30/12/2024
Friday we played extreme rabbit jenga and headed to Hutchinson for the NYE show.
Chase had a successful weekend with 4 BOB and 2 BOSB between rex and mini rex. It was a great way to close an AMAZING fall season, even with his top winning mini rex and rex at home!
Mini Rex and Rex youth both had huge numbers represented with gorgeous animals.
Itās always fun to see our friends and make new ones. Congratulations to them all for their wins on the tables this weekend š
Due to it being so busy, not many photos were taken and we only have 1 of the BOB photos.
Show A
Rex
š¤©BH Carlie (sr broken doe)- BOB
š¤©BH Brian (sr otter buck)- BOSB
BH Spicy (jr white doe)- BOV
Mini Rex
BHL3 (sr black doe)- BOV, BOG
BH Chocolate Carlos (sr chocolate buck)- BOV
BHXR (jr broken doe)- 1/7
š¤©BH Paris (broken sr doe)- 1st fur
š¤©BH Zinger (white sr doe)- 1st white fur
Show B
Rex
BH Spicy- BOV
Mini Rex
BHL3- BOV, BOG
BH Magic Mike (sr otter buck)- BOSG
𤩠BHL3- 1st fur
š¤©BH Zinger- 1st white fur
Show C
Rex
BH Toby (sr broken buck)- BOV
š¤©BH Spicy (jr white doe)- BOB
Mini Rex
BHL3- BOV, BOG
BH Zinger- BOV
š¤©BH Magic Mike- BOSG, BOSB
š¤©BH Paris- 1st fur
š¤©BH Zinger- 1st white fur
Show D
Rex
BH Toby- BOSV
BH Carlie- BOV
š¤©BH Spicy- BOV, BOB
Mini Rex
šBHL3- BOV, BOG, BOB
BH Chocolate Carlos- BOV
š¤©BHL3- 1st fur
š¤©BH Zinger- 1st white fur
We were so proud to see BH Spicy step up and fill the shoes of BH Diva, the beautiful white doe who was a rex power house this fall, winning many BIS! Spicy is an excellent junior and we cannot wait to see her compete this spring š¤
This show was an end to the show careers of most of the Rex and Mini Rex on the fall show team (many of the best had already retired and didnāt make the trip - Diva, Nelli, and many gorgeous broken does). Itās always sad to see them retire, but exciting to see them enter the breeding program. We also had a few very young juniors who made their show debuts with excellent comments!
Parents of youth exhibitors, please remember the sportsmanship shown by you or your children are very important! At some of the shows this fall (both breeds), it seems like since Chase won BOB at ARBA convention it has made it especially exciting to to see his rabbits go off the table. We take much pride in how much Chase loves exhibiting and sets a good example by winning and losing gracefully. He understands itās ok not to win, even though it seems to be expected of him all of the time. The show time on a rabbit is short and a rabbit who was on a fire a month ago may be slipping coat or past their prime. He may be an older youth, but is still a youth and itās not ok to cheer, arm pump, brag, jump up and down, or cry in excitement to see his rabbits get pulled off the table or win breed over him.
While this is not common, it happens.
We cannot wait to see you all in a few months for the spring season š