The Fluff: Winter 2020

“THE FLUFF”

The Official Newsletter of the National Jersey Wooly Rabbit Club: Winter 2020

NATIONALS RESULTS 

ORANGE COD PRESENTATION 

BREEDER SPOTLIGHT

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Winter- 2020

National Jersey Wooly Rabbit Club

The Fluff of the Fancy

Departments

4 Record Of Vote

19 District 6 Report

5 President’s Report

20 District 7 Report

Significant Dates

21 District 8 Report

6 Vice President's Report

22 Scholarship Application

7 Secretary’s Report

23 District 9 Report

Treasurer’s Report

24 District 9 Candids

10 Youth Report

25 Orange COD Presentation

11 Sweepstakes Report 12 Historian Report District 1 Report 13 District 2 Report 14 District 3 Report District 5 Report 15 District 5 Report 16 District 5 Candids

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On the Cover

28 Isaac White: Scholarship Winner 30 Membership App 31 Article: ISSUU Updates 36 Breeder Spotlight 40 Open Best of Breed Article

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www.njwrclub.org

NJWRC

President

Cheryl Loesch momdeplume@comcast.net

Vice-President

Angel LeSage lesageswoolies@icloud.com

Secretary

43 Open Best of Opposite Article

Douglas Brown NJWRCsecretary@gmail.com

44 Open Nationals Results

Treasurer

46 Youth Nationals Results 48 Nationals Candids 50 Open Rabbit of the Year 54 Youth Rabbit of the Year 58 Open Sweepstakes 60 Youth Sweepstakes 62 Shows Included In Sweepstakes Calculations

Brenda Reilly NJWRClubtreasurer@gmail.com

District One

Meadow Gustafson wildmeadows@hotmail.com

District Two

Amber Henderson ambermom@gmail.com

District Three Haley Jewell

haleyjewell19@gmail.com

District Four Kendra Williams

kthurmanwilliams@yahoo.com

District Five

Brenda Kneir mobunniesrabbitry@yahoo.com

District Six

Next Deadline: February 15, 2020 Youth Nationals Best of Breed & Best Opposite

Tracey Freeman TNTSCountryCritters@hotmail.com

District Seven Mae Swan

maeswan@gmail.com

District Eight Julie Aversa

jtaversa@gmail.com

District Nine Bill Miller

rabbitcrossroads@aol.com

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RecordOf Record OfVote Vote

NJWRC

Committees Newsletter & ­ nnouncements A

Jess Pearson fluffeditor@gmail.com Rose Marie (Bunnie) Turley

Record of Vote 8/15/20 to 11/15/20 Scholarship 11 I approved awarding this year’s scholarship to Isaac White Doug, Haley, Brenda K, Doug, Amber Kendra, Brenda R, Bill, Angel, Tracey, & Meadow.

Website

Haley Jewell haleyjewell19@gmail.com

Boutique Sales

Carmen Deling maplelanewoolies@gmail.com

Election

Lori Robasciotti dogznkidz@hotmail.com

Standards Committee Currently Inactive

Constitution & By-Laws

Angel LeSage, Chair, Lori Robasciotti

Sweepstakes Scoring Nicole Schmitt njwrcsweeps@gmail.com

Awards

DeAnn Boulier, Haley Jewell

Youth Coordinator

Lindsay Aversa allstarwoolies@gmail.com

Historian

Bethany Robertson bethanyrobertsongm@gmail.com

NJWRC 2020 General Election Results 48 ballots returned and counted 3 ballots returned after 9-1-20 counted, but not included in these results 3 envelopes returned to sender Ballots counted 9-28-20 start at 7:52 PM PST by:

Lori Robasciotti, NJWRC member

Gillian Robasciotti, NJWRC member

David Robasciotti, non-NJWRC member

RESULTS Vice President: Angel LeSage 41 votes Secretary:

Doug Brown

46 votes

Article I, Item 1: Membership and dues --Structure for considering changes to membership fees Approve

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Disapprove

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Article 1, Item 2: Lifetime Membership, placed with other membership articles in in bylaws Approve

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Disapprove

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Article IV: Lifetime membership amount and age adjusted

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President’s Report “Our wonderful Sweeps award coordinator Haley Jewell, is working hard on getting sweeps awards out by December 15th.” ~ Cheryl Loesch Thank you to participants, donors, bidders, and buyers on our two online club auctions. It was fun to see the donations—which were amazing—and to see the reaction to them. Bidding was heavy, and everyone seemed to enjoy the auctions.

Our wonderful Sweeps award coordinator, Haley Jewell, is working hard on getting sweeps awards out by December 15th.

We opted to have gift certificates that can be cashed in at a vendor who is working with the club. I look forward to seeing how creative all of you can be with your certificates!

I am stepping back from my duties as president of the club for a few weeks due to personal cir-

cumstances. While I am keeping abreast of all of the club’s activities, I cannot at this time give my full attention to it. I am very grateful to Angel LeSage, VP of the club, and the rest of the board for stepping forward during this time to keep the club running smoothly. Your club is in good hands.

Please see Angel’s Vice President’s report for more club updates.

Keep breeding those beautiful woolies, and show when you safely can.

Cheryl Loesch

Cheryl Loesch momdeplume@comcast.net

A picture is worth 1,000 words: Send your BIS, RIS, BOB, & BOSB Pics & Info to: fuffeditor@gmail.com Subject line: Fluff

2021 Significant SignificantDates Dates njwrc

March 1: Bids are due for Nationals (spring 2023)

April 1: NJWRC Memorial Scholarship application due.

April 9: Nationals in Reno, Nevada

& why you are running. Petitions must be sent via email or postal mail to the Election Committee Chairperson C/O the NJWRC Secretary on or before May 15th to: NJWRCsecretary@gmail.com.

May 15: Nominating Petitions due for the President and odd district directors. Include a photo, biography

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Vice President’s Report “Bids for Nationals for Spring of 2023 are coming up March 1, 2021.”

~ Angel LeSage

Usually in this issue of the newsletter, we are congratulating Convention winners. Covid 19 and RHD has really put a dent into Convention and showing in general. With Covid it has made it difficult to show and be safe.

I do think you can keep yourself safe these days at a show. Shows are definitely starting to happen throughout the country, again. There was a West Coast Classic Rabbit show in Reno at the end of October that went well.

The Pacific Coast Wooly Rabbit Club is still planning on Nationals in Reno, April 9th, 2021. Coming in and out of Nevada is not a problem except for Californians. You need a health certificate to get back into California. There are back roads into California that do not have check points (don’t tell anyone!). As things look today, I think we are going to have a great National show. So, start making plans to attend. April will be here before you know it.

The Amendments to the Constitution and By-laws all passed in the general election. Thank you all for approving the changes. The next step is to make the updates to the CBL and turn the revised Constitution to ARBA when we renew our charter in December. I anticipate there will be more amendment changes proposed in next year’s general election. The CBL is old (writ-

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ten in the mid 1980’s) and needs to be brought up to date.

The Board usually meets for their annual face to face meeting at Convention. That did not happen this year.

We plan to have a live on-line meeting in the near future. Also, Convention is usually when the club makes most of its money to get us through the year. So, without the Golden Fleece Auction we are running lower on revenue than usual. We do have savings in our account that will get us through.

Angel LeSage lesageswoolies@icloud.com

Bids for Nationals for Spring of 2023 are coming up March 1, 2021 . Because of the problem in getting judges we are working ahead 2 years in getting National bids.

Just a reminder for those who are graduating from high school or attending first year of college, you may be eligible to apply for the NJWRC Memorial scholarship. There will be up to two $1,000 awards given annually. Applications are due April 1, 2021. Information, guidelines & application are on the club website.

Angel LeSage

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Happy Hollidays from your friends at the NJWRC!

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Secretary's Report "We still do encounter some circumstances where people pay via the website, but I don’t receive the proper application with it.” ~Doug Brown Hello members of the NJWRC:

Doug Brown NJWRCsecretary@gmail.com (608) 487-3291

Hope this article finds you all well and coping with these uncertain times as best you can. Not much to report on my end of this edition of the magazine. Our memberships are staying very stable. We still do encounter some circumstances where people pay via the website but I don’t receive the proper application along with it. Can I ask you guys a small favor? If you send someone to join the club please make sure to let them know that I need an application along with any membership, including renewals.

With our recent election results coming out, I was honored to have been granted the opportunity to keep my position as your secretary.

I want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone that voted for me. I promise I will do my best not to let you guys down. Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope all goes well in your future endeavors.

Thank you

Douglas Brown

Treasurer’s Report For our current report all bills are paid and checks are deposited. our totals are:

Brenda Reilly

Checking: $10,846.36 Scholarship $ 1, 055.88 Savings $14,058.83 Totals: $25,961.07

NJWRClubtreasurer@gmail.com

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TREASURER'S REPORT 7/1/19- 1/31/2020 Treasurer Report

Actual 2018-2019

Budget Income: Advertising Membership Sanction Sales Golden Fleece auction Scholarship Boutique Convention Award Trio -Raffle Booth Raffle Banquet Misc Total Income:

$ 100.00 $ 4,200.00 $ 10,500.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 800.00 $ 50.00 $ 1,100.00 $ 1,100.00 $ 300.00

$ 40.00 $ 3,708.72 $ 10,456.00 $ 5,752.70 $ 2,000.00 $ 1,589.97 $ 975.71 $ 614.12 $ 148.00 $ 860.38

2019-2020

$ 2,372.80 $ 8,500.00 $ 6,920.00 $ 1,380.00 $ 1,234.55 $ 692.99 $ 2,030.80 $ 296.00 $ 82.23

$ 20,650.00

$ 26,145.60

$ 23,509.37

ARBA Charter Bank Service Charges Bond Corperation Fees Election Audit Guidebooks (printing) Hall of Fame Nationals (for host club) Scholarship recipient Total Misc Expenses:

$ 30.00 $ 150.00 $ 190.00 $ 85.00 $ 300.00 $ 300.00 $ 300.00 $ 70.00 $ 1,200.00 $ 800.00 $ 3,425.00

$ 30.00

$ 30.00 $ 72.60 $ 187.00 $ 64.00 $ 188.07

Convention: Booth Decorations

$200.00

Expenses:

Banquet Favors Judges Stipend Judges Lunches Booth Rental Supplies Banquet Exp. Golden Fleece Member Buttons T h e

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$ 187.00 $ 89.00 $ 619.64 $ 217.62 $ 1,200.00 $ 3,000.00 $ 4,408.62

$100.00 $450.00 $40.00 $400.00 $30.00

$300.00 $38.00 $475.00 $112.49 $797.97 $3,895.00

1/2 what came in

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$ 230.62 $ 105.94 $ 1,200.00 $ 2,000.00 $ 4,078.23

$450.00 $58.00 $525.00 $58.68 $3,495.00

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Presentation Exp Arba Judges lunch BIS AWARD Total Conv. & Booth Conv. Awards Y & O BOB,BOS,Best Dis,Wool BOG, BOSG, Wool.

Placement 1-5 Tabulation, Best Display Total Awards Sweepstakes Awards Pens Overall 1-3 Herdsman 1-3 ROY ROE Colored Wool White Wool District Winners (9) Postage Total Sweepstakes

$120.00

$1,020.00

$5,738.46

$400.00 $700.00 $1,000.00 $50.00 $2,150.00

$600.00 $220.00 $220.00 $220.00 $220.00 $70.00 $70.00 $450.00

$50.00 $500.00 $5,136.68

$1,880.00 $695.00

$1,757.31

$679.00 $50.00 $3,304.00

$921.99 $40.00 $2,719.30

$897.50 $889.00

$800.00 $2,785.42

$379.00

$2,070.00

$2,165.55

$129.81 $3,715.23

Sweeps Tabulation Sweeps Bonus Sweeps Fluff Newsletter Editor Stripend Fluff Printing & postage Software suppore Total Newsletter

$3,000.00 $200.00 $3,200.00

$2,719.50 $200.00 $2,919.50

$2,142.50 $300.00 $2,442.50

$800.00 $7,800.00 $150.00 $8,750.00

$1,176.19 $3,621.07

$1,289.00 $101.64

$4,797.26

$1,390.64

Serretary Stipend Office Supplies Postage Total Secretary

$350.00 $125.00 $250.00 $725.00

$264.00 $57.38 $476.19 $797.57

$100.00 $75.50 $135.81 $311.31

Treasurer Treasurer Stripend Office supplies Postage Total Treasurer

$300.00 $100.00 $75.00 $475.00

$300.00

$300.00 $196.91

$300.00

$496.91

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Website Webmaster stripend Hosting Softwear Total Website

$400.00 $150.00 $150.00 $700.00

$155.40

$125.00 $300.00 $182.89 $607.89

$1,687.33 $1,687.33

$1,229.12 $1,229.12

$155.40

Boutique Exp. Total Boutique Misc Exp Standards vote Paypal Fees Total Misc.

