Northern California Angora Guild

Saturday, December 13, 2025

Show C Angora Judging at Hollister



Satin Angoras in the coops ready for the judge.



The Satin Angora BOB goes to the white senior doe and the BOSB to the white senior buck.



Casey Jones is the happy mama of the Satin Angora BOB and BOSB winners.




Judge Cheryl checks on an English Angora underside.



After the underside, judge Cheryle presses down the wool to check on the body.



The two English Angora BOB goes to the colored senior doe and the BOSB goes to the colored senior buck.



Judge Cheryl is working on the French Angora colored junior doe class.



The French Angora BOB is the colored senior doe.  

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: December 6, 2025 Angora Showing at Hollister






 

Friday, December 12, 2025

Show B Angora Judging at Hollister





Show B judge for Angoras is Courtney Collins.  In the judging coops are the French Angoras. 



This is second place colored senior doe.



The French Angora chestnut senior doe is the BOB.



The French Angora colored junior doe class winner is very nice but too young to compete with the senior doe.



The Satin Angora BOB is Casey's white senior doe.


Judge Courtney has and full coated English Angora on the table.
 


Judge Courtney comments on the English Angora colored senior doe.

 

The English Angora BOB is the colored senior doe.

For a list of winners, go to:





Thursday, December 11, 2025

Show A Angora Judging at Hollister


There are three breeds of Angoras present at Hollister: English Angora, French Angora and Satin Angora.


Show A judge for Angoras is Misty Polasik, she starts with the Satin Angora.   Casey clerks for judge Misty, Lori and daughter Pearl watch.



There are 3 white Satin Angoras and the rest are all colored. 



Judge Misty evaluates the colored Satin Angoras, the BOB and BOSB are the white pair.



The next to be judged by judge Misty are the English Angoras. 



Full coated English Angora.



It takes a lot of breath power to examine the English Angora's big coat.



Picking the English Angora BOB and BOSB.



The English Angora BOB goes to Betty's colored senior doe.  The winner advances to open Best In Show at the end of the day.  



The French Angora colored junior buck.  




Judge Misty comments on the first place colored senior doe.



Two young French Angora colored junior does being evaluated by judge Misty.



The French Angora BOB is the chestnut senior doe that has a very finished coat.

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: December 6, 2025 Angora Showing at Hollister




 

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Showroom Scenes at Hollister






Happy exhibitors at the San Benito County Fairgrounds on Saturday, December 6, 2025..




It's a Christmas show, Santa rewards Betty a sugar cane for her good behavior.



Look at the floor, this venue has most beautiful polished hardwood floors.



The wool corner has rabbits and Angora product displays.




Another view of the wool corner. 




These are the prizes everyone exhibitor shoot for: Best In Show and Reserve In Show chairs.




Look who is visiting!  Lori Williamson from the 1990s English Angora scenes.   Lori and Betty compete with each other in the 1990s and stay good friends for all these years.




Registrar Desi Guadagnolo judges the Breeders' Jackpot competition: each exhibitor may choose to pay an entry fee to put a rabbit that is bred by the exhibitor in the competition for half of the total entry fees.    Raeberta does mama proud to have won the competition and earns some money for mama Betty. 






 

Tuesday, December 09, 2025

Open Top Winners at Hollister



Rabit Producers of Santa Clara Valley sponsors triple all breed shows at Hollister, CA on Saturday, December 6, 2025.  

 
Show A Best In Show judge: Cheryl Blackman, TX
Best In Show rabbit: Betty Chu's English Angora.
Reserve In Show rabbit: Chris Zemny's Holland Lop.



Show B Best In Show judge: Griffen Harrah, OR.
Best In Show rabbit: Kelly Hinde's Tan.



Show B Reserve In Show rabbit: Carol Green and Nate Burbidge's American Fuzzy Lop.



Show C Best In Show judge; Nate Burbidge, UT
Best In Show rabbit: Nicole and Deb Sandoval's Holland Lop.



Show C Reserve In Show rabbit: Janine Curia's Netherland Dwarf.




Monday, December 08, 2025

Raeberta Wins Open Best In Show at Hollister





Raeberta is sitting comfortably in her new chair!




Raeberta wins Open Best In Show at the Rabbit Producers of Santa Clara Valley Christmas Show at Hollister.   This is her 8th open Best In Show win in less than 4 months of showing.  In addition she also has an open Reserve In Show and 2 specialty Best In Show.



This is Raeberta being evaluated by judge Cheryl Blackman on the Best In Show table.




Judge Cheryl from Texas says that Raeberta is fabulous.




Mama Betty is very happy with the two littermate sisters Raeberta on the left and Raeanna on the right.   



 

Sunday, December 07, 2025

Look at Us Now



We were itty bitty little ones.



Do you remember us?



This is us now!



We are the "Rae" sisters.  Our mom is Raelynne, the number 1 English Angora Rabbit of the Year 2023-2024.    We hope to be just like our mother.



I am Raeanna.




I am Raeberta.