About Us
How We Began
Pear Tree Llamas was established by Clark and Katy Partridge in 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The partridge in a pear tree connection made the name Pear Tree Llamas an obvious choice.
Our first four llamas were two 6-week old male crias and their dams, purchased from Craig and Doris Rasmussen of Rasmussen Livestock, Hoytsville, Utah. The senior herdsires of the Rasmussen herd, Calypso PL and Primo Camacho, traced their heritage to the original Patterson Llamas.
Soon after purchasing our initial four llamas we moved the herd to a forty-acre site in Midway, Utah. Midway lies in the Heber Valley, a lovely high mountain valley about forty miles east of Salt Lake City. A barn and fences were built, and by the year 2000 the llamas were thoroughly settled in their permanent home. Clark passed away suddenly in 2002; after his death Katy stayed on the property, tending the llamas. In 2005 Katy married Jerry White, and Pear Tree Llamas took a new lease on life.
Pear Tree Llamas Today
Today our herd numbers ten. We focus primarily on fiber production. Our llamas have competed in regional and national llama shows and have received regional fiber awards. We sell fine yarns, roving, fleeces, and dryer balls – all made from our own llama fiber. We also have llama poop available for gardeners.
Pear Tree Llamas is a private ranch and is not open to the public except by advance appointment. We maintain our ranch with assistance from Darby, our Old English Sheepdog puppy, and our three cats (Seamus, Carragh, and Drambuie).
Professionally, we are members of the Rocky Mountain Llama Association (RMLA) and the International Llama Registry (ILR).