$218.26 $190.06 $408.32

Total Expenses Total Income: -Total Expenses:

20650 19640

$26,273.69

$23,033.04

$26,145.60 $26,273.69 $(128.09)

$23,509.37 $23,033.06 $476.31

Youth Report “A rabbit’s diet is essential to keeping their condition...” ~Lindsay Aversa Hi everyone! It has been a while since I have been able to see all your smiling faces. Although this pandemic may seem like it has been going on forever, I hope you are taking this time to not only enjoy yourself and your family, but you are also setting goals you would like to change in your rabbitry!

Lindsay Aversa

allstarwoolies@gmail.com

Youth Committee Chair for all Youth Jersey Wooly Members

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Over these past few months Nationals has occurred, and I would like to take the time to congratulate those who attended the event! Congratulations to Rachael Walkup for winning Best of Breed with her Shaded Senior Buck! And to Cody Landis for receiving Best of Opposite Sex Breed with his Broken Senior Doe! Those are great accomplishments and everyone who was excited about their placings should be very proud of themselves.

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But after these big shows, oftentimes rabbits’ lose condition due to the stress.

A rabbit’s diet is essential to keeping their condition, so it is very important to know what is good and bad for their diets. Some fresh vegetables that can be given every day are lettuce, herbs, carrot tops, brussels sprouts, and zucchini. Some things that need to be given sparingly are carrots, clover, and fruits. Sparingly items tend to contain too much sugar, which may cause runny poops. Other items that can help with condition are rolled oats, barley and grass hay; these items can be given daily. Keep in mind some rabbits can be pickier than others, I have some rabbits that choose some items more than others. I hope this information helps so when it is time for another show, your bunnies are in condition! I hope everyone is staying safe and I see you in the near future!

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Sweepstakes/Sanctions Report “I don’t think anyone thought back in March that we’d be still dealing with viruses- human and rabbit.” ~ Nicole Schmitt So – 2020 – um, wow.

I don’t think anyone thought back in March that we’d still be dealing with viruses – human & rabbit.

Nicole Schmitt njwrcsweeps@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 need to apologize to you all for the lack of updates. There are less than 100 reports included in these points (which is pretty much everything I’ve received) – and that’s not that many shows. However (I try to avoid the use of the word ‘but’, so ‘however’ is a fancy but!), with these 93 shows, there have been well over 200 sanctions issued & reissued and canceled and maybe reissued and then canceled again. The process has been daunting for sweepstakes people.

Adding to the fun of that, not all host clubs are thinking to notify breed clubs with outstanding sanctions that shows have been canceled. So, I’m over here, emailing for late reports – on shows that didn’t happen! I think show personnel are thinking we’d see it on Facebook or be otherwise notified – but we’re not.

So, if you’re aware of show cancelations, are members of a host club, etc., please remind show personnel that they need to provide breed clubs with updates.

MEMBERS! Check your membership status / expiration dates!! I have some surprising “non-renewals” as of my most recent listing (11/12/2020). I think this is happening in a lot of national breed specialty clubs because people have a tendency to renew in person at ARBA Convention or Breed Nationals. Well, we haven’t had a lot of *those* shows lately! – so please check in with Doug Brown about your status. I will not personally

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reach out to members about their status – but if you ask me, I’m more than happy to tell you what my records reflect – but Doug is the Membership Guy. Please be sure you’re keeping him in the loop as well with email address changes, address changes, youth DOB, etc. These things may seem small, but they make Doug’s job easier & my job easier, and we’re all for that! LOL! MEMBERS! If you’re sending me sanctions, please be sure to let me know they’re coming. I recently received one via UPS that was literally soaked though, barely readable (I really should have refused it from UPS), and no contact information inside as to who sent it to me (it was not sent by the host club). Send me off an email that it’s coming so if there’s issues we can connect and get it figured out. Please don’t just include your own contact information within the sanction – in the case of the UPS, it likely wouldn’t have done any good (there was 2 pieces of information I could still read, basically!). So – let me know what you’re up to so we can work better together. Also, please try to refrain from sending money orders if at all possible – they’re more work for you, and if something goes wrong with the sanction, it’s not as easy as just voiding a check. DO NOT SEND CASH – if you’re sans checkbook, contact me & we can work it out – I’ll provide you with my personal PayPal and then I’ll write a personal check on your behalf.

Check over these points & as always, email me with any questions/concerns!

-Nicole

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Historian's Report Bethany Robertson, the NJWRC Historian, is working to compile a collection of articles, photos, and periodicals of historical ­significance to NJWRC members. If you have items in your ­collection, contact Bethany at: bethanyrobertsongm@gmail.com.

No report submitted.

Bethany Robertson NJWRC Historian bethanyrobertsongm@gmail.com

District 1 Report “Something that you can take advantage in this time of no shows are Facebook groups.” ~Meadow Gustafson

Meadow Gustafson wildmeadows@hotmail.com

Regions Represented: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, ­Montana, Washington, Wyoming, Saskatchewan, Alberta, BC, Yukon Territory & Japan

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Hello District 1 members. 2020 has been a year to remember for sure. I hope that everyone is still holding on and pursuing strong breeding programs. I am really hoping 2021 brings our beloved shows back with a vengeance. We took a break in breeding for the summer but have started back and have just palpated a few does positive in the last few days.

Hopefully these litters will be successful and will be the start of our spring line up.

Something that you can take advantage in this time of no shows are Facebook groups. There are several good groups out there with a LOT of good questions being asked. Get involved and ask away.

Take in all the advice from seasoned breeders and help answer the questions from new breeders. Remember, the only

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dumb question is the unasked question.

Write out clear goals for yourself and your herd. Once thing we did was to go through every rabbit in the barn and find recurring faults and strengths. From there we planned out our breeding program and were surprised at some of the changes that came our way. Some of the animals we started to use more and some of the animals we retired. It really drove home the fact that a breeding program is a constantly changing thing while striving for perfection.

Good luck to everyone and keep pushing forward. There is a light at the end of the tunnel and 2021 will be great!

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District 2 Report “Our work on the NJWRC Nationals will culminate at this most popular event.” ~Amber Henderson

Amber Henderson ambermom@gmail.com

Regions Represented: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah, Mexico

Things are fairly quiet on the rabbit show front in D2 but things are beginning to pick up. There have been a few shows hosted by dedicated clubs in our district and we’ve had a few members attending them.

Congratulations to Lori Robasciotti on her three BOB wins with her handsome buck, TM’s Godric, at the Fall edition of West Coast Classic in Reno, NV! Her buck also won Best Colored Wool in all three breed shows and won BOB JW in the War of the Wools specialty show.

There was a surprisingly good number of Woolies being shown the weekend and competition was great fun.

radius quarantines are able to go to rabbit shows once again! Your smiling faces are a wonderful sight to see at the shows! For the most up to date information on which areas are still affected by RHDV2 quarantines, visit www.arba.net/announcements.

We’re all looking forward to seeing everyone at the West Coast Classic on April 9-11l. Our work on NJWRC Nationals will culminate at this most popular event. Thank you to all who have put so much time and effort into this show. It’s almost time for the showdown! See you all there.”

At the time of writing this article, some of the best news to report is that some of our district members in areas affected by RHDV2 250 mile

TidBits. . .

It’s never too late or too early to volunteer!

If you want to ­volunteer during Nationals, multiple opportunities are ­available: Running ­rabbits, watching the Booth, or anything else. Contact your ­District Director or Club P ­ resident (see pg 3 for all contact info) and let her/him know where you can be of service.

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District 3 Report No Report Submitted Haley Jewell

haleyjewell19@gmail.com Regions Represented: Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South D ­ akota & ­Wisconsin

District 4 Report “I have missed seeing my friends and showing my rabbits.” ~ Kendra Williams

Kendra Williams

kthurmanwilliams@yahoo.com Regions Represented: Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, & Texas

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Hello District 4 members! Hope everyone is doing well. I’m so excited that the shows are up and going again! I have missed seeing my friends and showing my rabbits. I went to my first show this season a couple weeks ago. That show was super crowded and people were not abiding by the mask rules. I was a little disappointed by that. But the next show I went to was much more organized and social distancing and mask wearing was strongly enforced. I appreciated that. I also appreciated the steps they took to try and keep the rabbits safe from spreading anything as best they could. Coops were cleaned and disinfected after each breed.

And the judges used hand sanitizer A LOT. It’s not fool proof of course, but it’s a step in the right direction. I hope most shows are like this second one. We all have to do our part and try and keep everyone and every rabbit safe so we can keep doing what we love.

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On to more fun topics...it’s that time of the year that as a rabbit breeder we all appreciate. Winter is coming! Or well, for most of us here in TEXAS, weather below 90 degrees is coming! That means gorgeous coats on Jersey Woolies and it means it’s time to really step up the breeding and go through the juniors. For me, this time of year also means it’s time for my winter rabbit barn cleaning. Time to clean and blow out the air conditioners and fans. And before it gets too cold, I power wash all the cages, tables, and anything else I can. I also sweep the walls and ceilings of any rabbit wool and cobwebs. I make sure all the nest boxes and heat lamps are ready for what I always hope is lots and lots of new litters. There is nothing better than a freshly cleaned out rabbit barn and lots of new baby bunnies to go through. Wishing you all a very safe and fun show season!!

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District 5 Report "It took a lot of planning and hard work to pull off a National show this year.” ~Brenda Kneir”

Brenda Kneir

mobunniesrabbitry@yahoo.com

Regions Represented: Illinois, Kansas & Missouri

TidBits. . .

Run an oscillating fan even on cool days. Don’t blow directly onto rabbits.

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I would like to say a big congratulations to all the Nationals winners! It took a lot of planning and hard work to pull off a National Show this year.

Saturday Open Show A & B BOB Brenda Kneir, BOS Kathy Moerbe Youth Show A & B – BOB Carson Reker BOS Addison Withrich District 5 has had a couple shows Sunday in September and several of us Open Show A & B – BOB & BOS have traveled to surrounding Brenda Kneir states to attend shows. Here are Youth Show A – BOB Addison some of the results: Withrich, BOS Carson Reker Youth Show B – BOB Carson Reker Sept 5 Sumner, Illinois SEIRBA BOS Addison Withrich Show Show A Chrisney, Indiana Show Oct. 3 BOB: Karen Mezyk BOS: Sharon Congratulations to Sharon Moore Moore for RIS with her beautiful Show B buck Willow Ridge Sparky.

BOB: Karen Mezyk BOS: Sharon Karen Mezek won Best in Show Moore Speciality with Kare’s Hares Lacey.

Good job ladies!

Karen Mezyk’s REW Doe Kare’s Hares M Fluff took BIS Show A & I attended the District 6 B. Congratulations Karen!

Convention Show in Knoxville, Tenn. Oct. 9th & 10th. There Sept 12, Marengo, Indiana was huge turnout of Woolies for Crawford County Wild Hare’s the 2 Specialties and 3 all breed Show shows. I was honored to win BOS OPEN in the Kudzu Kuntry Speciality Show A with MB’s Domino, BOS Show B BOB: Brenda Kneir BOS: Sheila MB’s Domino and BOB Show C Giordano with MB’s Domino Diva. It was a Show B very hectic but fun weekend with BOB: Karen Mezyk BOS: Sharon good friends and lots of laughs!

Moore YOUTH It’s been great getting out and Show B seeing a lot of you at shows! Keep BOB: Carson Reker, BOS Kylie it up district 5! Keep winning, Harris encourage each other and send me those photos!

Sept. 19 & 20 Sedalia, Mo, Mid West Classic

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Brenda Kneir BOB, Kathy Moerbe BOS Midwest Classic

Brenda Kneir Domino BOB Sedalia

Carson Reker BOB & Addison Withrich BOS

Diva BOB Dist. 6

Carson Reker BOB Midwest Classica 61

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Kudzu Kuntry Speciality BOS

Carson Reker BOB Midwest Classic

Karen Mezyk BIS SEIRBA

Little cutie with his Wooly

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Carson Reker’s Opal Doe won 2 BOB at the Midwest Classic show in Sedalia, MO on September 19.

Sedalia Domino & Diva BOB & BOS

Sharon Moore RIS

Sharon Moore BOS

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District 6 Report “We had a great turnout of Wooly competitors at the District 6 Convention all breed show held in Knoxville, Tennessee.”

~ Tracey Freeman

Tracey H Freeman

tntscountrycritters@hotmail.com

Regions Represented:

Alabama, Florida, ­Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, ­Tennessee, & Puerto Rico

Pictured below: Jersey Wooly exhibitors at the District 6 Convention.

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Technically, Fall has arrived. Here in Louisiana, we are still having some pretty warm days in the 80s as other parts of the US have snow on the ground. My Woolies will not be in their best coats until February, but as they say it comes with the territory.

