What can you do in ninety seconds–that takes love, patience and understanding?
Gil Riegler knows the answer to that one. And from now until the Orange County Fair closes on Sunday evening, he’ll be demonstrating how it works–as he milks a camel.
Gil and his wife Nancy co-founded America’s first camel-milking farm, the Oasis Camel Dairy, in 1998. Currently, they have twenty-two camels–five of whom have come with Gil to this year’s Orange County Fair for daily camel-milking demonstrations.
Gil, now in his second year at the Orange County Fair, says camels have an undeserved bad reputation. His animals are personable and affectionate, and camels in general don’t spit unless they’ve been mistreated–or they’re bored.
Gil (pictured here with Goldie, who loves to work a crowd) offered a “camel update” on this past year at his Oasis Camel Dairy, and a preview of some of his upcoming events after the Orange County Fair’s final weekend.
Gil Riegler will be offering camel milking demonstrations several times daily at the Orange County Fair, in Costa Mesa, several times daily, through the Fair’s closing day, this Sunday, August 11th. The Oasis Camel Dairy, in Ramona, California, also has a public tour scheduled for Saturday, August 25th, and they’re looking forward to “Pomegranate Days”, November 24th and 25th.
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