Monday, September 26, 2005
Fabulous Weekend
As you can guess from the title, I had a great weekend. I took my two youngest children with me and we headed out in the wee hours of the morning Saturday, bound for for Shelby, NC.
It was great to see some friends that I don't often get to visit with for the second weekend in a row. I love to have a chance to catch up on what's been going on with them.
I got off my diet - twice - for some wonderful homemade ice cream. Do you think we could convince ARBA to make it a rule that ice cream be made available at all sanctioned shows? Let's start a petition.
I registered a couple of rabbits. I like to keep up-to-date on that. I feel it's best to register rabbits just as they turn 6 months old and definitely when you decide they are worthy to breed.
My show results for the triple show were unremarkable. They are listed on my website if you want the details. I didn't enter many rabbits (partly in protest to the $4 per rabbit entry fee) and things didn't go my way very often. I did get a leg on The Nature Trail's Trevor, a broken junior buck that I have hopes for. I learned that Merlin and Ox aren't really cut out to show two weekends in a row. They go off feed and both boys need to keep their weight up to look good.
After the show, the Sandhills Rabbit Fanciers club held a meeting. It was a wonderful session of evaluating our past show and beginning to make plans for the next. I can't say enough good things about this club and their dedication to putting on the very best show possible - I'm so glad to be a part. I can say that we will have something worth looking forward to next year for those who show in Distict 9.
After the meeting, my girls went to spend the night with their good friend Fayth Young of Sugar Plum Bunnies. I was the next to last person to leave the show and left from there to spend the night with my in-laws in Rock Hill, SC, in preparation for showing the next day in Columbia.
My mother-in-law chatted until well after midnight (my father-in-law and I talked websites earlier in the evening), so I had 4 hours sleep for the second night in a row.
And I had another great day. I had already had so much fun by the time the Hollands hit the table (around 3:00 p.m., I'd estimate), that it had already been worth the trip.
I wrote almost all of the day (except for the Hollands and mini-lops). Judge Bill Rice had a ton of rabbits to get through and we worked at a flying speed all day.
I wrote with another Holland breeder at the writing table and we had lots of fun, trying to keep up, trying to hear over the fan, trying to keep on top of things and keep our sense of humor in the heat and inevitable stress when you have so many people and personalities in one place.
I showed quite a few more Hollands at this show than in Shelby. I had to enter them by August 25, which is tough to do (I litterally did not even own 3 of the rabbits anymore that I had entered). But the entry fee was only $1.50 per rabbit and ear number changes are allowed. I was excited to get to show a large number of juniors to get their first experience on the table for such a reasonable expense.
My rabbits did very well. I took all 7 classes that I had rabbits entered in. I actually felt a little guilty and hoped I hadn't ruined someone else's day. The Nature Trail's Franz, BSB, was BOB, The Nature Trail's Jo-Jo, SJD, was BOS, and The Nature Trail's Genjo, SJB, was BOSV. The other BOSV went to a broken junior doe. I failed to get the owner's name. Sorry. If it was your rabbit, let me know and I'll post it.
This show was Jo-Jo and Genjo's first time on the table.
If you live near South Carolina, I'd recommend that you consider going to the SC Fair show if you are looking for a laid back atmosphere and some fun. It's hard to remember to enter a month in advance, but it's very cost effective and has cash payback.
I left the show around 4:00 p.m. and headed for Hickory to pick up my kids who had had a grand time. Thank you, Lisa and Fayth, for taking such good care of my girls and letting me get away to SC. I got home around 10:00, exhausted, but pleased with my weekend.
Laurie Stroupe
The Nature Trail Rabbitry
"Holland Lops of Distinction"
http://www.thenaturetrail.com/
http://www.thenaturetrail.com/blog/BLOG.html ¶ 10:56 AM
It was great to see some friends that I don't often get to visit with for the second weekend in a row. I love to have a chance to catch up on what's been going on with them.
I got off my diet - twice - for some wonderful homemade ice cream. Do you think we could convince ARBA to make it a rule that ice cream be made available at all sanctioned shows? Let's start a petition.
I registered a couple of rabbits. I like to keep up-to-date on that. I feel it's best to register rabbits just as they turn 6 months old and definitely when you decide they are worthy to breed.
My show results for the triple show were unremarkable. They are listed on my website if you want the details. I didn't enter many rabbits (partly in protest to the $4 per rabbit entry fee) and things didn't go my way very often. I did get a leg on The Nature Trail's Trevor, a broken junior buck that I have hopes for. I learned that Merlin and Ox aren't really cut out to show two weekends in a row. They go off feed and both boys need to keep their weight up to look good.
After the show, the Sandhills Rabbit Fanciers club held a meeting. It was a wonderful session of evaluating our past show and beginning to make plans for the next. I can't say enough good things about this club and their dedication to putting on the very best show possible - I'm so glad to be a part. I can say that we will have something worth looking forward to next year for those who show in Distict 9.
After the meeting, my girls went to spend the night with their good friend Fayth Young of Sugar Plum Bunnies. I was the next to last person to leave the show and left from there to spend the night with my in-laws in Rock Hill, SC, in preparation for showing the next day in Columbia.
My mother-in-law chatted until well after midnight (my father-in-law and I talked websites earlier in the evening), so I had 4 hours sleep for the second night in a row.
And I had another great day. I had already had so much fun by the time the Hollands hit the table (around 3:00 p.m., I'd estimate), that it had already been worth the trip.
I wrote almost all of the day (except for the Hollands and mini-lops). Judge Bill Rice had a ton of rabbits to get through and we worked at a flying speed all day.
I wrote with another Holland breeder at the writing table and we had lots of fun, trying to keep up, trying to hear over the fan, trying to keep on top of things and keep our sense of humor in the heat and inevitable stress when you have so many people and personalities in one place.
I showed quite a few more Hollands at this show than in Shelby. I had to enter them by August 25, which is tough to do (I litterally did not even own 3 of the rabbits anymore that I had entered). But the entry fee was only $1.50 per rabbit and ear number changes are allowed. I was excited to get to show a large number of juniors to get their first experience on the table for such a reasonable expense.
My rabbits did very well. I took all 7 classes that I had rabbits entered in. I actually felt a little guilty and hoped I hadn't ruined someone else's day. The Nature Trail's Franz, BSB, was BOB, The Nature Trail's Jo-Jo, SJD, was BOS, and The Nature Trail's Genjo, SJB, was BOSV. The other BOSV went to a broken junior doe. I failed to get the owner's name. Sorry. If it was your rabbit, let me know and I'll post it.
This show was Jo-Jo and Genjo's first time on the table.
If you live near South Carolina, I'd recommend that you consider going to the SC Fair show if you are looking for a laid back atmosphere and some fun. It's hard to remember to enter a month in advance, but it's very cost effective and has cash payback.
I left the show around 4:00 p.m. and headed for Hickory to pick up my kids who had had a grand time. Thank you, Lisa and Fayth, for taking such good care of my girls and letting me get away to SC. I got home around 10:00, exhausted, but pleased with my weekend.
Laurie Stroupe
The Nature Trail Rabbitry
"Holland Lops of Distinction"
http://www.thenaturetrail.com/
http://www.thenaturetrail.com/blog/BLOG.html ¶ 10:56 AM