Nationals this year had many obstacles to overcome. More than 35+ states were not allowed to enter New York without a 14 day quarantine due to Covid, which made it impractical for most of us to attend. Congratulations to the winners that were able to make it. With that being said, the NJWRC will be looking at options in addressing future National shows when there are things such as pandemics and rabbit viruses that will affect the participation of the membership. On a positive note, Nationals 2021 is scheduled for April in Reno, NV. Rabbit shows are picking up in the South. We had a great turnout of Wooly

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competitors at the District 6 Convention all breed show held in Knoxville, Tennessee in October. The Louisiana Jersey Wooly Breeders Association was able to hold a Friday night specialty show with approximately 104 entries in open, youth, and fur. I would like to publicly thank Kirsten and Brandon Taylor for stepping in to handle the running of the show, along with Marge Drake, show secretary, as I had vehicle trouble and did not make it on time for the specialty show. Kirsten also handled the show awards which was great.

In conclusion, I hope your nest boxes are filled with plenty of winners. If you have any words of wisdom, Best In Show wins, or just a laugh to share, please feel free to message me on Facebook or drop me an email.

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~ Mae Swan

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Despite being mid-November, my area hit 71° today! I took advantage of the pleasant weather to do some barn cleaning and move a few rabbits around.

As lovely as the sunny day and warm temperatures were, rabbits tend not to do well with drastic extremes. Over the course of the week it will become more seasonally chilly and I’ll be keeping an eye on everyone to make sure they are handling the stress well.

As the pandemic continues rabbit shows remain few. Some of the Maine Wooly ladies decided to get together this past October and show off our herds, exchange rabbits and generally catch up after months apart. Wearing masks for hours on end is always a pain but worth the hassle of being able to see friends while keeping everyone safe. We enjoyed ourselves enough that we’re trying to plan for another before snow arrives (since these get-togethers must

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take place outside for safety and ease of social distancing).

With the end of the year fast approaching we are all looking ahead to the future; what litters will we plan for the winter? Will there be shows we can attend and, if so, what rabbits can we enter? Hopefully we can all plan events where we can (safely) gather and visit, even if there is no show to attend. After all, the rabbits are what get us into this hobby but the friendships are a large part of what keep us in it.

Hope everyone has a great Holiday Season. Don’t hesitate to contact me if you want me to add your brags or pertinent information to the next edition of this newsletter.

Thanks.

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District 8 Report “I would like to see our club come together and create an educational program that could be enjoyed by both breeders and judges alike.” ~Julie Aversa

Julie Aversa jtaversa@gmail.com

Regions Represented: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Manitoba & Ontario

Pictured Below: Madeline DeSelm BIS with Hot Shot’s Savy at Marrietta Oh

As of the day that I am writing this article, the new ARBA SOP has been released. It has awesome artwork by Amanda Olson on the cover. Don’t forget to order your new one. They are good for the next 5 years. I would love to have more discussions with breeders as to what you think is the correct body type, and correct wool. We have such a variety of each on the show tables today. For the sake of this article I will be discussing my opinions on some of this.

bodies of our beloved breed. With the shortening of the body, we are seeing more deviations in spines also. There is more sloping off the hind end of rabbits and longer front limbs.

The other area I see the most variations of is wool. Jersey Woolies are the only breed where texture is worth more points than density. You would think that the easy care coat would be enough to set us apart from all other wool breeds. However, I still feel like the dense rabbit is rewarded more I have noticed a trend in Jersey Woolies, on the show table. A balanced coat that they are becoming too short in with a preponderance of guard hairs is body. By this I mean I’m seeing too what should be bred for. A proper coat many upside down J body styles. With should need minimum grooming and this style you will notice that the front drape. We have a while before the next feet and back feet nearly touch, which SOP will need to be done, but, starting is what we hear judges call compact. conversations now with fellow breeders However, if you were to have the feet and judges is a great way to educate in the proper position these animals ourselves and others. would be long in body, and peak in the wrong place. In my opinion we I would really like to see our club come seem to be losing the roundness to the together and create an educational program that could be enjoyed by both breeders and judges alike.

I hope that by the next Fluff issue that we will be back to having shows as normal. With no shows or less shows in our areas, it is a great time to breed hard and cull harder. Think about what needs to be improved in your herd.

And above all STAY SAFE. I know I am using our barn as a bunny spa. When I feel anxious I go out to the barn and do some grooming or cleaning. Set up your biosecurity plan. Take photos of young rabbits and share with other breeders for opinions.

The best part of this hobby is not the shows, or winning, it is the people we meet along the way!!!!

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National Jersey Wooly Rabbit Club Memorial Scholarship Youth Scholarship Application

Up to two Scholarships will be awarded in an amount of $1,000. The application is due by April 1st. Please answer all the questions completely. The application needs to be typed in a separate document with question answered within a narrative format. Send applications by email to Angel LeSage at lesageswoolies@icloud.com and to NJWRC Secretary njwrcsecretary@ gmail.com. You will receive a conformation that the application was received.

Scholarship Recipients: • Must be a member of the NJWRC for a minimum of the last 2 years.

• Must be completing high school in the same year as applying for the scholarship.

• Must be planning on attending a college, trade school, or other type of education in the same year and planning to use the funds for school expenses.

• May only be awarded the NJWRC memorial scholarship one time.

• Will need to submit a completed application to the committee no later than April 1st of the year that the scholarship

is to be awarded.

• Need to have two letters of reference. The letters can be from a school officials (teachers), 4H or FFA advisors, etc.

Please include in the letter how this person knows you. These letters can be submitted separately to Angel LeSage at

lesageswoolies@icloud.com. In the email subject line put scholarship application.

Please answer all the following questions: • Name • Address • Home phone • Cell phone • E-Mail address Academic information: • High school attended?

• Graduation date?

• Grade point average?

• What are your two top subjects (favorite) in school?

• What college / trade school do you plan on attending?

• Have you selected a major?

• What are your educational goals? Please write a paragraph or more on your goals and how you decided on this

choice.

Other information: • Has raising rabbits made a difference in your life or helped you in someway with your educational goals you have set?

If yes, how?

• How long have you been raising rabbits?

• What successes have you had in raising and showing rabbits?

• Are you in 4H or FFA? • Do you raise any other animals? If Yes what?

• Do you have any other hobbies or participate in sports or belong to any other clubs.

• Tell us anything else you think we might be interested in about yourself.

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District 9 Report “Consider ordering the new SOP Book or registering a few rabbits.” ~ Bill Miller

Bill Miller

rabbitcrossroads@aol.com

Regions Represented: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, ­Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington DC & All Other Foreign

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Greetings! Wowza. What a year! While we have seen some rabbits show in the D9 area, many have been cancelled or, due to state regulations, folk have been prevented from attending. I am enjoying being home and spending more time with the rabbits. Does are being bred and babies evaluated. There is nothing like a full litter box to bring a smile! I bred my best does. It will be exciting to have more babies to evaluate.

needs our support. SHOP! Consider ordering the new SOP Book or registering a few rabbits. Every dollar helps keep our hobby alive. Without shows to attend, many of our fellow exhibitors might be alone and have limited social contact.

Reach out to your rabbit pals and check up on them. We are in this together.

A little bit of advice: Price does not equate to quality. The best rabbit I ever owned was a mere $20 purchase. Conversely, I have really spent a lot of time thinking expect many folk to charge for their about the repercussions of Covid-19 efforts. Creating a quality Wooly is not an on the fancy. Less shows can bring less easy task. As a buyer, do your best to find interest in the hobby. Stay motivated. a reputable and accomplished breeder Recently, I had a new Youth exhibitor to help you on your quest quality stock. meet outdoors to look at stock. Take this The goal is to breed your own winners! time to encourage involvement. We need Consider the well-bred brood doe as a to work hard to secure a future for our clever option to improve your herd. I have club and hobby. even kept a few brood bucks. I would rather have a purposeful brood doe than My lifetime in the sport of purebred dogs an amazing show rabbit lacking the ability has taught me a lot. Successful breeders to carry on and build my herd. Some of share stock with others. Without working my winners from national weeknd are together, you cannot breed up. Meet up moving on to help other breeders. I am with a pal, trade bucks to use for some happy about that. new blood. Several pals have borrowed bucks from my barn. What a great way to While the Orange project is still underway, increase the genetic diversity! Find a pal all of us should say thanks to Bunnie for with a nice producing brood doe and make all her hard work. I am so impressed a trade. Brood does are the backbone of with her efforts. We will see the Orange my herd. Arrange to buy an animal to Variety competing for legs and winning on help improve your herd. While not having the table. It takes time. It is a labor of love as many shows, visiting with rabbit folk and we all owe Bunnie our gratitude. might be difficult. Plan to have a meet up.

You could meet a few fellow pals for lunch Hoping to see everyone soon! and sit outside to go over young juniors and talk. Pardon my rambling. I just Billy really believe we need to avoid living in a vacuum. Any time that I discuss rabbits with others, I learn something. It is good to listen and talk to others.

How can we support ARBA? Covid-19 is taking its toll on our economy. ARBA

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ORANGE COD PRESENTATION 2020 THE STRUGGLE OF GOING VIRTUAL

It is one month since the presentation failed and I am still working on digesting the result. Although I was told I’d receive a report from the ARBA Standard Committee, as of this date, I have not received one. What I know from what was said at the time, was that they felt the quality of type was not consistent throughout.

The junior doe, HG1, in particular seemed to be a problem and the term “fine bone” was used. That term floored me. I chose to use that doe because she has such a solid body and has great color, but she was at that bad age most breeders don’t show due to their head and ear looking out of balance because their wool cap hasn’t fully developed. Perhaps that lack of cap led to be perceived as fine bone.

Use of that term also was surprising because I have often been complimented on the good bone of my rabbits. In fact, the Sunday following presentation, I was blessed to win BOB with a tort buck

out of my orange program, whose mother (an outcross) had what I considered too fine a bone and had removed from my breeding program after only a couple of breedings. Fortunately, the tort buck inherited the bone of my orange line, but did inherit from the mother, the shorter ear length I was looking for.

This brought me to wondering if ears were an issue, and in so doing, I realized that many of the still pictures I took, just after presentation, made the ears and heads look longer than they looked in real life. My friend Zach, who assisted with the presentation by handling and posing the rabbits, also commented that in spite of squaring the rabbits on the table as we had rehearsed, the video stream was skewed slightly to the backend of the rabbit. Then it dawned on me that the camera must have moved from its original position at the very beginning of presentation when I tried to quickly turn the sound off on the camera to prevent a bad feed-

back sound, since two devices were in use in close proximity. To provide evidence, I took pictures of the presentation animals with a handheld camera at the proper angle (Figure 1) and took photos of the head and ear of my GC Fuzzyville’s Kisszer at different positions. The perceived length and ear thickness due to the difference of camera angle, was remarkable (See Figure 2 & 3). I even sent the pictures of Kisszer to the Standard Committee chair, which she replied, she, in turn, forwarded to the committee.

I’m not expecting anything to come of the follow up photos, but I needed to do it for myself and all the hard work that has gone into the process. Beyond the fact that it took several weeks, purchases, changes of equipment, and trial runs to be sure the color appeared true on camera, I have long been fighting an uphill battle. I have about 200 square feet of space devoted to my rabbits, leaving me with a working herd of about 40 animals, max of 80 during breeding seasons. Although small numbers lead me to cull hard, which is good, when dealing with the odds of 25% - 50% of a litter being eliminated from the equation just because of the dwarfing gene, it puts the program at a deficit many other breeds do not experience. Include the genetics of producing and conditioning a dwarf wooled rabbit of bright clean color and good type, composed of a combination of some dominant and some recessive color genes, including genes the rabbit and scientific world aren’t even sure of the actual number involved (resulting in unavoidable variety even when 2 rabbits of the same Rufus intensity are bred), is formidable at best. Add into this equation that at least 12 are needed to be ready at a time most Wooly breeders know, coming off a hot summer, is the worst season for showing. I chose to favor the importance of color in this presentation, even deciding to show some from differing lines to emphasize that good color was possible beyond one line. Something I think would be important to consider if the color was to become beneficial to the breed. Whereas, not all were in the prime of coat, condition or type, I truly believe this was a quality presentation and much stronger than the year before.

The committee chose to believe otherwise.

It is difficult to navigate through this process when the rules aren’t very clear cut.

In fact, the rabbit deemed the best of my successful presentation in 2019, was considered one of my worst in the failed presentation of 2018 (FNMZ1). There were only two factors that changed.

He had an inch more of wool due to a cooler summer and earlier molt, but there was also an improvement in the overall quality of the presentation animals selected for 2019. The latter factor wasn’t just my opinion, as it was echoed by both the NJWRC and the ARBA Standards Committees. If the rules were more clearly defined, he should not have placed so differently in the minds of the committee just because he had more length of coat. It seems to me that the committee is placing more emphasis on the rabbits in the moment of presentation and not taking in the full account of improvement over time, nor the fact that good clean color is achievable beyond one line. I see this as a fault of the process and not necessarily members of the committee themselves. Personally, I think the process should not be subject to just one view of the program, once a year.

