Former Vermont State Sen. Tom Bahre (Addison County) joined Deb Wright, owner of Wright Choice Alpacas of Castleton, to exhibit her award-winning animals at the Green Mountain Alpaca Fall Spectacular and Fiber Event.
Castleton — Former Vermont State Sen. Tom Bahre (Addison County) joined Deb Wright, owner of Wright Choice Alpacas of Castleton, to exhibit her award-winning animals at the recent 2011 Green Mountain Alpaca Fall Spectacular and Fiber Event at the Champlain Valley Expo.
One of the Champlain Valley Expo event coordinators said a little known fact is that the Spanish scientific name for alpacas is "Vicugna pacos", a word that doesn't roll off the tongue as easily as alpaca.
Wright’s animals won several prestigious place awards at the event including performance, halter, among other classes. She began raising alpacas in 2001 with the original purchase of three animals.
The Castleton farm, on Howland Road, is situated on land owned by Wright’s family since the 1930s.
