Herding

To move the alpacas you herd them. The ideal is to have an openning you want them to go through, them, then you on the other side, walking toward them with your arms straight out. This works, most of the time ;) We find the worst is when they are in the pasture and can dodge around us rather than go through the gate.

This is a picture of Emma in the herding stance:


You can see Maddie, mid-step walking away from Emma.