So what happens next? I’ve got a 2nd chance at the 2nd presentation next year. Hopefully it will be in person so there is a hands on and 3D visual component to the presentation. If there is not, I will most likely sit out a video presentation. In the meantime, I have an extra year to continue to improve. I will be tightening up on line breeding because, in spite of what the committee surmised, I know I have both the quality of type and color to do so. A huge thank you to all of you who have supported me with your kind words and actions throughout this endeavor. Regardless of what happens I know I am truly blessed and a better person to have gone through it.

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Hi everyone, My name is Isaac White and first, I would like to thank the scholarship committee for selecting my application for the NJWRC Memorial scholarship! Rabbits have played such a major role in my life and I am so grateful for all of the wonderful memories and people I have met through the hobby.

I have raised rabbits since 2016 and started off in the hobby with Holland lops. However, I acquired my first Jersey Woolies in 2017 and fell in love with the breed. I mainly raised AOVs, selfs, and shadeds. I have also raised and shown American Fuzzy Lops and Mini Satins. Before leaving for school I sold down a majority of my wool breeds to make upkeep of the herd easier while I was away.

Currently I am a freshman at Iowa State University majoring in animal science on the General Pre-Veterinary track.

I am also working towards a minor in genetics, with the plans to attend the College of Veterinary Medicine here at Iowa State. I have also obtained my ARBA registrar’s license and plan to work towards my judge’s license when the time comes.

Thank you so much for this scholarship which I am grateful to use to continue my education in an area that raising rabbits has made me enjoy so much.

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THE FLUFF MAGAZINE PUBLISHER “ISSUU” HAS SOME UPDATES We recently had a bunny day here at my barn. It was discovered by fellow breeder Gail More that the Issue that publishes our Fluff magazine has had some updates. It is now easier to read both on your phones and computers.

When you first bring up the Fluff issue on your phone, you will see an icon of a rectangle with some lines under it in the upper right-hand corner. (FIG A)

If you click on this it will bring up the magazine in article format that you can click on and it will come up in an enjoyable readable format. (FIG B) Sometimes you may have to click on the previous district and scroll down to see your district report. (As we move forward, we hope to get to a point where every article comes up separately.) If you

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When you go to the Fluff on your computer, it will come up as normal but you will see a Details and Stories Inside bar below the issue. (FIG D) Click on stories inside and a list of stories will come up that are inside the issue of the Fluff. (FIG E)(Next Column)

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Click on what you want to read and it will come up as a full page that is easily read. (FIG F)

If you look to the right there will be a next article button you can also choose to click to keep reading in this format. (FIG G)

You can also save all of The Fluff magazines to a stack that you can access at any time. Just hit save (FIG

You can also choose to print an article by tapping the screen and selecting print. (FIG H)(Next Column) Your article of interest can now be printed if you would like a hard copy.

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I) and a pop up will ask you to create a stack. (FIG J) I labeled mine The Fluff.

Click on the stack and all of your Fluffs will be in one location and easily accessible. (FIG M) To access your saved stack. Click on the read tab in the upper right-hand corner and then click on saved. (FIG K)

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The Fall 2020 issue is the first issue that has articles that are accessible in this way but, if you click on Details, then NJWRC Publications, (FIG N) a list of all the Fluff magazines will be displayed.

Only the last issue the Fall issue will be able to be accessed in this way. But this will make it much simpler to look up something that you may want to go back to.

I hope that you all enjoy these enhancement features.

If you should have any questions about these changes please do not hesitate to contact your district representatives.

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BREEDER SPOTLIGHT FEATURED BREEDER: KATHY MOERBE B*B RABBITRY

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Name: Kathy Moerbe Rabbitry Name: B*B Rabbitry How Many Holes: 75 for JW, 25 for ML, and 25 for NZ Location: Bishop, Texas….. south of Corpus Christi or 2 hrs from Mexico border!

Why did you choose Jersey Woolies as the breed to raise?

This breed was my daughter, Kasey’s choice. She researched the breed and in 1995, Lisa Smith sent a foursome of awesome Woolys from Michigan on a flight to San Antonio.

When Kasey went off to A&M in 2000…. I said, “My turn.”

Husband said, “No more shows for me.” In his defense…..

He still is a big help in the physical labor in managing a working rabbitry of 125 holes.

Son said, “I’m going fishing.”

So I got a cell phone and an AAA card and fearlessly took off down the road on my own with a dozen of Kasey’s Jersey Woolys. Jersey Woolys are such friendly animals, good mommas, and I so appreciate how a doe can kindle a litter and be back on the show table in three-to-four months!

I have come to greatly appreciate how easy it is to raise a wool breed in South Texas heat. The wool coat seems to act as insulation, and they manage 95 degree weather very well….. under floor, wall, and ceiling fans.

Who was/is your mentor?

Sherry Young in Ennis, TX helped me so much those first 5 years. She taught me how to evaluate type, the value of a brood doe, how to groom, and most of all…. how to have fun showing rabbits.

Then, in buying rabbits from Fuzzyville Rabbitry for 6-7 years…. Timmy and Danielle Bauer answered so many of my questions and guided me on breeding for TYPE, how to line-breed with success, and how to train a Wooly to hold that pose. I just bought their last two Woolys.

I am fortunate to be three hours driving time from Chase Austin. We have a fun time going through young juniors, comparing specific traits in seniors, and swapping Woolys for breeding. Chase has taught me the finer characteristics of TYPE and WOOL, and inspiring me to “step outside the box” with breeding decisions.

Now, I so enjoy mentoring the kids here. Just picked up a newbie who is 65+ years old! At shows, I like to demonstrate to kids how to groom a Wooly, help them evaluate juniors, and answer all kinds of questions. I give a DoggieMan slicker and a rolling comb to each new person I find starting in Jersey Woolys. Over the years, I have given away Woolys, provided breedings with my bucks, taken kids to shows, and given NJWRC memberships. Give back….. Nurture the future.

What are your biggest challenges in caring for Jersey Woolies?

I am terrible at keeping juniors groomed. I so prefer to cut the coat down to half inch and put them in the back row till they are senior age. I found wool caps stay clean if I use EZ-crocks for feeders. Hanging cages make cleaning easier….. Torch, bar-b-que brush…. Done.

What are your biggest challenges in showing Jersey Woolies?

I rarely show juniors due to the consistent comment from Texas judges: “Junior can’t beat a senior.” BUT, twice have

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I proved them wrong. Grow juniors out and show as seniors. And that takes TIME and cage space! Patience is my biggest challenge.

Then the challenge with does, at least, is SHOW or BREED? How to time that litter for a future big show. How to get that coat in prime condition for a big show.

Early on, I found my Woolys had stress diarrhea after the second show on a 2-day schedule. Got so tired of cleaning butts at shows. Now I give each bun a dropper of Wet-Tail as I load the carriers at home and a second dose the morning of the second show day. And provide electrolyte/probiotic water, hay, and Pro-Fibre pellets at the show. I am OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) about keeping the Woolys in clean carriers. Putting layers of puppy pads and wood pellets in the pans at home does make for heavier carriers, but I feel it is worth it to keep the buns comfortable. Roll

up the soiled top layer and the fresh layer is underneath!

VOILA! What are your goals in your rabbitry?

My current goal is WOOL…. Long, flowing guard hairs with correct density and texture. Oh, yeah…. And keep the TYPE as well. I strive to put more color on Brokens and am excited about the new Broken guidelines in the up-coming SOP. What are you most proud of in your breeding accomplishments?

My first BIS was a REW doe, GC Kasey’s Sugar, born and raised in my barn, out of an ugly brood doe from Lisa Smith.

I fainted in the crowd around the judging table.

I am most proud of creating GC Kathy’s Encino, a broken black buck. He was just the right combination of Amber Henderson’s GC Wonder’s Phoenix line and the Bauer’s’ Fuzzyville line to get the gorgeous coat on a typey rabbit.

With over 20+ legs, he is a joy to show on the table and watch judges go “WOW” over his coat. Now the challenge is to get offspring with more color on the coat and his same type and wool traits.

What is your favorite part of the hobby?

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bit knowledge shared by others; however, I do so enjoy talking to kids about Woolys. They are so thirsty for knowledge and anxious to learn. And I strive to learn something new at every show I attend.

Do you have any special projects in the barn?

I still dabble with the RED Jersey Wooly project that I bought from Marcia Hinkelmann back in 2009. I would like to acquire the COD for a second try, but do not think there is enough national support for success. I do think the Rufus factor needs to be put back on Otters and Opals as the current Tan/Agouti markings are so faded out to almost white.

I also breed for Cinnamons or Chocolate Agoutis, and for Lynx. Those are genetic fun!

Do you raise any other breeds?

I raise Mini Lops and meatpen New Zealands to pay the feed bill and fund my show expenses. The meatpen sales also give me opportunity to teach kids and Ag teachers about raising rabbits for meat as well as competition.

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Favorite Rabbit Memory: I will always have a place in my heart for a special REW doe, bred by Gayle Beirau…. RH’s Pretty Pretty Princess.

That doe had the coat, type, attitude, and show presence.

Princess went on to earn over 32 legs. Sadly, I never got a worthy offspring from her, but she retired to my Ol’ Timers’ Row with grace.

Kathy’s Encino, broken black buck, earned Best Open Junior at 2019 Nationals in Louisiana as an old junior (learned that trick from Brian Caudill). That it was awarded by Allan Mescik and Scott Rodriguez, made it an even more special moment. I really enjoy showing that Wooly.

I was the NJWRC newsletter editor from 2000-2004 (I think?). That was a marvelous opportunity to upgrade the newsletter from a stapled flyer into digital publishing and to provide lots of educational articles for the membership. I so enjoyed using my computer skills for something besides the teaching job. Sticking mailing labels on the magazine was actually fun… to see all the locations of memberships.

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OPEN BEST OF BREED­

GAIL MORE & MORE’S TOMBSTONE As 2019 came to a close and the spring show season started up in 2020, I had high hopes for a fun and exciting show season. More’s Tombstone was on a roll.

He had several wins under his belt, including a Best in Show. He was doing well in the points sweeps and was ranking #1 for Rabbit of the Year. Our Jersey Wooly Girls group, from Ohio and surrounding areas, had 2 big shows planned for 2020....Nationals in Syracuse, and Convention in Harrisburg. Both shows were within a 5-6 hour drive which is not a bad drive for big and important shows. With the plans set, we had our first couple of shows of the season in February and early March.

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Traveling out of state was not an option either. Then, as if COVID wasn’t bad enough, the RHD virus was running rampant out west. Shows were shutting down, states were being locked down, traveling out of state was banned due to either virus, or both. What a disappointment it was to have all of our shows cancelled. Big shows too, like Nationals and OSRBA were being cancelled. By June, pretty much every show around us was cancelled, and that was the end of the show season for Tombstone. This was very disappointing, because he was looking pretty good heading into summer and the end of the sweeps year. He was still holding onto that first place spot for Rabbit of the Year too, but then some shows in the Midwest were able to continue, and Tombstone was bumped to #2 in the rank-

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by Brenda Kneir, was from a breeding she did with rabbits from my lines and Tombstone was bred from 2 rabbits from Hopewell’s Rabbitry (April and Kaitlynn Sefcik).

As the virus crisis continued throughout the summer, hopes of fall shows pretty much dwindled down to nothing. Small sparks of hope kept popping up for Nationals being held in NY in the fall and things were still up in the air for the Convention. I don’t remember the exact details of timing, but an in person Convention was finally cancelled, and a virtual show just wasn’t the same. As the time approached for Nationals in Syracuse, the state show was cancelled and hopes for Nationals was once again lost. By some miracle, all of the hard work paid off, and the show committee was finally able to put together Nationals on a farm but travel bans were issued again and Ohio was on the banned list for travel to NY. We Ohio area Jersey Wooly Girls had pretty much given up on all shows for the rest of the year by this time. Of course, as luck would have it, Tombstone was in prime coat and condition. What a huge disappointment that there wasn’t a way to get him to the show. One rabbit pal decided she was going to Nationals after all and made plans for her rabbits to be passed to another breeder to show on her behalf. Another pal was going too, so between the two of them, they got Tombstone to New York and on the table for Nationals.

them. That’s how Tombstone came to be. April had a Rew buck, Hopewell’s Wyatt, and a black doe and she asked me if I could use them. I brought them home and made some babies. Tombstone was one of them, so a big shout out to April for the genetics!

A shout out as well to Laurie Wood and Barb Sherlock for taking such good care of Tombstone at Nationals. A special thanks to all of the hard working people that were able to allow the woolies to have a Nationals despite all of the setbacks. Let’s hope 2021 is a better year all around for this wonderful hobby! Stay safe, and hopefully we will see you at a show in the spring!

I had other plans that day and didn’t really give the show much thought. Then I got a very exciting Facebook message from Michelle Landis that Tombstone took Best of Breed at Nationals and went on to win Best White Wool and Best Overall Wool. That was fun especially since I hardly ever enter wool! Thanks to Bill Miller for the phone call so that Donna Grimm, Judge, and the breeders in attendance could tell me Congratulations over the phone! Overall I was thrilled he won and thankful because it took a village to get him to Nationals and back.

