It's an obstacle course kind of thing. Three different kinds. One is a generic course with obstacles designed to test the animal's trust of the trainer. It has stuff like bridges, walking over low hurdles, backing up, etc. Another simulates packing. The animal carry a 40 lb pack, and the obstacles include things like backing out of a blind alley, walking across a pile of dead branches, checking feet for thorns, adding and removing items from the pack. Another contest simulates taking the animal out in public, like to an orphanage or retirement home. Obstacles include up and down steps, being petted by strangers, going through doorways, loading and unloading from a trailer, walking through a area full of stuffed animals.
It takes a fair amount of training, because what llamas mostly seem to really, really want to do is eat hay and make poop.
regards,
Leon
