The Nature Trail Rabbitry BLOG: An 18-Month Year

Monday, October 31, 2005

An 18-Month Year

We are in an 18-month transitional sweeps year. That was one bit of surprising information I learned at the Holland Lop meeting held at the ARBA National Convention last week. There are at least a couple of reasons for the change to a calendar year:

The sweeps secretary needs more time to get all of the final points entered and posted in time to allow challenges and error corrections before awards are ordered, and
The budget for awards has dwindle; skipping one year will help that budget catch back up.

I only have two more shows in 2005, so I was already mentally thinking about the sprint to the end of the year. It turns out we're really just beginning a marathon.

This year will be historic. There are three national shows in this sweeps year. A two-convention sweeps year will give an even bigger advantage to those who travel to Convention, in addition to this Convention being a record-breaking show. Points in all categories will be out the roof!

Another effect of the 18-month year is that coops that formed for just one show year will now have to stick it out for 18 months instead of just 12. While that's no problem for permanent coops, ones that have been operating for years, those that just formed for this year on a trial basis may have just gotten a huge surprise.

If you are not sure what sweepstakes, herdsman, and quality points are, you can find information on the Holland Lop Rabbit Special Club site. Just click "Points Standings" and then "Sweepstakes Rules."

You can find my current and previous year's points on my "Points Standings" page of The Nature Trail Rabbitry website.

Laurie Stroupe
The Nature Trail Rabbitry
"Holland Lops Of Distinction"
http://www.thenaturetrail.com/
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: Name: Laurie Stroupe; Location: Ararat, Virginia, United States

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