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How To Show Holland Lop Rabbits
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Entering Rabbit ShowsHow To Enter Your Holland Lops Into Rabbit Shows
Determine which show you will attend. Check out my show schedule if you live in or near District 9 or visit the ARBA website for more shows. You can also find show schedules in rabbit magazines (such as Domestic Rabbit which you receive with your ARBA membership) and through newsletters.
Once you have been showing for a year, you will find that you are on the mailing lists for the various clubs that sponsor shows and you will begin receiving show catalogs automatically.
Select the rabbits you will show. It’s best not to send in your entries too soon, in case a rabbit decides to molt or develop an eye infection just before the show (but don't miss the deadline, either).
You will most likely have to pay for any animals you scratch that have been entered. Be sure to weigh your rabbits and check for disqualifications (like missing toenails) before you include the rabbit in your list. Of course, you can show a rabbit you know will be disqualified, just for the judge’s opinion.
If you substitute a broken senior buck, though, you will most likely be asked to pay for the one you entered and to pay a late fee to enter the broken senior buck, in this example. And that fee is generally higher than the regular entry fee. Additionally, some shows allow no late entries whatsoever. Check the show catalog to be sure that your solid senior doe isn't taking an unnecessary ride.
Check for due dates on does. I typically only show does in the first 14 to 17 days of gestation. After that, they stay home.
Send in your entries. Contact the show secretary (may have another title) and let him or her know which rabbits you will be showing. I usually send in my entries by email, but generally you can call or write as well. Some shows only accept mail entries with payment. Others prefer email.
Be sure you know whether there will be one, two or three shows for your breed on the day you will attend and register your animals accordingly (you may even have four shows in a quad weekend). You do not want to be surprised that your entry fees are double what you expected because your animals are each entered in two shows on the same day. Neither do you want to be excluded from show 2 (or show B) because you did not enter your rabbits correctly.
If you haven’t tattooed the rabbit yet, don’t panic. Just select what the ear number will be: you will generally be able to have the Holland Lop tattooed when you arrive at the show. Ask the registrar if no one else is tattooing. The cost is generally $1 to $2 per rabbit.
If you email your entries, you should receive a confirmation email in return. If not, make sure that you email them again and request a confirmation.
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Entering Rabbit Shows
Packing for a Rabbit Show
Before A Rabbit Show Begins
Grooming Holland Lops
Holland Lop Show Order
The Judging
Path to Best In Show
The Details of Rabbit Shows
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Request
a show catalog. Many show secretaries provide email
addresses for contacts. They may send you the catalog
in the mail, but more and more, electronic means are being
used. In District 9, you can often download a catalog
from the District 9 members website (you must be a member of
district 9 to use that website). There are other areas
that use statewide or regional groups and websites to post
catalogs as well.
You
can substitute rabbits at the last minute within the same
class. That is, if your broken senior doe that was
entered starts molting just as you pack your animals for a
show, you may bring another broken senior doe. You may
pay a fee such as $1 to make a change of ear number.
Make sure you let the show secretary know when you check in
at the show. And pay attention when the broken senior
does are judged to make sure the change was made on the
control sheet the judge's writer uses to record placements.