Show A French Angora Judging at Monterey

Judge Melissa examines the French Angora on the table.  

This is a French Angora colored senior buck, the BOSB winner.  The BOB goes to the colored senior doe.

 For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: July 23, 2023 Angora Showing at Monterey (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)

Show A English Angora Judging at Monterey

Show A Angora judge Melissa Magee examines the white English Angora.

Colored English Angora on the table.  

Colored senior doe is usually the most impressive looking one. 

The English Angora BOB goes to the colored senior doe class winner.

 

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: July 23, 2023 Angora Showing at Monterey (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)

Open Top Winners at Monterey

California Rabbit and Cavy Shows put on triple all breed shows at Monterey, CA on Sunday, July 23, 2023.

Kathi Groves is the show A Best In Show judge, she awards the Best In Show to Leslie's Lionhead and Reserve In Show goes to Griffin's Havana.

In show B, judge Josh Humphries picks Griffin's Havana as the Best In Show, Leslie's Lionhead as the Reserve In Show.   Note that these are the same breeds but not the same rabbits as in show A.

In show C, Jordan Miner selects Melissa's Satin as the Best In Show and Carol's French Angora as the Reserve In Show. 

 

It's Show Time at Monterey

Early in the morning on Sunday, July 23, 2023, judging tables are being set up by CRCS members and helpers at the Hog Barn at the Monterey County Fairgrounds.

Angoras are at the barn early, setting up alongside the judging tables.  

People and rabbits are gradually coming in, though it's still too early for most.

Griffin says, Let the show begin!!!

Yes, show begins, judge Melissa Magee examines the French Angoras.

See who is here!  It's the ARBA president Josh Humphries.   He judged the California State Fair at Sacramento on Saturday in 108 degree temperature, then judges on Sunday in less than 68 degrees in Monterey.  The English Angoras provides some warmth.

Carol and Betty are both bundled up in jackets all day long.  It's cool temperature but with the wind, it's cold!

 

French Angora Viviana Wins Reserve In Show at Monterey

Judge Jordan Miner awards the Reserve In Show to beautiful French Angora chocolate doe Viviana at Monterey on Sunday.    Happy mama Carol is very proud of Viviana.

The Sunday show is the last show of the Angora sweepstakes year.  Viviana sure makes a splash!  After this show, Viviana is ready to take a hiatus from shows for motherhood, we look forward to seeing her next generation of beauties.

 

“Heritage” Breeds of Rabbits in the UK

There are 50 recognized breeds listed in the current edition of the Standard of Perfection (SOP), plus Czech Frosty that was added in 2022 after the current 2021-2025 SOP was published.  Many of the breeds were not recognized originally.  To name a few, the very popular Mini Rex, Mini Satin, Jersey Wooly, American Fuzzy Lop, ... even the Giant Angora and Satin Angora were not recognized breeds by the American Rabbit Breeders Association when Betty started showing rabbits in 1981.   

 It is interesting to read that the British Rabbit Council published their "Heritige Breeds", those old breeds that have been there for longer than we have been in this life.   The following photos are published in the BRC Facebook.

This is the intro page.  

The English Lop club may not be the oldest club but the English Lop breed is the oldest breed in the world.  

The Polish or the Pol was brought to the UK in 1860.   This Pol is not the same Polish breed as in the US; this breed is called Britiannia Petite.   The Polish in the US is a different breed from the Polish in the UK. 

Angora was introduced to the UK in the 18th century but no year given.  In the UK, there has been only one kind of Angora, English Angora naturally.   It's interesting to see a chestnut agouti English Angora being used as representation.  In the US, the first Angoras (English and French, no distinction) were white, the REW.  In the 1934-1939 US Standard of Perfection, the color list included white, black, blue and fawn.

Beveren is not a popular breed in the US, it's now considered as a "rare breed", but it is a very old and original breed in the UK.  The breed club founded in 1818, it is oldiest fur club in the UK.

Silver was introduced to UK in 1592 and the club was founded in 1889.  

Dutch was introduced into the UK in 1835 and there was record of the club in 1902.

Belgian Hare breed was introduced into the UK in 1874, one of the popular breeds in the UK but not as popular in the US.   Even at the recent years, many US breeders still import Belgian Hare from the UK.

The first time Tan was shown in the UK was in 1888.  The Tan in the UK and the Tan in the US are almost the same.

 

 

Japanese Style Flower Arrangement Exhibit

In conjunction with the Kimekomi doll exhibit, there is also the Japanese style flower arrangement exhibit at the Florin Buddhist Church.     Japanese style flower arrangement is very different from the western style, the technique treasures simplicity, embraces the concept of "less is more".