Historian's Report “Thank you to Brian Hartzell for his years of dedication and hard work in our breed." ~ Bethany Robertson
Bethany Robertson NJWRC Historian bethanyrobertsongm@gmail.com
TidBits. . . Show Etiquette Stand back from the table while judging is going on. Do not discuss rabbits that are on the table. Do not lean on the judging coops or reach over for your rabbits.
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I love that I have the opportunity to combine and share two things I truly enjoy: history and rabbits. Seeing that the orange Jersey Woolies passed one of their showings at National Convention had me reminiscing about when brokens were accepted.
Brian would go on to win BOB at Jersey Wooly Nationals in the Spring of 2004. He wrote an article for The Fluff Summer 2004 Edition that talks about his win and a bit about developing the brokens. He also won BOB at National Convention in 2004 and 2005 with a broken senior doe.
Broken Jersey Woolies passed their first showing in 2001 at the San Diego Convention and were accepted in 2003 at the Wichita Kansas Convention, thanks to Brian Hartzell. It was stated by several standards committee members that it was the best presentation they had ever seen. As you continue reading articles submitted by the district directors, it is written over and over again how beautiful Brian’s rabbits were. Broken Jersey Woolies became eligible to show on February 1st, 2004. When the brokens were originally accepted in 2003, they were entered under the AOV group. However, it is reported that Brian was adamant that brokens go under their own group and club members voted in support of this. It was almost a unanimous decision by club members to separate them from the AOV group, and by January 1st, 2006, brokens became
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I believe we can all agree that Brian Hartzell was an outstanding breeder who truly impacted our hobby. Brokens are now one of the most competitive groups I have shown against, and almost every breeder I know has them in their barn. In my research, I not only found multiple testaments to the quality of animals Brian produced, but also to how wonderful he was as a person. He helped improve our breed and was a bright light in our hobby. Sadly, Brian passed away suddenly in 2009. Thank you to Brian Hartzell for his years of dedication and hard work in our breed. Lost too soon, but remembered by so many. Bethany Robertson
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