My fellow breeders in the Ohio area are absolutely awesome. We love to show together, travel together, and love to help each other and new breeders in this awesome hobby. We often buy/sell/trade rabbits amongst each other to help each other in improving this wonderful breed. If we have a rabbit that we don’t need, and someone else could use it, then it goes home with T h e

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OPEN BEST OPPOSITE OF BREED­

BILL MILLER & CR’S DELIGHTFUL DESIGN

Design is a Multiple Best In Show winner. Last season, she was shown a limited amount of times and was #3 Wooly nationwide. Design had a great National weekend. She won the Agouti Group at all three specialities and was Best In Specialty Show for the show after the National, under wool breed expert, Matt Bishop. This little doe is a favorite here at Cross Roads.

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Open Jersey Wooly Results Judged by: Donna Grimm

Best of Breed:

Best Opposite of Breed:

Best Display: Best Wool:

GAIL MORE SELF SENIOR BUCK, #M492 BILL MILLER AGOUTI SENIOR DOE, #AB5 MELANIE & YVONNE LYONS

GALE M0RE, SELF SR BUCK #M492

Open Agouti Group Best of Group: Best Opposite of Group:

BILL MILLER, SENIOR DOE, #AB5 CONNIE FORWARD & STEVE BUELL, SENIOR BUCK, #T2

1. BILL MILLER 2. TAYLER JUSKO 3. CONNIE FORWARD, STEVE BUELL 4. CONNIE FORWARD, STEVE BUELL 5. CONNIE FORWARD, STEVE BUELL

Open AOV Group Best of Group:

Best Opposite of Group:

1. BILL MILLER 2. CONNIE FORWARD, STEVE BUELL 3. CONNIE FORWARD, STEVE BUELL 4. CONNIE FORWARD, STEVE BUELL

Jr Doe, 5 Shown

1. CONNIE FORWARD, STEVE BUELL 2. CONNIE FORWARD, STEVE BUELL 3. MELANIE & YVONNE LYONS 4. CONNIE FORWARD, STEVE BUELL 5. MELANIE & YVONNE LYONS

CONNIE FORWARD, STEVE BUELL. SENIOR DOE #W22

Sr Buck, 0 Shown Sr Doe, 1 Shown Jr Buck, 0 Shown Jr Doe,0 Shown 1. CONNIE FORWARD, STEVE BUELL

Open Broken Group Best of Group: ` BILL MILLER, SENIOR DOE #WLPC4 Best Opposite of Group: MELANIE & YVONNE LYONS, SENIOR BUCK #SSCG

Sr Buck 10 Shown Sr Doe, 12 Shown Jr Buck, 1 Shown Jr Doe,4 Shown

1. MELANIE & YVONNE LYONS 2. CONNIE FORWARD, STEVE BUELL 3. CHRISTY & KATRINA PRZYBYLOWSKI 4. LAURIE WOOD 5. BARB SHERLOCK

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Sr Buck, 5 shown Sr Doe, 5 Shown Jr Buck, 4 Shown

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2020 NJWRC Nationals Open Jersey Wooly Results Open Self Group Best of Group:

Best Opposite of Group:

GAIL MORE, SENIOR BUCK #M492 BILL MILLER, JUNIOR DOE #RB2

Sr Buck, 7 Shown Sr Doe, 10 Shown Jr Buck, 9 Shown 1. MELANIE & YVONNE LYONS 2. BARB SHERLOCK 3. MELANIE & YVONNE LYONS 4. TAYLER JUSKO 5. BARB SHERLOCK

Open Shaded Group Best of Group:

Best Opposite of Group:

1. MELANIE & YVONNE LYONS 2. CHRISTY & KATRINA PRZYBYLOWSKI 3. MELANIE & YVONNE LYONS 4. CHRISTY & KATRINA PRZYBYLOWSKI 5. BILL MILLER

BARB SHERLOCK, #BB264 TAYLER JUSKO, SENIOR DOE #HH320

Sr Buck, 5 Shown Sr Doe, 8 Shown Jr Buck, 1 Shown

1. BARB SHERLOCK 2. CHRISTY & KATRINA PRZYBYLOWSKI 3. BARB SHERLOCK 4. BARB SHERLOCK 5. CONNIE FORWARD & STEVE BUELL

1. BILL MILLER 2. BILL MILLER 3. CODY LANDIS 4. CHRISTY & KATRINA PRZYBYLOWSKI 5. CHRISTY & KATRINA PRZYBYLOWSKI 6. CONNIE FORWARD, STEVE BUELL

1. TAYLER JUSKO 2. MELANIE & YVONNE LYONS 3. BARB SHERLOCK 4. BARB SHERLOCK 5. LAURIE WOOD

Jr Doe, 1 Shown

1. MCKENZIE TELATOVICH

1. LAURIE WOOD

Open Tan Pattern Group Best of Group:

LAURIE WOOD, SENIOR DOE #JAVA Best Opposite of Group: MELANIE & YVONNE LYONS, SENIOR BUCK #KFA3

Sr Buck, 3 Shown Sr Doe, 3 Shown Jr Buck, 2 Shown Jr Doe, 4 Shown

1. MELANIE & YVONNE LYONS 2. LAURIE WOOD 3. MELANIE & YVONNE LYONS

1. LAURIE WOOD 2. MELANIE & YVONNE LYONS 3. MELANIE & YVONNE LYONS

Best White Wool GAIL MORE

1. CHRISTY & KATRINA PRZYBYLOWSKI 2. TAYLER JUSKO

Best Colored Wool CONN CONNIE

FORWARD, STEVE BUELL IE

1. BILL MILLER 2. MELANIE & YVONNE LYONS 3. CHRISTY & KATRINA PRZYBYLOWSKI 4. AMANDA HANES

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1. GAIL MORE 2. BARB SHERLOCK 3. MELANIE & YVONNE LYONS 4. BARB SHERLOCK 5. BARB SHERLOCK

Jr Doe, 7 Shown

Best Overall Wool GAIL MORE

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Youth Jersey Wooly Results Judged by: Matt Bishop

Youth Agouti Group Best of Group: RACHEL WALKUP, SENIOR BUCK #BC1 Best Opposite of Group: CASEY ROMAN, JUNIOR DOE #AN Sr Buck, 5 shown Sr Doe, 2 Shown Jr Buck, 1 Shown 1. RACHAEL WALKUP 2. CODY LANDIS 3. CODY LANDIS 4. CODY LANDIS 5. CARLIE WOOD

1. CODY LANDIS 2. RACHAEL WALKUP

1. CODY LANDIS

Jr Doe, 2 Shown 1. CASEY ROMAN 2. CODY LANDIS

Youth AOV Group Best of Group:

Best Opposite of Group:

RACHAEL WALKUP, SENIOR BUCK #TT175

Sr Buck, 1 Shown Sr Doe, 0 Shown Jr Buck, 0 Shown Jr Doe, 0 Shown 1. RACHAEL WALKUP

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Best of Breed: RACHAEL WALKUP, SHADED SR BUCK #SMK Best Opposite of Breed: CODY LANDIS BROKEN SENIOR DOE #AF448 Best Display: CODY LANDIS Best Wool: CODY LANDIS, BROKEN SENIOR DOE #AF448

Youth Broken Group Best of Group:

KYLIE ESTRELLA, SENIOR BUCK #AF428 Best Opposite of Group: CODY LANDIS, SENIOR DOE #AF448

Sr Buck 5 Shown Sr Doe, 2 Shown Jr Buck, 1 Shown Jr Doe, 0 Shown 1. KYLIE ESTRELLA 2. CODY LANDIS 3. CODY LANDIS 4. CARLIE WOOD 5. CARLIE WOOD

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Best Opposite of Group: Sr Buck, 1 Shown 1. CODY LANDIS

CODY LANDIS, SENIOR BUCK #AF450 CARLIE WOOD, JUNIOR DOE #BLU

Sr Doe, 1 Shown Jr Buck, 0 Shown

RACHAEL WALKUP, SENIOR BUCK #SMK CARLIE WOOD, JUNIOR DOE #BUG

Sr Buck, 2 Shown Sr Doe, 0 Shown Jr Buck, 0 Shown 1. RACHAEL WALKUP 2. CODY LANDIS

Youth Tan Pattern Group Best of Group:

CODY LANDIS, SENIOR BUCK, #AF444 Best Opposite of Group: CODY LANDIS, JUNIOR DOE #AF465 Sr Buck, 3 Shown Sr Doe, 0 Shown Jr Buck, 1 Shown 1. CODY LANDIS 2. CODY LANDIS 3. CARLIE WOOD

1. CODY LANDIS

Best Colored Wool CODY LANDIS

Jr Doe, 1 Shown 1. CARLIE WOOD

Jr Doe,3 Shown 1. CODY LANDIS 2. CODY LANDIS 3. (DISQUALIFIED)

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Youth Shaded Group Best of Group:

Best Opposite of Group:

Best White Wool RACHAEL WALKUP

Jr Doe, 0 Shown

1. CARLIE WOOD

Best Overall Wool CODY LANDIS

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NJWRC 2019-2020 OPEN RABBIT OF THE YEAR For more information on the Rabbit of the Year see the Sweeps Report on page 40 of the Fluff, go to www.njwrc.org/sweepsinfo.htm, or scan the code at the end of this feature.

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he Rabbit of the year award is based upon an ­accumulation of BOB or BOS sweepstakes bounus points for an exhibitor whose animal accumulates those points.

The sweepstakes contest runs from July 1 of one year through June 30 of the following year. Any NJWRC member is eligible to compete for these points. There is a separate contest for Open and Youth. On these pages, we feature the top 10 Open Rabbit of the Year exhibitors and their rabbits for the 2-19-2020 season.

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ROTY 1: DO Var / Sex: Broken Black Buck Name: Mo Bunnies Domino Raised & Owened By: Brenda Kneir

Domino is a fun rabbit to have around. He is a natural poser and likes to show off. I have to give credit to my friend Gail More for raising his parents. His sire is More’s Grady, a cute little broken blue who has earned 22 GC legs. More’s Clementine is his dam. She is a big black showy girl with 11 GC legs. Domino is the proud owner of 52 GC legs.

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ROTY 2: M492 Var / Sex: Self Buck Name: More’s Tombstone Bred & Owned by: Gail More More’s Tombstone, M492, is a REW SR buck born on 6/15/2018 bred by Gail More.

The name Tombstone comes from his sire, Wyatt...as in Wyatt Earp. Most of Wyatt’s offspring have names related to Wyatt Earp or for things he was famous for, such as Tombstone Arizona. Both of Tombstones parents, Hopewell’s Wyatt, REW, and Hopewell’s Ebonique, Black. come from Hopewell’s Rabbitry owned by April and Kaitlin Sefcik.

Notable rabbitries in his lines include ZA, BB, Lyle Creek, Allstar, and CR. In 2019 Tombstone earned 20 legs which include 2 BOS, 9 BOB, 1 Reserve in Show, and 1 Best in Show.

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ROTY 1: AB5 Var / Sex: Agouti Doe Name: CR Delightful Design Owned By: Bill Miller

CR Delightful Design. A Multiple Best In Show winner, Design is a favorites here. She’s a squirrel. We are proud to present her to the fancy

4 ROTY 4: KJ Var / Sex: Self Doe Name: CR Snow Bunny Owned by: Bill Miller CR Snow Bunny needs no introduction. Bunny amassed quite a winning record.

She returned for a few shows last season and did well. Bunny has 11 All Breed Best In Show wins and won a very competitive Group Win at PaSRBA last year in a beautiful line-up of rabbit breeds. We are looking forward to showing her kids.

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ROTY 1: TOA Var / Sex: Broken Doe Name: Wonder’s TOA Owned By: Amber Henderson

I am thrilled to see that Wonder’s Toa earned a top 5 Rabbit of the Year award and did so being shown only three times this sweeps year! That is an accomplishment of which I am quite proud. I keep a small rabbitry of around 15 rabbits so any big win means that much more to me. Toa has done wonderfully her entire life. A combination of my own Wonder’s and Keep’s lines, she is the result of a decade and a half of sweat and tears. We really put all our hearts into these beautiful bundles of love and fluff. I am happy to share this hobby with the folks that make it worthwhile. You are kind, honest, funny, critical thinkers, truly loving and supportive. I could not have achieved so much over the years without you. Y’all know who you are. I hope to continue to be that kind of support for you, too. With much love, Amber Henderson T h e

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ROTY 6: THE1 Var / Sex: Self Buck Name: LeSage’s The One Owned by: Angel LeSage I have really enjoyed this rabbit. He is mellow and always in a good mood. I named him THE One because when I was going through the herd (many times) he kept popping up with his nice body and wool texture & color. I decided he must be “the one” I have been looking for — so hence the name. His wool color is beautiful. The pictures do not do justice to his blue color.

