BAARG Angora Judging at Turlock on Sunday

The Blown Away Angora Rabbit Guild holds two specialty shows at Turlock.  On Sunday, the specialty show judge is Josh from TN.  On the table is a white English Angora.

Judge Josh is examining a colored English Angora.

Judge Josh is looking at the colored Giant Angora display.

Judge Josh checks the body types of the French Angora.

Judge Josh likes the French Angora chestnut junior doe.

He likes the French Angora colored junior doe so much that he awards the BOB to her and then picks her as the specialty Best In Show.  Mama Carol is very happy.

Best In Show Judging at Turlock on Sunday

Show C Best In Show judge is Ryan Harrah from AZ.  

Another view of judge Ryan examining the BOBs on the table.   

Betty, Amber and Julie have a picture taken with Ryan in the background.  Why?    In 2013 at the Harrisburg ARBA convention, Betty's English Angora, Amber's Jersey Wooly and Julie's Havana were Group winners along with Doug Harrah's Florida White.   Doug's Florida White went on to win the convention Best In Show.   Ryan is Doug's son, thus three of us have a little connection with Ryan!

The California State Convention has quite a few big winners in attendance.    In addition to the convention group winners, there are 6 convention Best In Show winners attending the show:

Kassi Sieber, Mini Lop 1989

Betty Chu, English Angora 1992

Joe Kim, Tan 2003

Doug King, Mini Rex 2009

Chris Zemny, Holland Lop 2014

Jeanette Rasmussen, Netherland Dwarf, 2017 

Judge Ryan awards the show C Best In Show to Joe's Tan and Reserve In Show to Betty's English Angora.

Show D Best In Show judge is Jeremy Watmuff of Michigan. 

Judge Jeremy examines the English Angora.

Judge Jeremy awards the show D Best In Show to Betty's English Angora and the Reserve In Show to Joe's Tan.

Joe's Tan won the Best In Show in shows A, B, and C.   He likes a sweep, decides that he wants to trade rabbits with Betty.  

Show D Angora Judging at Turlock on Sunday

Judge Maddie from Michigan is the show D Angora judge, on the table is a white senior French Angora.

The colored French Angora are waiting in their coops to be judged after the completion of white.

A very cute and very young French Angora bunny learns to be a show bunny.

Now it's the turn of the big French Angora seniors.

The white Giant Angora are the only recognized variety at this point, the colored Giant Angora are being developed.  On the table there are 4 of the colored Giant Angora that are work in progress.

Judge Maddie is examining a young Giant Angora.

For a list of class winners, go to:

http://angorashowresults.blogspot.com/2019/02/february-23-24-2019-angora-showing-at.html

Show C Angora Judging at Turlock on Sunday

Judge Randy works English Angora on Sunday.

Maddie visits Randy while a white buck is visiting his peer.

Judge Randy compares the two English Angora BOV.  At far Kendall watches.

Lots of nice French Angora for judge Randy to choose the winner.

Carol, Kendall, Jennifer listen to judge Randy's comments, Julie clerks.

French Angora on judge Randy's table, Laurie, Karin and Jennifer are standing close by.

Judge Randy likes the fawn doe and she's the BOB winner.

For a list of winners, go to: 

http://angorashowresults.blogspot.com/2019/02/february-23-24-2019-angora-showing-at.html

BAARG Specialty Show Judging at Turlock on Saturday

Blown Away Angora Rabbit Guild of Oregon puts on a specialty on Saturday.  Judge Scott of WY is the judge and our CA judge Misty joins in to examine the white English Angora.

The English Angora colored senior doe is on the table.

Judge Scott turns over the English Angora colored senior doe to check the underside.

The French Angora are on the table, judge Scott explains the texture.

On the table are the French Angora BOB and BOS.

The Giant Angora is being judged.

There are 7 Satin Angora, 3 white and 4 colored.  Three colored are in the coops and one is being judged.  Casey clerks.

The Satin Angora has the most intensive color among the wool breeds.

The specialty Best In Show is Betty's English Angora and the Reserve In Show is Jennifer's French Angora.  Both are senior does.

For a list of class winners, go to:

https://angorashowresults.blogspot.com/2019/03/february-23-24-2019-angora-showing-at.html

Best In Show Judging at Turlock on Saturday

The California State Convention on Saturday has an unusual Best In Show judging routine.   The BOB rabbits are grouped into 5 groups, 5 judges pick a winner in each group and each winner is given a big rosette.   Then a 6th judge comes in to pick the best of the 5 group winners.  This is what judge Josh is doing in the photo, picking the best of the 5 rabbits.

Joe's Tan gets the nod from judge Josh for the Best In Show.
The remaining 4 group winners compete with the 2nd place in the group that produced the Best In Show for the honor of the Reserve In Show.

The second place of the "marked group" is the English Spot shown by Maddie and Louis and this English Spot gets the Reserve In Show honor from judge Josh.   The other four group winners are:

Commercial group: Julie's Havana
Fur group: Julie's Mini Rex
Lops and others group: Jeremy's Netherland Dwarf
Rare breed group: Kelly's Lilac

The same method repeats in show B, judge Scott has the honor of being the Best In Show judge to pick from the 5 group winners.

Judge Scott is looking at the fur group winner English Angora.  Judge Jeremy on the right is the fur group judge who picked the English Angora as the group winner.

My mom's rabbit won Group!!!

Joe beats his mom to get Best In Show with his Tan and Betty's English Angora gets the Reserve In Show.

The other four group winners are:

Commercial Group: Jonathan and Randy's Californian

Lops and others Group: Heather and Janay's French Lop

Rare breed Group: Kelly's Lilac

The second place in the mark group is still the English Spot.

Top Winners at the BAARG Specialty Shows

Blown Away Angora Rabbit Guild sponsored two Angora specialty shows at Turlock in conjunction with the California State Convention on Saturday and Sunday, February 23 - 24, 2019.

On Saturday, judge Scott awards the Specialty Best In Show to Betty's English Angora colored senior doe and Specialty Reserve In Show to Jennifer's French Angora colored senior doe.

On Sunday, judge Josh awards the specialty Best In Show to Carol's French Angora colored junior doe and the specialty Reserve In Show to Betty's English Angora colored senior doe.

For a list of the winners, go to:

https://angorashowresults.blogspot.com/2019/03/february-23-24-2019-angora-specialty.html