I was planning on writing about this after the Gridley show,
but I have an English assignment on developing paragraphs by giving examples.
As you may recall, we were at the West Coast Classic in May
2014. That was our first ARBA show and
our first experience with multiple shows in a single day. There we had an eye-opening experience.
At all our 4-H shows, Snowball was always in the best
condition, meaning she always got Best of Breed. No matter what I did with Ninja or Indy,
Snowball always won. She always had the
density and texture. So I thought that
most judges were the same and all was lost for Ninja and Indy.
When we went to the West Coast Classic in May, we all thought Cookie was
in the best condition and thought he would win the leg in the youth
show. And indeed, Cookie was favored over Indy in the first show. The judge detested Indy. (Indy was a little stressed and it showed, if
you know what I mean.) The next three
shows that day, Indy was highly favored over Cookie, to the point where he
got the leg in the youth show. That day I learned that I
shouldn’t take only the rabbits I thought were best, but all of them, so I can
see what the judges have to say. The
judges all look at rabbits so differently.
At the Truckee Meadows show in July, Snowball won Best of
Breed in the first show, beating out her brother Ninja, who still got a leg for
Best of Variety. But surprisingly, in
the second show, Ninja trumped and won a second leg for Best of Breed and
Snowball got nothing.
At the Stockton show last month, Muddy was favored in the
first show. He had great wool but lacked
a little in density. He has a great
body. So he got the leg. However, in the second youth show, Honey got
the leg. The judged was almost drooling
over her wool and density. He was ready
to whip out his spinning wheel right then and there.
So in conclusion, don’t lose heart if your bunny isn’t
favored. He could win a leg in the next
show.
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