Show A Best In Show judging at Vallejo

Show A to judge Best In Show is Cathy Szychulda.   On the very left end of the table is the Satin Angora.

Lots of exhibitors watching and hoping for the top honor.  The English Angora is on the table behine judge Cathy.

BOB Satin Angora.

BOB Mini Satin.

BOB English Angora.

Show A Best In Show goes to Jenny's Mini Satin.

Reserve In Show goes to Casey's Satin Angora.
The two top winners are both "Sheen" breeds.

 

Show B French Angora and Satin Angora Judging at Vallejo

Satin Angoras on the table in show B, Casey watches.

On the table is a black Satin Angora.

Carolyn is waiting for her French Angora to be judged. 

The white French Angora are loaded into the judging coops.

The French Angora BOB winner is Carolyn's pointed white senior doe.

 

Show B English Angora Judging at Vallejo

Kathi Groves is the judge for Angoras in show B.

Judge Kathi working, view from the inside of the juging table. 

Casey and Stephanie watching the English Angora judging.  

Judge Kathi examines the English Angora colored senior doe.

The colored senior doe is the BOB winner, she goes on to win the open Best In Show in show B.

Breed judge Kathi, show B Best In Show judge Louis and Betty with the English Angora colored senior doe at the end of the day.

 

Celebrating Casey's Birthday at Vallejo

Carolyn, Stephanie, Casey and Betty having a good time during lunch break at Vallejo.

Stephanie can't help but to give Casey a pair of rabbit ears, why?

It's Casey's birthday!  A bit earlier than her real birthday but January is the right month.

It is a tiny cheese cake for Casey, the thought counts.

Angel joins in the photo op, we are very happy to see Angel who had not been appearing in shows for a while.   Welcome back and keep on showing.

 

Show A English Angora Judging at Vallejo

Stephany Brundage watches judge Misty examining her English Angora white senior buck.  The buck goes on to win BOSV.

Judge Misty examines an English Angora white senior doe.

Judge Misty pleaces the white senior doe as BOV.

Judge Misty examines a colored senior buck, his brother is curious.

Here is the first place English Angora colored senior buck that goes on to win BOSB.

The next class is the colored senior doe class.   

Judge Misty checks the underside of the full coated colored senior doe.

The colored senior doe class is usually where the winner comes from.  No exception here, the colored senior doe goes on to win BOB.

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: January 4, 2025 Angora Showing at Vallejo

There is one youth English Angora entry, Chloe does a great job keeing the white junior doe in good condition.

Chloe is doing youth activities when the English Angora breed is called, sister Bianca helps to put the rabbit on the table.    Judge Misty is impressed with the good job the youth is doing.

 

Show A French Angora Judging at Vallejo

Next on the table for judge Misty is the French Angora breed.

There are white, pointed white and colored French Angoras.

Carolyn watches her pointed white French Angora doe being judged.

Judge Misty evaluateing a black French Angora.

Stephanie and Carolyn at the French Angora table.




The BOB French Angora goes to Carolyn's pointed white doe.   



For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: January 4, 2025 Angora Showing at Vallejo

Show A Satin Angora Judging at Vallejo

SVRC Show A judge is Misty Polaski.   

The fun scene for the show is to accuse/jail the judges of a crime!    Here is Misty's crime.

Misty is wearing an orange t-shirt supplied by the SVRC, "Orange is the New Black"?

Misty is evaluating a white Satin Angora.

Nice body, wool and sheen, the white senior doe goes on to win BOB then to Reserve In Show in show A.

Misty is examining a junior black Satin Angora.

Two black junior Satin Angoras are better than one.

The copper Satin Angora senior doe is beautiful but still could not win over her white sister.

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: January 4, 2025 Angora Showing at Vallejo

 

Casey’s Satin Angora Wins Reserve In Show at Vallejo

As we have seen in yesterday's post that the Reserve In Show in show A is Casey's Satin Angora Prim Rose.

Best In Show judge Cathy Szychulda made a comment: the Satin Angora has come a long way!

Yes, Satin Angora has come a long way.    Casey had Satin Angora in the 1990s but gave it up.  The breed had good sheen but produced very little wool.   The temperment wasn't the best either.

Casey went back to Satin Angora around 2006, has been working hard to continue the improvement that occured between the 1990s and 2006.  Casey's Satin Angora has done great, winning the top honors, even the open Best In Show at the West Coast Classic a few years ago.

Judge Misty Polisak examines Prim Rose.

Judge Courtney Collins judges Prim Rose .

Judge Cathy Szchulda examines the Satin Angora.

Judge Louis Potter examines the Satin Angora.

Prim Rose with her Reserve In Show prize.

The Angoras had a great day at Vallejo, Casey's Satin Angora Prim Rose won open Reserve In Show in show A and Betty's English Angora Aurelia won open Best In Show in show B.   We can say the Angoras have come a long way since the 1980s when most of the Best In Show winners were meat breeds.