ARBA Convention Showroom at Indianapolis

The 2025 ARBA national convention is going on at Indianapolis from November 15 to November 19. 2025.  Exhibitors are required to check in by 3 pm on November 15 but most arrive as early as November 13.    We thank Carol Green for sending these photos.

Main showroom, photo 1. 

Main showroom, photo 2.

Main showroom, photo 3.

Judging area. 

Angora coops.

Other wool breeds.

The Burbidge family.

The grooming area for the wool breeds.  The electric outlets are in the columns.

The grooming area is next to the wool breed judging stations.

Lillian, Airi and Theresa at the CRCS booth for next year's convention at Reno.

 

Show A English Angora Judging at Antioch

Show A judge for Angoras is Misty Polasik.  

Youth Delani helps as the table clerk.

Judge Misty evaluates an English Angora that is not in the prime show coat.

Judge Misty comments on the second place colored senior buck, Delani records comments.

Here comes the first place colored senior buck.  Judge Misty shows the fine points to Delani.

Judge Misty comments and Delani appreciates a full coated English Angora.  
Delani has been featured on our blog since she was in her mom Danielle's tummy, both mom Danielle and grandma Meloyde raised wool breeds in the past or some at the present.   See Delani in the past 12 years: Northern California Angora Guild

Delani gets the chance to feel an English Angora.

Judge Misty comments on the first place English Angora colored senior doe.

The two first place winners competing for the BOV and BOB.

The two first place English Angora senior buck and senior doe are so close that judge Misty has to look at the fine points.    There should not be too much surprise, the two are littermate brother and sister.

In the past judge Misty had selected the doe as the BOB and even BIS but today, judge Misty picks the buck as the BOB.


For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: November 8, 2025 Angora Showing at Antioch

 

Open Top Winners at Antioch

California Rabbit and Cavy Shows sponsors triple open Shows at Antioch, CA on Saturday, November 8, 2025.

Show A Best In Show judge: Lauralee Erbe.
Best In Show rabbit: Dutch by Bruce Blakeley.

Reserve In Show rabbit; Carol Green's American Fuzzy 

Show B Best In Show judge: Misty Polasik.
Best In Show rabbit: Carol Green's American Fuzzy Lop.

Reserve In Show rabbit: Netherland Dwarf.

Show C Best In Show judge: Wendy Lange.
Best In Show rabbit: Betty Chu's English Angora.

Reserve In Show rabbit: John Brealt's French Lop. 

 

Carol’s American Fuzzy Lop Wins Open Best In Show and Reserve In Show at Antioch

Carol's Fuzzy Lop gets the top prizes in almost every show weekend.   CRCS at Antioch is no exception, show B Best In Show once again is her handsome Fuzzy boy.  

The same handsome Fuzzy also wins the Reserve In Show in show A at Antioch.

The wool breeds have been doing very well in shows.  Carol's American Fuzzy Lop or French Angora and Betty's English Angora have been sharing the Best In Show wins in all the shows they attended together since August.   At Antioch, Carol's Fuzzy gets show B Best In Show and Betty's English Angora gets show C Best In Show.  Who gets the show A Best In Show?  Stay tuned for tomorrow.

 

Raeberta Wins Open Best In Show at Antioch

English Angora Chu's Raeberta has been doing really well at shows.  

Born in late January, Raeberta is 9-1/2 months old.   In three months of showing, she has accumlated 6 all breed open Best In Show and a Reserve In Show plus 2 specialty Best In Show in August, September and October.

At the CRCS show C in Antioch, Raeberta receives her 7th open Best In Show from judge Wendy Lange of WA.

CRCS has debuted a new Best In Show prize: a beautiful steel tumbler.   

 

Showroom Scenes at Antioch

California Rabbit and Cavy Shows sponsors triple all breed shows at Antioch, California on Saturday, November 8, 2025.   

Though the ARBA convention is coming up in one week, the local showroom is still full of exhibitors.

Some are leaving for Indianapaolis in a couple of days but still cannot resist coming to this show.

The wool corner, lots of fluffs and pretty items.

Exhibitors are happy with the venue and the location.  All expressed appreciation for the show and the venue.   Antioch used to have open rabbit shows during the fair season in June for about 20 years from around 1989 to 2009, unfortunately the fair has discontinued the open shows but retains the youth shows.   Us open exhibitors are happy to be able to come back to this location for the regular shows.

The next CRCS show at this location will be February 14, 2026.   

 

Cute French Angora Bunnies

Angora exhibitors don't breed a lot due to the requirements of maintenance.  

When there is a litter, we got to show them off.

Mama Carol is very happy with the litter that includes 4 colored junior does.   Guess what? There are 3 more does in the litter of 8.  The 3 white sisters are no in the show at San Jose but will be at the next show.

Sisters love each other?

One sister trying to dominate the other sissy? 

This post concludes the reports and photos of the 5 all breed shows and 1 specialty show at San Jose, CA. on October 18-19, 2025.