Double Blind Judging
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Betty says,
"I received an e-mail asking how would I not be able to tell Armando when he won the colored junior buck class. Wouldn't I know his ear number?
In conventions, the left ears are not to be looked at. Instead, the judges read out numbers from the right ears. For those who are not familiar with the ARBA convention, this sounds strange as all rabbits have tattoos in the left ears, not in the right ears.
When we first check in at the time of arriving at the convention, we are given a check-in package with a check-in sheet that includes the ear numbers and coop numbers of all the rabbits entered. There is a permanent marker pen in the packet. We use this permanent marker to write in a coop number in each rabbit's right ear. If it's an English Angora in coop #10, then write EA10 in the rabbit's right ear. When the judge places a rabbit, the judge either reads out the coop number or shows the right ear to the table clerk for the helper to read out the coop number.
Since I did not have the check-in sheet with me during the time of judging, I could not remember all my rabbits' coop numbers. If the rabbit is still on the table to be considered, its coop is empty. Therefore, happiness is to see an empty coop during judging.
Another difference between conventions and local shows is the method of using "runners". In local shows, we all carry our own rabbits to the judging table. In conventions, a little tag with a coop number is given to a volunteer to go to the coop to pick up that rabbit. Owners do not carry their own rabbits to the table, not even after the class winners were known.
Here are three pictures taken by Candy H. of IN. The first picture is Vicki J. of MN, volunteering as a runner, carrying Sevenah to the judging table after being fluffed up for the final selection of Best of Breed. The second photo is Sevenah and Armando sitting in the coop waiting to compete for the Best of Breed and Best Opposite Sex.
The third photo is the Best of Breed and Best Opposite Sex of English Angora being on display.
Candy, thanks for the photos."
"I received an e-mail asking how would I not be able to tell Armando when he won the colored junior buck class. Wouldn't I know his ear number?
In conventions, the left ears are not to be looked at. Instead, the judges read out numbers from the right ears. For those who are not familiar with the ARBA convention, this sounds strange as all rabbits have tattoos in the left ears, not in the right ears.
When we first check in at the time of arriving at the convention, we are given a check-in package with a check-in sheet that includes the ear numbers and coop numbers of all the rabbits entered. There is a permanent marker pen in the packet. We use this permanent marker to write in a coop number in each rabbit's right ear. If it's an English Angora in coop #10, then write EA10 in the rabbit's right ear. When the judge places a rabbit, the judge either reads out the coop number or shows the right ear to the table clerk for the helper to read out the coop number.
Since I did not have the check-in sheet with me during the time of judging, I could not remember all my rabbits' coop numbers. If the rabbit is still on the table to be considered, its coop is empty. Therefore, happiness is to see an empty coop during judging.
Another difference between conventions and local shows is the method of using "runners". In local shows, we all carry our own rabbits to the judging table. In conventions, a little tag with a coop number is given to a volunteer to go to the coop to pick up that rabbit. Owners do not carry their own rabbits to the table, not even after the class winners were known.
Here are three pictures taken by Candy H. of IN. The first picture is Vicki J. of MN, volunteering as a runner, carrying Sevenah to the judging table after being fluffed up for the final selection of Best of Breed. The second photo is Sevenah and Armando sitting in the coop waiting to compete for the Best of Breed and Best Opposite Sex.
The third photo is the Best of Breed and Best Opposite Sex of English Angora being on display.
Candy, thanks for the photos."
posted by Northern California Angora Guild @ 1:05 AM
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