Northern California Angora Guild: 9/17/23

Show B Satin Angora Judging at Merced

Show B judge is Courtney Collins.

Casey watches judge Courtney handling her Satin Angora.

Two young ladies are visiting judge Courtney.

Judge Courtney's friend is quite animated about the Satin Angora.

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: September 16, 2023 Angora Showing at Merced (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)

Show A English Angora Judging at Merced

It's unusual to have a lot of white English Angora in shows but this is the show with more white English Angora than the colored. Pattee clerks for judge Ray.

Casey and Betty watch judge Ray working on the English Angora.

Judge Ray comments on the white senior buck.

One of the white senior does being judged.

The white senior doe is the BOV white and advances to BOB.

The second place colored senior buck.

The colored senior buck is the BOV colored and the BOSB.

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: September 16, 2023 Angora Showing at Merced (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)

Show A French Angora Judging at Merced

Bri and Pattee watch judge Ray judging the French Angora.

Carol clerks for judge Ray who is examining the white junior buck.

The colored junior buck is on the table.

Next is the colored senior doe.

The BOB goes to Bri's colored senior buck.

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: September 16, 2023 Angora Showing at Merced (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)

Show A Satin Angora Judging at Merced

On Saturday morning, the first Angora breed to be judged is the Satin Angora.
Casey and Betty waiting for the judge to start.

Ray Stacy is the show A judge for Angoras.

Judge Ray examines the Satin Angoras.

Judge Ray comments on the black Satin Angora.

While the Satin Angoras were being judged, the French Angoras are already loaded to the coops waiting to be judged.

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

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: September 16, 2023 Angora Showing at Merced (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)

Teresa and Chris Visit at Merced

Early in the morning before judging starts, Teresa Burrola comes to visit. English Angora white buck Gordon gets to snuggle with Teresa.

Teresa is the CEO of Merced Fairgrounds, she is also the foster mom of Betty's two white kitties Bao Bao and Bei Bei when the boys were just 4 weeks old. The fairground still experiences feral cat issues, Teresa works with veterinarians and rescue groups to get the adult cats spayed/neutered and to get kittens adopted. It's so heart warming that under Teresa's leadership the fair is practicing such a humane approach to help the ferals.

Teresa chats with Pattee and Betty, makes sure that everything is in good order for the rabbit show. Saturday is not her work day but she comes to visit, she is so good and so kind to us.

Teresa's hubby Chris joins in for a photo op.

Busy Morning at Merced

It's a show day, it's a show day at Merced. Big Valley Rabbit Association sponsors triple all breed shows on Saturday, September 17, 2023 at Merced, CA.

The wool corner is at the east corner of the huge barn.

Casey and Betty are grooming.

Carol chats with Betty. All pinked up! Carol has her pink apron from the breast cancer benefit show and Betty's T-shirt has a white kitty.

Carol takes photo of her gorgeous Fuzzy Lop. The grooming top is the prize from her Fuzzy Lop Best In Show win at the WCC 2023.

Bri and Carol discuss some paper work.

Bri is grooming her chocolate French Angora.

Carol and Casey are having a spirited discussion. Is Casey mad?

Betty grooming her French Angora doe Simone.

Matt and Ashley Bishop's Busy Life

Matt teaches science in high school, working on his second master's degree, he received his ARBA judge's license and debuted his judging at our giant WCC show at Reno in 2019.

Ashley has been an Angora exhibitor since very young. She graduated from college specializing in Ag and Fiber. She runs the Blue Mountain Fiber Mill and business is booming.