting with their fibre. Perfect if your are wondering if alpaca keeping is for you. £45   Inclusions What you'll need 🧤 Warm Clothing - Being an outdoor event we are at the mercy of the weather. ☂️ Waterproofs - Necessary if it is raining 📋 Other - Boots or wellies will be needed if the weather has been wet