Today we are interviewing and featuring Dutch born Tamar Valkenier about her 4 month Mongolian Camel Expedition as part of our #WomenWhoWorkWithCamels series. Tamar shares the challenges she faced in such harsh environments and how being with camels 24/7 changed her as a person forever. Tamar gave up her promising career in 2015, Graduated […]
Author Archives: Tara
08
May
May
One of the most common questions we get asked is “what’s the difference between dromedary and bactrian camel behaviours?” Which is like asking a parent “who is your favourite child?” Beside the obvious – that dromedary camels have one hump and bactrian camels have 2 humps, the answer to this question is complex […]
01
May
May
Today we have a treat for you! We had the pleasure of Interviewing Miriam Lancewood, author of Woman in the wilderness. We wanted to interview Miriam about her wilderness adventures, because we know, that some of you listening, have brought camels for this idea of living more freely, trekking with your camels […]
20
Apr
Apr
Animals were a big part of assisting their handlers in wartimes. Some were used for practical reasons others were mascots to raise moral and or companionship to help assist with the hardship of the times. the Imperial Camel Corps, first raised in 1916, was a camel-mounted infantry force operating in the Middle Eastern and African deserts. […]
18
Apr
Apr
Reading the body language of camels can be a bit of a challenge as camels can seem bit aloof in their nature. Camel’s don’t show obvious signs of dislike as a horse would. For instance camels don’t put their ears back before defending themselves. For a person who is new to camels, […]
Camel Equipment, Camel Expedition, Camel Riding, Camel Trekking
The All Purpose Camel Saddle Explained
11
Apr
Apr
Take a sneak peek of all the features of an all purpose camel saddle, for the dromedary camel. Watch Russell explain why he chose the All Purpose Camel Saddle before his 2 year walk with camels across Australia. Highlights: After 15+ years the camel saddle featured in the video is still in excellent condition […]
03
Apr
Apr
Do you ever wonder, or even get confused, on the type of camel saddle that would suit your needs or maybe, even if you need one anyhow…? Does owning a camel mean you need to have all the accessories, in this case a camel saddle? From camel trekking to camel riding, choosing a […]
13
Mar
Mar
We understand that as a passionate camel owner and lover that you want to do the right thing by the camels you get the pleasure of handling and or having as pets, but we also understand, from regular feedback from camel owners, is that it’s not always easy to understand how the camel thinks and […]
07
Mar
Mar
What matters most…? Your camel understanding you OR you understanding your camel…? In this podcast episode we’ll be discussing just that. We’ll discuss how you can better you camel handling & training skills through a medium of understanding on the human and camel level. It’s funny to be a human because sometimes we don’t realise […]
28
Feb
Feb
When you have a dream in life, excuses are abundant, road blocks appear and this can all feel disheartening at times. Today you’re going to hear form two incredible cameleers who put their excuses to the wayside and realised that they too could do something amazing alongside their camels. Max, who is legally blind & his […]