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ROTY 7: BD2 Var / Sex: Self Doe Name: Owned By: Karen Mezyk

It is an honor to have my doe as a top ten with my limited showing, she is definitely one of my top Best does. she’s a multi BIS & a RIS and many BOB to her credits.

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ROTY 8: BM Var / Sex: Broken Blue Otter Sr Doe Name: Allstar’s Beautiful Masterpiece Bred & Owned by: Lindsay and Julie Aversa As I have always said, “There is no such thing as a perfect rabbit”. But Allstar’s Beautiful Masterpiece sure does take the cake for the best texture that I have ever produced. She has set a standard for me for coats in my barn, and it always pushes me to better my coats with each breeding I do. Although she has a great coat her attitude sure does get her in trouble sometimes! She leapt at my face, while I was blowing her, and nearly gave me a black eye. But I was okay! Allstar’s Beautiful Masterpiece receiving #8 Rabbit of the Year sure is a blessing, due to Covid-19 and pulling back on attending shows. So, this is a great honor for my Mother and I.

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ROTY 9: BH Var / Sex: Broken Buck Name: Furry Treasures Broken Halos Owned by: DeAnn Boulier

He is such a joy to have in the barn and he has Fun struting his fluff! He has earned BOSG Broken at the 2019 ARBA Convention.

Words cannot express how grateful we are to have won Best Of The Best at the 2019 Christmas Show with over 8,000 entries. Broken Halos won 2 Best of Breeds, 1 Best Opposite Sex, 2 Best Group 4 wins, 1 Best in Show and the Best of The Best 2020 Michigan Convention quad show he was Best of Breed in all 4 shows and 2020 Halloween Havoc in Indiana he was Best in Show Specialty on Friday night and Best of Breed the following day in all 3 shows, he was also an honorable mention for Best in Show A. We are excited to see his future offspring and what they may hold....he has been a busy guy!

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ROTY 10: F4 Var / Sex: Broken Doe Name: Willow Ridge/B&Bs Farrah Owned By: Sharon Moore

This is Willow Ridge/B&Bs Farrah. She was my pick of a co breeding with Grace Anderson. Her mother was Willow Ridge High Flyer and B&Bs Surf was her sire. She is built like a tank and just has that “look at me” attitude of a natural champion. Her show career started at Ohio mini convention with a BOB and just got better from there.

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NJWRC 2019-2020 YOUTH RABBIT OF THE YEAR For more information on the Rabbit of the Year see the Sweeps Report on page 40 of the Fluff, go to www.njwrc.org/sweepsinfo.htm, or scan the code at the end of this feature.

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he Rabbit of the year award is based upon an ­accumulation of BOB or BOS sweepstakes bounus points for an exhibitor whose animal accumulates those points.

The sweepstakes contest runs from July 1 of one year through June 30 of the following year. Any NJWRC member is eligible to compete for these points. There is a separate contest for Open and Youth. On these pages, we feature the top 10 Open Rabbit of the Year exhibitors and their rabbits for the 2017 - 2018 season.

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ROTY 1: SWISS Var / Sex: Shaded Doe Name: Pi Hollow’s Swiss Miss Owned By: Addison Withrich

#1 youth Jersey wooly of 2020, Pi Hollow’s Swiss Miss owned by Justamere Rabbitry; Addison Withrich. I’ve had the pleasure of owning this beautiful doe a little over a year and she presents many great qualities that I needed to improve in my herd. Thank you Cheryl Loesch for donating her to the 2019 Golden Fleece Auction. I am looking forward to seeing where this doe can go.

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ROTY 2: H51 Var / Sex: Self Buck Name: Hot Shot’s Savvy Owned by: Madelyn DeSelm Savvy is such a sweet buck. He loves to go to shows and gets excited when he sees the travel cages come to the barn. I have owned him since he was 8 weeks old and he just keeps getting better with age.

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ROTY 1: AF387 Var / Sex: Broken Buck Name: AFB’s Panda Bear Owned By: Cody Landis

AFB’s Panda Bear is out of Allstar’s Leo x AFB’s Charmaine. Panda currently has 19 legs with 2 Youth BIS, 1 Youth RIS and multiple BOBs in Open and Youth. He has been producing some amazing babies for us and some of our friends.

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ROTY 4: SE Var / Sex: Shaded Doe Name: Furry Treasures Summers End Owned by: Madelyn DeSelm Summer is a princess. She is absolutely beautiful, and I was in love the first time I saw her. Summer loves her food and will help you put it down if you aren’t quick enough. I’m looking forward to her babies hitting the show table soon.

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ROTY 5: MOPC2 Var / Sex: Chestnut Buck Name: Greenbrier Hambone Owned By: Rachel Walkup

Greenbrier Hambone is a 2018 chestnut buck. I am so thankful that his breeder, Frances Haskins, trusted me with him. Hambone has helped me achieve so many show and breeding goals that I had set for myself! He has performed brilliantly on the show table and has proven himself as an excellent producer.

Not only is he a beautiful rabbit but he has an amazing personality! Hambone is such a playful boy and a joy to have in our barn.

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ROTY 6: TALB Var / Sex: Self Doe Name: Owned by: Layla Giorgianni

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ROTY 7: WW Var / Sex: Shaded Buck Name: Owned By: Lily Avery

Lily received WW as a surprise at an Ohio State Convention. We purchased him from Deann in Michigan. He has been a great rabbit and loves to relax after every show.

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ROTY 9: LHH Var / Sex: Agouti Doe Name: Laurel Hill’s Honey Owned by: Rachel Walkup

I am so proud that one of my homebred rabbits is on this list! Honey is a daughter of Greenbrier Hambone and Fuzzyvilles Hazelnut. She has lovely fur, a great head and ear and tremendous width and depth. It was very exciting watching her develop from a cute little baby to a powerhouse doe.

Honey is absolutely our favorite doe due to her star qualities and darling personality!

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ROTY 10: BESTBEFOR2020 Var / Sex: Agouti Buck Name: Delattre’s Donatello Owned By: Livia DeLattre

Donatello was my first homegrown winner. He started off as a junior by earning BOG at convention in 2018. He then did very well on both youth and open show tables as well as being an excellent herd buck.

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ROTY 9: LT2 Var / Sex: Agouti Buck Name: Hopewell’s Spike Owned by: Jenna Naber

The rabbit that placed 10th this year in youth is a rabbit bred by April Sefcik of Hopewells Rabbitry. This rabbit goes by Spike in my barn, a name that I kept after I purchased him from my friend when she was getting out of the Woolies. He has helped me not only on the show table, but in my barn as well. He was the rabbit that got me started in the chinchillas. I have been working hard to develop a pretty, correctly colored chin with the guidance of my mentor DeAnn Boulier and other incredible open and youth who love to educate. Because of this amazing rabbit, I have begun breeding rabbits that I am proud of, but it has been a challenging and at times frustrating experience. However, I’ve enjoyed every little step along the way. #10 LT2 Courtsey of J Burt Photogray

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2. Kneir, Brenda - MO

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Open AOE 1. Miller, Bill - MD 2. Kneir, Brenda - MO 3. More, Gail - OH 4. Henderson, Amber - CA 5. Aversa, Julie & Lindsay - MI 6. Loesch, Cheryl - MN 7. Reilly / Ringelstetter, Brenda & Christi - WI 8. LeSage, Angel - CA 9. Mezyk, Karen - IL 10. Sefcik, April & Kaitlyn - OH Rabbit of Year 1 DO

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LeSage, Angel

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Herdsman 1. Miller, Bill - MD 2. Gustafson / Robertson, Meadow & Bethany - OR Moerbe, Kathy - TX Reilly / Ringelstetter, Brenda & Christi - WI

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Youth Overall Sweepstakes 2019/20 1. Landis, Cody - PA

2. DeSelm, Madelyn - MI 3. Giorgianni, Layla - MO 4. Withrich, Addison - MO 5. Walkup, Rachael - PA 6. Byers, Max & Jocelyn - IN 7. Reker, Carson - MO 8. Naber, Jenna - MI 9. Wood, Carlie - OH 10. Darby, Andi - WV DISTRICT 1:

1 Kelly, Cheyanna - OR 2 Gustafson / Robertson, Vallee Jackson & Naomi – OR 3 Gibson, Aspen - WA DISTRICT 2: 1 Curletto, Bettina - CA 2. Crawford, Jasmine & Jace - CA 3. Alvarez, Brisa - CA DISTRICT 3: 1 White, Isaac - NE 2 Wallock, Makayla - WI 3 Bukovich, Izzy - MN DISTRICT 4: 1 Wolfe, Michael - TX 2 Martin, Kira - TX 3 Murphy, Aiden - TX DISTRICT 5: 1 Giorgianni, Layla - MO 2 Withrich, Addison - MO 3 Reker, Carson - MO

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S W E E P S T A K E S

DISTRICT 6: 1 Waldrop, Lauren - FL 2 Smith, Bianca - FL 3 Daniel, Evan - MS DISTRICT 7: 1 Jusko, Tayler - NY DISTRICT 8: 1 DeSelm, Madelyn - MI 2 Byers, Max & Jocelyn - IN 3 Naber, Jenna - MI DISTRICT 9: 1 Landis, Cody - PA 2 Walkup, Rachael - PA 3 Darby, Andi - WV

Y O U T H

Award of Excellence 1. DeSelm, Madelyn - MI 2. Withrich, Addison - MO 3. Landis, Cody - PA 4. Giorgianni, Layla - MO 5. Walkup, Rachael - PA 6. Byers, Max & Jocelyn - IN 7. Naber, Jenna - MI 8. Martin, Kira - TX 9. Reker, Carson - MO 10. Wood, Carlie - OH Rabbit of Year 1 SWISS Shaded D Withrich, Addison - MO 2 H51 Self B

DeSelm, Madelyn - MI 3 AF387 Brkn B

Landis, Cody - PA 4 SE

Shaded D DeSelm, Madelyn - MI 5 MOPC2 Ag B

Walkup, Rachael - PA 6 TALB

Self D

Giorgianni, Layla - MO

T h e

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63

W i n t e r

2 0 1 8 -

1 9

T h e

S W E E P S T A K E S

7 WW

Shaded B 8 ME

Self D

9 LHH

Ag D

10 BESTBEFORW Ag B

LT2

AB B

Herdsman 1 DeSelm, Madelyn - MI 2 Giorgianni, Layla - MO 3 Walkup, Rachael - PA 4 Byers, Max & Jocelyn - IN 5 Withrich, Addison - MO 6 Landis, Cody - PA 7 Curletto, Bettina - CA 8 Martin, Kira - TX 9 Laurel, Greta - WI 10 Crawford, Jasmine & Jace - CA Naber, Jenna - MI Reker, Carson - MO

Avery, Lily - OH Martin, Kira - TX Walkup, Rachael - PA DeLattre, Livia - QC Naber, Jenna – MI

White Wool

1 Giorgianni, Layla - MO 2 DeSelm, Madelyn - MI 3 Reker, Carson - MO 4 Martinson, Talia - MN 5 Naber, Jenna - MI

Y O U T H

Y O U T H

S W E E P S T A K E S

2019-2020 NJWRC SWEEPSTAKES FINALS

Colored Wool 1 Dinsmore, Paige - VA 2 Reker, Carson - MO 3 Giorgianni, Layla - MO 4 Withrich, Addison - MO 5 DeSelm, Madelyn - MI

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Open - Award of Excellence 2020-2021 As of 11/21/20

