Welcome
Sunora Farm is a classic llama breeding farm nestled in the foothills of the Willamette Valley west of Salem, Oregon.
I fell in love with llamas in 1990 while still living in California with my young daughter
Vanora. Sunora is a combination of Susan and Vanora = Sunora. We bought 2 pregnant females in 1991.
Later I realized these gals were both classic llamas bred to woolly studs
and the results were just pet quality llamas. We were still thrilled to have llamas in our life.
We attended llama events and did many fun things with our llamas.
We bred many healthy llamas and sold them to happy homes. It was wonderful watching my young daughter grow
up with llamas and develop outstanding animal handling skills.
Change came in the fall of 1999 when we moved to Oregon and sold most of the herd. But we still
wanted llamas in our life, so we soon acquired 2 weanling males, joined 4H and started attending llama
events in Oregon. Vanora’s teenage years were stormy times, but her relationship with llamas gave her a calm, safe place to grow. Vanora moved back to
California in 2004, but returned to Oregon in 2010 a happy and grounded young woman. It’s wonderful to
have my llama partner around again to help train and show our llamas.
In 2006 I started acquiring classic dams to develop a breeding program. For me the classic llama is timeless! Even if I don’t have time to get out into the backcountry, I can contribute to the preservation of the classic llama. I was part of the problem in the ‘90s and now want to be part of the solution. I am having a great time producing outstanding classic llamas for packing, breeding and as intelligent companion animals.
The foundation of my breeding program was Sky Rocket. Thanks to Gwen Ingram and Jim Krowka of
Lost Creek Llamas for generously allowing me to use Rocky to start my classic breeding program. Rocky
is an outstanding example of the classic performance llama. Unfortunately Rocky had an accident in May 2010
and passed away - this is a huge loss to the classic llama gene pool. I am grateful for the 5 crias he sired with two
of my dams - a male and female in May 2008, a male and female in June 2009 and a male in March 2011.
My dams and Rocky have produced outstanding results.
The best part about raising llamas is being able to spend time with them and sharing them with
other people. Each one is unique and I love developing relationships with them.
Short, but frequent lessons produce quick results.
A well trained llama is a happy llama and happy llamas make happy owners.
My goal of breeding classic llamas for the packing community is now a reality. I am thrilled that Sunora’s Boulder and Sunora’s Rainier were sold to folks who will use them for packing into the back country near their Idaho home. Contact me if you are interested purchasing classic llamas.
