GC Briony’s Amante
(Crappy cell phone pic…sorry!)
The Sunflower RBA held its January “Fiesta” Fun Show this past weekend, and a good time was had by all! Every year our club buys ARBA sanctions, arranges the building, and hires local judges for $1/head. This is in case the weather ruins the show, which happened two years ago. I judged the entire open show, all 80-some rabbits, after being towed out of my own driveway that morning while wearing a pirate costume. The show always has a theme (hence the pirate costume) along with youth contests and activities.
It was a smaller show, with only a little over a hundred rabbits per judge, so there was time for some fun classes and for each of the judges to be able to show our own rabbits. The day started with the Best of the Best contest. Each exhibitor can enter one rabbit, any breed, for $5 and the winners get a payback. I put Midnight in (with not much of a coat) and he ended up taking 3rd out of 31 entries. The white Satin that later won BIS also took this class.
There were only a few Dutch, and Midnight won BOB with Dandelion taking BOS. There were more Mini Rex, and I was thrilled when my broken chin buck, Amante, took BOS. He’s just a few days past the 6 month mark, so it was his senior leg. For those who are not familiar with Mini Rex, brokens are one of (if not THE) toughest varieties. Broken blacks and broken castors are frequent winners. Chinchilla is a rare color, so broken chins are typically underdogs in their classes. Which makes it all the more exciting when one wins! It has been fun showing him this fall/winter and watching other judges’ reactions when they realize he’s a nice rabbit!
The show was a nice break from the cold weather drudgery. I finally have a few litters due and will be ready to put some juniors on the table when spring finally arrives!
