TinysMom
Well-Known Member
loplover wrote:
I'm going to use lionheads as an example. They were presentedthis year and tortiose passed - but the other four colors on the COD(certificate of development) did not pass.
But let's start at the beginning. First you must be a memberof ARBA for 5 years before you apply for a certificate of developmentfor a breed. Then...you spend three years working on theanimals before you present them. You have five years in whichto present your rabbits. Out of those five years - they MUSTpass three years. If you fail two years in a row, you can notpresent again.
So....Arden Wetzel...who presented for the first time in 2004 andfailed...presented again this year. His colors were REW (redeyed white), chestnut, black, tortoise and siamese sable.Since tort is the only one that passed this year - and he failed lastyear....he can only present tort again in the future. IF tortpasses two more times in the next three years (5 years - 2 years ofpresentations = 3 years left).....then lionheads will become arecognized breed. At that point, the other certificateholders can present their colors the following year. Rightnow there are two other active certificate holders for colors.
Lionhead breeders are looking at it this way. If Arden passestortoise in 2006 and 2007...then they will become a recognized breedand in 2008, the other colors can be presented (they too must passthree years out of five).
But..let's take a minute and talk about what it takes topresent. You must have FOUR rabbits in that color orvariety. You must have a senior doe, a senior buck, a juniordoe and a junior buck. The juniors MUST come from the seniors.
I'm going to give an example that was shared with lionhead breeders ona list. Let's say that you're going for chestnut.So...you breed your chestnuts and you have two outstandingseniors. This is great. Then....you breed yourseniors to have juniors for the presentation...only maybe instead of achestnut buck and chestnut doe....you get a black doe and chestnutbuck. What happens?
You have to rebreed them again and hope you have time enough to get what you need.
This means you must have several pairs of seniors that you're breedingin hopes of getting juniors - and not just getting the junior - butgetting one that is good enough to pass presentation.
It takes a lot of money and time to do this to get a breedaccepted. Lionhead breeders across the country right now arerejoicing that at least tortoise passed...but are heartbroken thatothers did not pass - particularly because it had to do with the waythe standards were written and changes that need to be made to them.
I do take comfort though in the fact that I think there is one breedthat has been going through this process for something like 12years. I forget what it is.....but I remember hearing aboutit.
I hope this helps somehow. I'm sure others can come along andclarify what I've shared....I only learned all of the ins and outs ofpresentation very recently!
Peg
www.elreylionheads.com (in case you've never seen lionheads before)
Pam or someone else who knows more about show rabbits will certainly beable to share more. However, here is what I do know (forwhile you wait).Love the Pics
I have two questions
1. Where in Grand Rapids will the convention be?
2. Why aresome varitys of certen breeds excepted befor other varitys?
I'm going to use lionheads as an example. They were presentedthis year and tortiose passed - but the other four colors on the COD(certificate of development) did not pass.
But let's start at the beginning. First you must be a memberof ARBA for 5 years before you apply for a certificate of developmentfor a breed. Then...you spend three years working on theanimals before you present them. You have five years in whichto present your rabbits. Out of those five years - they MUSTpass three years. If you fail two years in a row, you can notpresent again.
So....Arden Wetzel...who presented for the first time in 2004 andfailed...presented again this year. His colors were REW (redeyed white), chestnut, black, tortoise and siamese sable.Since tort is the only one that passed this year - and he failed lastyear....he can only present tort again in the future. IF tortpasses two more times in the next three years (5 years - 2 years ofpresentations = 3 years left).....then lionheads will become arecognized breed. At that point, the other certificateholders can present their colors the following year. Rightnow there are two other active certificate holders for colors.
Lionhead breeders are looking at it this way. If Arden passestortoise in 2006 and 2007...then they will become a recognized breedand in 2008, the other colors can be presented (they too must passthree years out of five).
But..let's take a minute and talk about what it takes topresent. You must have FOUR rabbits in that color orvariety. You must have a senior doe, a senior buck, a juniordoe and a junior buck. The juniors MUST come from the seniors.
I'm going to give an example that was shared with lionhead breeders ona list. Let's say that you're going for chestnut.So...you breed your chestnuts and you have two outstandingseniors. This is great. Then....you breed yourseniors to have juniors for the presentation...only maybe instead of achestnut buck and chestnut doe....you get a black doe and chestnutbuck. What happens?
You have to rebreed them again and hope you have time enough to get what you need.
This means you must have several pairs of seniors that you're breedingin hopes of getting juniors - and not just getting the junior - butgetting one that is good enough to pass presentation.
It takes a lot of money and time to do this to get a breedaccepted. Lionhead breeders across the country right now arerejoicing that at least tortoise passed...but are heartbroken thatothers did not pass - particularly because it had to do with the waythe standards were written and changes that need to be made to them.
I do take comfort though in the fact that I think there is one breedthat has been going through this process for something like 12years. I forget what it is.....but I remember hearing aboutit.
I hope this helps somehow. I'm sure others can come along andclarify what I've shared....I only learned all of the ins and outs ofpresentation very recently!
Peg
www.elreylionheads.com (in case you've never seen lionheads before)
