Four Ladies & Me Farm

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Have you ever contemplated on how a seemingly small event or decision evolves into a life changing experience? Becoming llama owners did that for our family. It started with land purchases around our home to preserve scenic views to our lake and to maintain the quiet solitude to which we had become accustomed, all in the city limits of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After accumulating all the vacant acreage Michael came up with another mid-life crisis idea. The Four Ladies have all seemed to benefit from the other four or five he had so why not try another. The West family was going to start a farm, build barns, erect fencing (4000 feet, all installed by the family), and buy a couple of llama. "Llama???", was the Ladies' reaction. "Well if you want llama, we want miniature horses!" Being a family that works together, off we went in search of the perfect two llama and two miniature horses. By Christmas of 2003 we had found them and took the first steps in our journey to a life on the farm. By the end of the first year we had three dogs, three barn cats, four horses, and ten llamas. We now have over 20 llamas and intend to maintain a select group of no more than 30. Mind you that Michael never had a pet as a child, but Patricia had shown horses and grew up around a farm atmosphere. We both wanted the later experience for our three daughters. We are Michael and Patricia West. Along with the most wonderful children in the world, Megan, Kristin, and Addison, we constitute the...

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