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Carol Fleshman helps one of her alpacas back to its pen. It’s not easy to move alpacas, especially on shearing day.  After doing this once every year, however, Fleshman is used to the push and pull of her herd. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications

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Top Knot Shearing Company lays the alpaca down gently before starting on the process where they begin to shear the head of one of Fleshman’s many alpacas. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications

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An alpaca in Fleshman’s herd looks out toward the volunteers after it has been shaved. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications

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Two of Fleshman’s alpacas wait patiently for their turn with the shearer. Fleshman shears her alpacas every summer to help them combat the heat. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications

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A crew member of Top Knot Shearing gathers the fleece of an alpaca after it has been sheared. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications

Tug-of-war

In the blistering heat of the summer, Carol Fleshman and a crew of nine people sheared 50 alpacas.

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130 N Interocean Ave
PO Box 297
Holyoke CO 80734