We posted an abbreviated version of judge Cathy Szychulda's judging of English Angora yesterday; the rest of the Cathy's judging of the English Angoras is posted here today. Youth exhibitor Alana will be going to the convention competing in youth activities. She asked to learn about Angoras as well as other breeds. What can be better to learn from judge Cathy? Judge Cathy's knowledge on all breeds is tremendous, she was the chairperson the ARBA Standards Committee for a long time, the current SOP was one of her contributions.
From these photos, we can see how patient judge Cathy is teaching Alana the fine points of English Angora. The English Angora is a compact breed with short and round body type. The wool carries 57 points, it's extremely important to understand the wool structure. Alana not only gets an excellent teacher to learn about the English Angora, Alana also receives the chance to handle the top quality English Angora shown by Betty Chu. At the end of the teaching, judge Cathy invites Betty to offer some opionions, and the BOB picked by judge Cathy eventually went on to win the show B all breed Best In Show under judge Stephany Brundage. Alana also wants to be a judge in the near future, Stephany was in the same situation not too long ago, as a youth exhibitor who competed in ARBA conventions and won the Queen position then studied to become a judge; she succeeded and now in demand from all over the country. Alana is not far behind.
