Toronto English Angoras

  This was only a small single show but it was a super fun event. Judge Tom Schweikart from Pennsylvania took time to answer many questions and gave wonderful explanations for what he saw in the animals. The atmosphere was very intimate and relaxed with lots of joking around and lots of laughing. This show was held as part of the Brooklyn Spring Agricultural Fair and we were surrounded by lots of other fair events, livestock shows, and numerous food trucks were only a 2min walk away from our tent. Lots of people from the fair came by to check out the rabbits and naturally the Angoras drew in lots of attention.  We had 8 English Angoras shown by 3 exhibitors. Electric Unicorn, a Senior White buck, won Best of Breed and Best of White Variety earning his final leg to qualify him for his Grand Champion title. Best Opposite Sex of Breed went to Electric Cinder, a Black Junior doe who later went on to also win in the youth handlers class.  Best Opposite Sex for White Variety went to Electric

  The first ARBA show of this year held at the Rockton Fairgrounds just outside of Hamilton was a great success for our breed. We had a total of 4 exhibitors come out (including myself) which is possibly the biggest turn out for this breed in years. All 4 of us are new to showing and we all had a great time. I am looking forward to seeing everyone and their rabbits again next month and keeping fingers crossed we might see a couple of extra faces.  Between all of us, we had 11 English Angoras out on the judging tables: 3 Jr Whites, 1 Sr White, 5 Junior Colored, and 2 Senior Colored. I am happy to say that the Best of Breed winners for all 3 shows plus the Breed Specialty were all Electric rabbits!  Show A (11 competing) Judge Don Havlicek (MI) Best of Breed: Electric Wanda (Jr White doe) Best Opposite: Elora's Elway (Sr Colored buck, sire of Electric Xerox) Show B  (11 competing) Judge Mark Stewartson (ON) Best of Breed:  Electric Unicorn (Jr White buck) Best Opposite: Electric Xero