Plc

Exhibitor Name / State

Dist

# Shws

Ttl Pts

Plc

Exhibitor/State

Dist #

# Shows

BOB/BOSB Pts

1

Buell / Forward, Steven & Connie - NY

7

7

2765

1

Miller, Bill - MD

9

5

262

2

Przybylowski, Christy & Katrina - PA

9

9

2206

2

Olson, Robin - NC

9

8

243

3

Olson, Robin - NC

9

8

2025

3

Kneir, Brenda - MO

5

16

232

4

Kneir, Brenda - MO

5

16

1855

4

Cartwright, Rebecca - MN

3

10

211

5

Mezyk, Karen - IL

5

5

1774

5

Przybylowski, Christy & Katrina - PA

9

9

176

6

Sherlock, Barb - PA

9

3

1736

6

Reilly / Ringelstetter, Brenda & Christi - WI

3

8

174

7

Miller, Bill - MD

9

5

1652

7

Moerbe, Kathy - TX

4

9

169

8

Lyons, Melanie & Yvonne - NY

7

5

1644

8

More, Gail - OH

8

3

150

9

Reilly / Ringelstetter, Brenda & Christi - WI

3

8

1629

9

Mezyk, Karen - IL

5

5

137

10

Moore, Sharon - IL

5

8

1152

10

Moore, Sharon - IL

5

8

113

11

Ayers, Laura - OH

8

7

1098

11

Ayers, Laura - OH

8

7

99

12

Cartwright, Rebecca - MN

3

10

1047

12

Boulier, DeAnn & Niles - MI

8

2

75

13

Deer, Terri & Steve - NC

9

5

928

13

Deer, Terri & Steve - NC

9

5

72

14

Moerbe, Kathy - TX

4

9

869

14

Pienta, Mallory - WI

3

7

54

15

Edder, Deidre - SC

9

10

807

15

Sherlock, Barb - PA

9

3

45

16

Taylor, Kirsten - LA

6

8

762

16

Aversa, Lindsay & Julie - MI

8

1

40

17

Giordano, Sheila - IL

5

8

598

17

Gebelein, Sharon - MA

7

2

38

18

Pienta, Mallory - WI

3

7

493

Loesch, Cheryl - MN

3

4

38

19

Anderson, Grace & Sarah - KY

8

3

374

19

Buell / Forward, Steven & Connie - NY

7

7

31

20

Bukovich, Izzy - MN

3

6

319

20

Neveu, Rashelle - MI

8

1

29

21

More, Gail - OH

8

3

298

21

Turley, Rose Marie - NJ

9

2

23

22

Wood, Laurie - OH

8

3

271

22

Giordano, Sheila - IL

5

8

22

23

Aversa, Lindsay & Julie - MI

8

1

239

23

Edder, Deidre - SC

9

10

18

24

Hanes, Amanda - NY

7

2

220

Reynolds, Lisa - AL

6

3

18

25

Reynolds, Lisa - AL

6

3

217

25

Hammond, Becky - AK

1

2

10

26

McKie, Helen - NC

9

5

213

26

Curtis, Erica - AK

1

2

8

27

Loesch, Cheryl - MN

3

4

206

27

Bukovich, Izzy - MN

3

6

5

28

Boulier, DeAnn & Niles - MI

8

2

202

29

Vara, Emily - WI

3

2

179

30

Brown, Chris - AL

6

3

174

31

Turley, Rose Marie - NJ

9

2

123

32

Freeman, Tracey & Tyrone - LA

6

4

117

33

Taylor, Brandon - LA

6

4

109

34

Reeves, Ellen - OK

4

3

108

35

Gebelein, Sharon - MA

7

2

104

36

Williams / Austin, Kendra & Chase - TX

4

2

92

37

Neveu, Rashelle - MI

8

1

71

Open - Overall Points by District 2020-2021 As of 11/21/20 District 1

Exhibitor, State

# Shows

Ttl Pts

1

Hammond, Becky - AK

1

40

2

Curtis, Erica - AK

1

32

DISTRICT 2:

# Shows

Ttl Pts

# Shows

Ttl Pts

None

38

Shreiner, Keysha - PA

9

2

58

DISTRICT 3:

39

Tillery, Melissa - KS

5

4

56

1

Reilly / Ringelstetter, Brenda & Christi - WI

3

1629

40

Jones, Sue - IN

8

1

43

2

Cartwright, Rebecca - MN

3

1047

41

Hammond, Becky - AK

1

2

40

3

Pienta, Mallory - WI

3

493

42

Curtis, Erica - AK

1

2

32

4

Bukovich, Izzy - MN

3

319

5

Loesch, Cheryl - MN

3

206

6

Vara, Emily - WI

3

179

7

Neveu, Heather - WI

3

26

43

Achgill, Helene - IN

8

1

30

44

Neveu, Heather - WI

3

1

26

45

Tetzlaff, Scott - MI

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8

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18

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Open - Herdsman Points by District 2019-2020 : As of 6/30/20

# Shows

Ttl Pts

1

Moerbe, Kathy - TX

4

869

2

Reeves, Ellen - OK

4

108

3

Williams / Austin, Kendra & Chase - TX

4

92

1

Kneir, Brenda - MO

5

1855

2

Mezyk, Karen - IL

5

1774

3

Moore, Sharon - IL

5

1152

4

Giordano, Sheila - IL

5

598

5

Tillery, Melissa - KS

5

56

1

Taylor, Kirsten - LA

6

762

2

Reynolds, Lisa - AL

6

217

3

Brown, Chris - AL

6

174

4

Freeman, Tracey & Tyrone - LA

6

117

5

Taylor, Brandon - LA

6

109

DISTRICT 5:

# Shows

DISTRICT 6:

Ttl Pts

# Shows

DISTRICT 7:

Place Exhibitor, State

Ttl Pts

# Shows

Herd Pts

1

Kneir, Brenda - MO

5

13

2

Cartwright, Rebecca - MN

3

10

3

Przybylowski, Christy & Katrina - PA

9

8

4

Moerbe, Kathy - TX

4

7

Olson, Robin - NC

9

7

Moore, Sharon - IL

5

6

Reilly / Ringelstetter, Brenda & Christi - WI

3

6

Mezyk, Karen - IL

5

5

Miller, Bill - MD

9

5

Ayers, Laura - OH

8

3

6

8

10

Ttl Pts

Dist

1

Buell / Forward, Steven & Connie - NY

7

2765

More, Gail - OH

8

3

2

Lyons, Melanie & Yvonne - NY

7

1644

Neveu, Rachelle - MI

8

3

3

Hanes, Amanda - NY

7

220

Pienta, Mallory - WI

3

3

4

Gebelein, Sharon - MA

7

104

Boulier, DeAnn & Niles - MI

8

2

Curtis, Erica - AK

1

2

Deer, Terri & Steve - NC

9

2

Hammond, Becky - AK

1

2

Loesch, Cheryl - MN

3

2

Turley, Rose Marie - NJ

9

2

Aversa, Lindsay & Julie - MI

8

1

Buell / Forward, Steven & Connie - NY

7

1

Gebelein, Sharon - MA

7

1

Giordano, Sheila - IL

5

1

Reynolds, Lisa - AL

6

1

Sherlock, Barb - PA

9

1

DISTRICT 8:

# Shows

1

Ayers, Laura - OH

8

1098

2

Anderson, Grace & Sarah - KY

8

374

3

More, Gail - OH

8

298

4

Wood, Laurie - OH

8

271

5

Aversa, Lindsay & Julie - MI

8

239

6

Boulier, DeAnn & Niles - MI

8

202

7

Neveu, Rashelle - MI

8

71

8

Jones, Sue - IN

8

43

9

Achgill, Helene - IN

8

30

10

Tetzlaff, Scott - MI

8

18

DISTRICT 9:

14

Ttl Pts

# Shows

20

Ttl Pts

1

Przybylowski, Christy & Katrina - PA

9

2206

2

Olson, Robin - NC

9

2025

3

Sherlock, Barb - PA

9

1736

4

Miller, Bill - MD

9

1652

5

Deer, Terri & Steve - NC

9

928

6

Edder, Deidre - SC

9

807

7

McKie, Helen - NC

9

213

8

Turley, Rose Marie - NJ

9

123

9

Shreiner, Keysha - PA

9

58

Open - Colored Wool 2020-2021 As of 11/21/20 Exhibitor / State

Open - White Wool 2020-2021 As of 11/21/20 Plc

Exhibitor / State

Dist

# Shows

Total Pts

1

Lyons, Melanie & Yvonne - NY

7

1

297

2

Buell / Forward, Steven & Connie - NY

7

5

286

3

More, Gail - OH

8

3

192

4

Sherlock, Barb - PA

9

3

139

5

Kneir, Brenda - MO

5

8

82

6

Przybylowski, Christy & Katrina - PA

9

1

33

7

Edder, Deidre - SC

9

2

14

8

Cartwright, Rebecca - MN

3

2

12

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66

Dist

# Shows

Total Pts

1

Buell / Forward, Steven & Connie - NY

7

5

1499

2

Kneir, Brenda - MO

5

10

729

3

Cartwright, Rebecca - MN

3

2

187

4

Sherlock, Barb - PA

9

3

183

5

McKie, Helen - NC

9

4

168

6

Lyons, Melanie & Yvonne - NY

7

1

135

7

Turley, Rose Marie - NJ

9

2

120

8

Loesch, Cheryl - MN

3

2

69

9

Deer, Terri & Steve - NC

9

1

60

10

Olson, Robin - NC

9

1

45

11

Przybylowski, Christy & Katrina - PA

9

1

30

12

Edder, Deidre - SC

9

1

12

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Youth - Overall Points by District

Youth - Overall Points

2020-2021 As of 11/21/20

2020-2021 As of 11/21/20

Plc 1

Exhibitor / State Landis, Cody - PA

Dist

# Shows

Ttl Pnts

9

10

1983

2

DeSelm, Madelyn - MI

8

10

1654

3

Wallock, Makayla - WI

3

12

1441

4

Smetzer, Hope - OH

8

10

899

5

Withrich, Addison - MO

5

11

666

6

Daniel, Evan - MS

6

9

664

7

Boling, Carlie - TX

4

6

8

Walkup, Rachael - PA

9

9

Neighbours, Sky - WI

10 11 12

District 1

Exhibitor, State

# Shows

Ttl Pts

# Shows

Ttl Pts

NONE DISTRICT 2: Exhibitor, State NONE DISTRICT 3:

Exhibitor, State

# Shows

Ttl Pts

1

Wallock, Makayla - WI

12

1441

2

Neighbours, Sky - WI

12

328

3

Martinson, Talia - MN

4

181

501

4

Wright, Faith - WI

2

50

5

339

DISTRICT 4:

Exhibitor, State

# Shows

Ttl Pts

3

12

328

1

Boling, Carlie - TX

6

501

Jusko, Tayler - NY

7

2

285

2

Bedell, Zoe - TX

6

80

Dinsmore, Paige - VA

9

3

268

3

Isbell, Abigail - OK

3

24

4

Auld, Kayla - OK

2

12

Jaeger, Magdelene - TX

2

12

# Shows

Ttl Pts

Wood, Carlie - OH

8

3

256

13

Smith, Bianca - FL

6

5

246

14

Martinson, Talia - MN

3

4

181

15

Reker, Carson - MO

5

3

153

16

Bedell, Zoe - TX

4

6

80

17

Wright, Faith - WI

3

2

50

18

Taylor, Raelyn - LA

6

2

33

19

Hoag, Amelia - NY

7

2

20

Isbell, Abigail - OK

4

21

Auld, Kayla - OK Jaeger, Magdelene - TX

DISTRICT 5:

Exhibitor, State

1

Withrich, Addison - MO

11

666

2

Reker, Carson - MO

3

153

DISTRICT 6:

Exhibitor, State

# Shows

Ttl Pts

1

Daniel, Evan - MS

9

664

2

Smith, Bianca - FL

5

246

32

3

Taylor, Raelyn - LA

2

33

3

24

DISTRICT 7:

Exhibitor, State

# Shows

Ttl Pts

4

2

12

1

Jusko, Tayler - NY

2

285

4

2

12

2

Hoag, Amelia - NY

DISTRICT 8:

Exhibitor, State

1 2

Youth - Award of Excellence 2020-2021 As of 11/21/20

Plc

Exhibitor / State

Dist

# Shows

BOB / BOSB Pts

2

32

# Shows

Ttl Pts

DeSelm, Madelyn - MI

10

1654

Smetzer, Hope - OH

10

899

3

Wood, Carlie - OH

3

256

DISTRICT 9:

Exhibitor, State

# Shows

Ttl Pts

1

Landis, Cody - PA

10

1983

1

DeSelm, Madelyn - MI

8

10

308

2

Walkup, Rachael - PA

5

339

2

Landis, Cody - PA

9

10

260

3

Dinsmore, Paige - VA

3

268

3

Smetzer, Hope - OH

8

10

194

4

Wallock, Makayla - WI

3

12

172

5

Dinsmore, Paige - VA

9

3

63

Plc

Exhibitor / State

Dist

# Shows

Total Pts

6

Daniel, Evan - MS

6

9

60

1

Landis, Cody - PA

9

1

256

2

Walkup, Rachael - PA

9

1

176

3

Wallock, Makayla - WI

3

7

103

4

Reker, Carson - MO

5

1

60

7

Walkup, Rachael - PA

9

5

Youth - Colored Wool 2020-2021 As of 11/21/20

51

8

Withrich, Addison - MO

5

11

33

9

Martinson, Talia - MN

3

4

28

5

Dinsmore, Paige - VA

9

1

45

6

Withrich, Addison - MO

5

3

18

7

Jaeger, Magdelene - TX

4

1

6

Smith, Bianca - FL

6

1

6

10

Boling, Carlie - TX

4

6

26

11

Reker, Carson - MO

5

3

23

12

Neighbours, Sky - WI

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3

12

13

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Youth - White Wool 2020-2021 As of 11/21/20 Plc

