YOUTH 2011 ARBA NATIONAL CONVENTION RESULTS FOR DISTRICT FOUR - RABBITS
BREED |
AWARD |
D4 Member(s) |
Californian |
BOB |
Tara Parker (OK) |
Mini Rex |
BOV Tortoise |
Sydney Batey (CO) |
Mini Rex |
BOV White |
Sydney Batey (CO) |
Mini Rex |
Best Colored Fur |
Kirsten Wheat (TX) |
Rheinlander |
BOB |
Cassidy Younggreen (CO) |
Satin Angora |
BOS |
Cassidy Younggreen (CO) |
Tan |
BOV Blue |
Farrah Chalue (TX) |
Congratulations go to all the above. In addition to these major awards, youth members also did notably in the following: Kirsten Wheat - in addition to winning Best Mini Rex Colored Fur, she also won, under stiff competition, 1st Sr Otter Doe, with 3 of her Otters in the Top Five spots and 7th place Sr Castor and Blue does. Sydney Batey of Colorado, our other Mini Rex exhibitor had won the BOV Tortoise honors for the second time at Convention, and also 1st place Sr Blue Mini Rex doe and 3rd & 4th place Sr Californian does. Farah Chalue also took 12th place Solid Jr buck in Holland Lops as well as her BOV Blue Tan. These were homegrown animals.
If any of our District 4 members were awarded BOB, BOS, BOG, BOSG, BOV, or BOSV in either rabbits OR cavies, please send that info (preferably with a good quality digital photo) to: Charlcie Fowler. For District 4 ARBA Youth Contest results, please check out the Youth page.
District 4 Members Do Havanas Proud
Deb Morrison (OK) won Open 1st Reserve and Hannah King (OK) won Youth 1st Reserve at the Sunflower ARBA show in Wichita, Kansas November 19. Both won with Havanas.
Deb Morrison also won Open BIS with the same Havana pictured above at the SCRBA show A in Duncan, OK at the Thanksgiving weekend shows. Both exhibitors are Tulsa ARBA members.
Oklahoma D4 Members Win Big in Tulsa
Sherry Hines and Jessica Showalter both took the highest award in their respective shows at this year's Tulsa State Fair.
Sherry Hines won Best of Breed and Best Opposite Sex in both Polish and Dutch in the Open Division at the Tulsa State Fair show on Saturday, October 8, 2011 and went on to take Best in Show with a Junior Black Dutch Buck.
Jessica Showalter's Senior Blue Dutch doe was deemed Best of Breed in the Youth Division and too was chosen to receive the Best in Show honors.
Both Showalter and Hines fared well the following day at the All Breed Youth and Open shows hosted by the Tulsa Rabbit Breeders Association. Again Sherry Hines won Best of Breed in Polish and Dutch, and 1st Reserve in Show with the same Junior Black Dutch buck that caught the judge's eye on Saturday. Keeping with consistency, Jessica's Senior Blue Dutch doe again won Best of Breed and followed that win by being selected for the 2nd Reserve in Show.
Congratulations go to these two District 4 members for these exciting wins!
District 4 Member from Colorado
Honored with Prestigious ARBA Award
Rosie Scanlon, Denver, CO, was introduced to rabbits 30 years ago, when her 2 daughters joined 4-H. 19 years ago, she became a 4-H
Rabbit Superintendent. During the first 11 years, the rabbit numbers grew very slowly. The Scanlons became members of the ARBA, Rocky
Mountain Shows (RMRS), Platte River Rabbit Fanciers and many National Specialty Breed Clubs.
Over the next 11 years, Rosie became very involved with a number of rabbit-related organizations. She has or does hold many rabbit club titles. In addition, she is
also a coach for the Colorado State Judging Team which participates at the ARBA National Conventions.
Rosie is a core individual in the rabbit and 4-H world. Without her support, guidance, and knowledge many peoples' lives would not be
enhanced. She is always willing to help and assist with anyone who shares the rabbit habit.
Due to all of Rosie's hard work and dedication to the rabbit hobby, she has earned the ARBA Distinguished Service Award. Also, earlier
this year she received the Rocky Mountain High Show Outstanding Member Award. That award had not been handed out for several years prior.
The following is a reprint from the June 21st Duncan Banner news article by Joshua Kellogg,
featuring the Stephens County RBA at their show held June 18th in Duncan, OK.
Last Summer Show for Rabbits
DUNCAN - The Livestock Pavilion was filled to the brim with rabbit breeders as the Stephens County Rabbit Breeders Association played host to more than 1,200 rabbits Friday and Saturday at the Stephens County Fair & Expo Center.
Association founder and president C.M. Carroll was surprised by the crowds that turned out for the last summer breeders show. The group has moved to a three show a year schedule, losing the summer show starting next year.
"I had no idea how big the crowd would be today," Carroll said. "For how hot it is inside this building, there are a lot of people that turned out."
With the pavilion filled with approximately 1,200 rabbits and hundreds of attendees, the breeders had to make extra efforts to cool down their rabbits from the heat.
Susan Yeary set up multiple fans, arranged to cool the stacks of rabbit cages she brought in from Edinburg, Texas. She has participated in the summer show in the past couple of years and is sad to see the show disappear.
"C.M. puts on a great show and I love coming up to Oklahoma to visit with other rabbit enthusiasts," Yeary said. "I really enjoy this show and I was about to cry when I found out their not going to put one on next year."
This rabbit breeders show kicked off the summer season, Yeary said, with other shows not starting up until Labor Day or later in the season.
The judges for the show on average rate about 250 rabbits per day, as dictated by the American Rabbit Breeders Association, show volunteer Sue Monahon said.
"Each rabbit is judged by correct sex, how their toenails are clipped and no unwanted spots," Monahon said. "The judges look for the best example of breeds for body type and to help place them."
The next rabbit breeder's show will be Sept. 2 - 3 at the Fair and Expo Center.
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