Carlson wins four firsts, two donated awards in homemade exhibit
The San Diego County Fair’s Open and Youth Llama Show allows both llamas and alpacas to compete in the performance division. Sneakers, a two-year-old alpaca owned by Hemet’s Barbie Carlson, was this year’s performance grand champion.Carlson also entered the homemade competition at the 2024 San Diego County Fair. She received four first-place category awards for her homemade entries while also receiving two donated awards.“More than I expected,” Carlson said.Carlson was raised on a dairy farm in San Jacinto and graduated from San Jacinto High School in 1984. She moved to Hemet in 1987, and her property now includes a ranch of rescue animals.Only a member of a San Diego County 4-H Club, Future Farmers