Exhibitor / State

1

Plc/Ear #

Var/Sex

Owner/State

40

1

AF435

Bkn B

1

20

2

TT186

AOV B

1

12

3

C

4

Dist

# Shows

Total Pts

Martinson, Talia - MN

3

2

2

Dinsmore, Paige - VA

9

3

Walkup, Rachael - PA

9

Youth -Herdsman

2020-2021 As of 11/21/20 Place Exhibitor, State

Dist

# Shows

ROTY Pts

Landis, Cody - PA

9

3

163

Smetzer, Hope - OH

8

3

119

Self D

DeSelm, Madelyn - MI

8

4

111

H51

Self B

DeSelm, Madelyn - MI

8

3

84

5

C40

Self B

Smetzer, Hope - OH

8

2

75

6

RV1

Bkn D

Dinsmore, Paige - VA

9

2

63

7

LVR

Bkn B

Wallock, Makayla - WI

3

3

47

Dist

Herd Pts

DeSelm, Madelyn - MI

8

16

8

BW4

Tan D

DeSelm, Madelyn - MI

8

2

45

Wallock, Makayla - WI

3

16

9

2W

Ag B

Wallock, Makayla - WI

3

2

42

3

Landis, Cody - PA

9

12

FV2

Self D

Wallock, Makayla - WI

3

2

42

4

Smetzer, Hope - OH

8

9

11

SE

Shad D

DeSelm, Madelyn - MI

8

2

36

5

Daniel, Evan - MS

6

4

12

AF448

Bkn D

Landis, Cody - PA

9

3

33

13

AF387

Bkn B

Landis, Cody - PA

9

1

32

Dinsmore, Paige - VA

9

4

AF444

Tan B

Landis, Cody - PA

9

1

32

Walkup, Rachael - PA

9

4

15

SMK

Shad B

Walkup, Rachael - PA

9

1

31

Boling, Carlie - TX

4

2

16

GC

Ag D

Martinson, Talia - MN

3

1

28

Martinson, Talia - MN

3

2

17

BB7

Tan B

Boling, Carlie - TX

4

2

26

Neighbours, Sky - WI

3

2

18

GG

Bkn D

Reker, Carson - MO

5

1

23

19

TG

Ag B

Daniel, Evan - MS

6

1

21

20

BB

Self B

Daniel, Evan - MS

6

1

19

21

JRPO

Tan B

Withrich, Addison - MO

5

1

18

22

MF1

Shad D

Wallock, Makayla - WI

3

2

17

23

GN

Ag D

DeSelm, Madelyn - MI

8

1

16

SUB

Bkn B

DeSelm, Madelyn - MI

8

1

16

25

SWISS

Shad D

Withrich, Addison - MO

5

1

15

26

3T

Ag D

Daniel, Evan - MS

6

1

13

HDX

Tan B

Neighbours, Sky - WI

3

1

13

SAS

Self B

Wallock, Makayla - WI

3

1

12

TY

Ag D

Wallock, Makayla - WI

3

1

12

30

CUYU

Bkn D

Walkup, Rachael - PA

9

1

9

31

MA2

Ag B

Daniel, Evan - MS

6

1

7

LHH

Ag D

Walkup, Rachael - PA

9

1

7

BC1

Ag B

Walkup, Rachael - PA

9

1

2

LHRH

Tan B

Walkup, Rachael - PA

9

1

2

1

8

Reker, Carson - MO

5

2

Withrich, Addison - MO

5

2

28

33

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NJWRC 19/20 Season (Runs 7/1/20 - 6/30/21) NJWRC Sanction #

0/Y

A/S

Show Date

Host Club

Location

NJWRC Sanction #

0/Y

A/S

Show Date

Host Club

Location

R2353-O0A

O

A

07/11/20

California R&CS #A

CA, Monterey

S0064-Y0A

Y

A

09/12/20

Mid-Tex RBA #B

TX, Belton

R2355-O0A

O

A

07/11/20

California R&CS #B

CA, Monterey

S0066-Y0A

Y

A

09/12/20

Mid-Tex RBA #C

TX, Belton

R3087-O0A

O

A

07/25/20

Rabbit Producers of Alabama

AL, Florence

S0079-O0A

O

A

09/13/20

Walworth Co Fair

WI, Elkhorn

R3003-O0A

O

A

08/08/20

Interior R&CC #A

AK, North Pole

S0154-Y0A

Y

A

09/13/20

Lakeland RBA

WI, Elkhorn

R0557-O0A

O

A

09/19/20

Illinois RBA

IL, Pontiac

R0559-O0A

O

A

09/19/20

Illinois RBA

IL, Pontiac

R1007-O0A

O

A

09/19/20

River Valley RC

IN, South Bend

R1009-O0A

O

A

09/19/20

River Valley RC

IN, South Bend

R1011-O0A

O

A

09/19/20

Western Michigan RBA

MI, Alma

R1013-O0A

O

A

09/19/20

Western Michigan RBA

MI, Alma

R1012-Y0A

Y

A

09/19/20

Western Michigan RBA

MI, Alma

R1014-Y0A

Y

A

09/19/20

Western Michigan RBA

MI, Alma

R1649-O0A

O

A

09/19/20

Mid Missouri RCFA #A

MO, Sedalia

R1651-O0A

O

A

09/19/20

Mid Missouri RCFA #B

MO, Sedalia

R0555-O0A

O

A

09/20/20

Illinois RBA

IL, Pontiac

R1654-O0A

O

A

09/20/20

Phelps Co RB #A

MO, Sedalia

R1656-O0A

O

A

09/20/20

Phelps Co RB #B

MO, Sedalia

S0125-O0A

O

A

09/20/20

North Country R&CB #A

NY, Liverpool

S0127-O0A

O

A

09/20/20

North Country R&CB #B

NY, Liverpool

S0126-Y0A

Y

A

09/20/20

North Country R&CB #A

NY, Liverpool

S0128-Y0A

O

A

09/20/20

North Country R&CB #B

NY, Liverpool

S0225-O0A

O

A

09/25/20

Johnson Co RBA #A

TX, Alvarado

S0226-Y0A

Y

A

09/25/20

Johnson Co RBA #A

TX, Alvarado

R0959-O0A

O

A

09/26/20

Highland Co RBA #A

OH, Hillsboro

R0957-O0A

O

A

09/26/20

Highland Co RBA #B

OH, Hillsboro

R0960-Y0A

Y

A

09/26/20

Highland Co RBA #A

OH, Hillsboro

R3004-O0A S0114-O0S S0115-O0S

O O O

A S S

08/08/20 08/08/20 08/08/20

Interior R&CC #B

AK, North Pole

North East Jersey Wooly Breeders #A

NY, Liverpool

North East Jersey Wooly Breeders #B

NY, Liverpool

S0042-O0S

O

S

08/21/20

Rabbit Renegades RBA

IN, Lebanon

S0043-Y0S

Y

S

08/21/20

Rabbit Renegades RBA

IN, Lebanon

S0027-O0A

O

A

08/22/20

Rabbit Renegades RBA #A

IN, Lebanon

S0029-O0A

O

A

08/22/20

Rabbit Renegades RBA #B

IN, Lebanon

S0031-O0A

O

A

08/22/20

Rabbit Renegades RBA #C

IN, Lebanon

S0028-Y0A

Y

A

08/22/20

Rabbit Renegades RBA #A

IN, Lebanon

S0030-Y0A

Y

A

08/22/20

Rabbit Renegades RBA #B

IN, Lebanon

S0032-Y0A

Y

A

08/22/20

Rabbit Renegades RBA #C

IN, Lebanon

R9972-O0A

O

A

08/29/20

Great Lakes R&CS #A

MI, Ionia

R9973-Y0A

Y

A

08/29/20

Great Lakes R&CS #A

MI, Ionia

R0187-O0A

O

A

09/05/20

Southeastern Illinois RBA #A

IL, Sumner

R0188-O0A

O

A

09/05/20

Southeastern Illinois RBA #B

IL, Sumner

S0176-O0S

O

S

09/05/20

Great Plains Wooly RC #A

MN, Stillwater

S0178-O0S

O

S

09/05/20

Great Plains Wooly RC #B

MN, Stillwater

S0177-Y0S

Y

S

09/05/20

Great Plains Wooly RC #A

MN, Stillwater

S0179-Y0S

Y

S

09/05/20

Great Plains Wooly RC #B

MN, Stillwater

S0088-O0A

O

A

09/05/20

Garden State RCBA #A

NJ, Augusta

S0090-O0A

O

A

09/05/20

Garden State RCBA #B

NJ, Augusta

R0958-Y0A

Y

A

09/26/20

Highland Co RBA #B

OH, Hillsboro

S0089-Y0A

Y

A

09/05/20

Garden State RCBA #A

NJ, Augusta

S0227-O0A

O

A

09/26/20

Johnson Co RBA #B

TX, Alvarado

NJ, Augusta

S0228-Y0A

Y

A

09/26/20

Johnson Co RBA #B

TX, Alvarado

MN, Stillwater

S0223-O0A

O

A

09/26/20

Southwest RBA #C

TX, Alvarado

Y

A

09/26/20

Southwest RBA #C

TX, Alvarado

S0091-Y0A S0051-O0A

Y O

A A

09/05/20 09/05/20

Garden State RCBA #B R&CB Anonymous Club #1

S0053-O0A

O

A

09/05/20

R&CB Anonymous Club #2

MN, Stillwater

S0224-Y0A

S0052-Y0A

Y

A

09/05/20

R&CB Anonymous Club #1

MN, Stillwater

R1683-O0A

O

A

09/26/20

Fox Valley RC #A

WI, Fond du Lac

S0054-Y0A

Y

A

09/05/20

R&CB Anonymous Club #2

MN, Stillwater

R1685-O0A

O

A

09/26/20

Fox Valley RC #B

WI, Fond du Lac

Y

A

09/26/20

Fox Valley RC #A

WI, Fond du Lac

S0062-O0A

O

A

09/11/20

Mid-Tex RBA #A

TX, Belton

R1684-Y0A

S0063-Y0A

Y

A

09/11/20

Mid-Tex RBA #A

TX, Belton

R1686-Y0A

Y

A

09/26/20

Fox Valley RC #B

WI, Fond du Lac

S0194-O0A

O

A

09/12/20

Crawford Co Wild Hares #A

IN, Marengo

S0269-O0A

O

A

10/03/20

West Georgia RC #A

GA, Carrollton

S0196-O0A

O

A

09/12/20

Crawford Co Wild Hares #B

IN, Marengo

S0271-O0A

O

A

10/03/20

West Georgia RC #B

GA, Carrollton

S0195-Y0A

Y

A

09/12/20

Crawford Co Wild Hares #A

IN, Marengo

S0273-Y0A

O

A

10/03/20

West Georgia RC #C

GA, Carrollton

S0197-Y0A

Y

A

09/12/20

Crawford Co Wild Hares #B

IN, Marengo

R2585-O0A

O

A

10/03/20

River City RBA #B

IN, Chrisney

S0055-O0A

O

A

09/12/20

Wilson Co Fair #A

TN, Lebanon

R0524-O0A

O

A

10/03/20

Borderline RC #1

MN, Cambridge

S0057-O0A

O

A

09/12/20

Wilson Co Fair #B

TN, Lebanon

R0526-O0A

O

A

10/03/20

Borderline RC #2

MN, Cambridge

S0064-O0A

O

A

09/12/20

Mid-Tex RBA #B

TX, Belton

R0525-Y0A

Y

A

10/03/20

Borderline RC #1

MN, Cambridge

S0066-O0A

O

A

09/12/20

Mid-Tex RBA #C

TX, Belton

R0527-Y0A

Y

A

10/03/20

Borderline RC #2

MN, Cambridge

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0/Y

A/S

Show Date

Host Club

Location

S0263-O0S

O

S

10/09/20

Kudzu Kountry Wooly Club

TN, Knoxville

S0264-Y0S

Y

S

10/09/20

Kudzu Kountry Wooly Club

TN, Knoxville

S0180-O0S

O

S

10/09/20

Louisiana Jersey Wooly BA

TN, Knoxville

S0181-Y0S

Y

S

10/09/20

Louisiana Jersey Wooly BA

TN, Knoxville

R3072-O0A

O

A

10/10/20

Southern States RCS #A

TX, Knoxville

R3074-O0A

O

A

10/10/20

Southern States RCS #B

TX, Knoxville

S0155-O0A

O

A

10/10/20

Southern States RCS #C

TX, Knoxville

R3073-Y0A

Y

A

10/10/20

Southern States RCS #A

TX, Knoxville

R3075-Y0A

Y

A

10/10/20

Southern States RCS #B

TX, Knoxville

S0156-Y0A

Y

A

10/10/20

Southern States RCS #C

TX, Knoxville

R0731-O9S

O

S

10/17/20

North East Jersey Wooly Breeders

NY, Ithaca

R0732-Y9S

Y

S

10/17/20

North East Jersey Wooly Breeders

NY, Ithaca

S0393-O0S

O

S

10/17/20

North East Jersey Wooly Breeders #A

NY, Ithaca

S0395-O0S

O

S

10/17/20

North East Jersey Wooly Breeders #B

NY, Ithaca

S0394-Y0S

Y

S

10/17/20

North East Jersey Wooly Breeders #A

NY, Ithaca

S0396-Y0S

Y

S

10/17/20

North East Jersey Wooly Breeders #B

NY, Ithaca

S0485-O0S

O

S

10/30/20

Rabbit Renegades RBA

IN, Danville

S0486-Y0S

Y

S

10/30/20

Rabbit Renegades RBA

IN, Danville

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