| First year showmanship: |
| It's been a while since my first showmanship class, about 5 or 6 years ago. I'm a little blurry on my facts right now, so, bear with me. Things the judge will ask you: What breed is your rabbit? This is VERY important. For me, I have Himalayan's, and my first year I had to argue with the judge that I really had a healthy, working rabbit, and not an underweight, unhealthy Californian. It is important that you know all you can possibly know about your breed. This involves knowing all varieties in your breed, senior eligability, junior eligability, how old they're supposed to be when they breed. These are all very important factors in getting the judges attention that you may be a first year shower, but you've done your homework. What sex is your rabbit? Also and important issue. Judges usually don't ask what the difference is, but, a little knowledge doesn't hurt. How old is the rabbit? Important also. This time bracket either qualifies the rabbit as a junior or senior or intermediate. A junior is any rabbit under 6 months of age. Intermediate rabbits, applies to 6 class meat rabbits, any rabbit between 6-8 months. Senior rabbits, any rabbit above 6 months, 8 months for intermediate rabbits. Name a breed other than your own- Basically speaks for itself. Pick an average of probably 2-3 rabbit breeds and study them over time because the judge might ask you to describe those rabbits. What do you feed your rabbit and how often? Straight to the point answer basically. 1 cup, Showmanship formula once a day, etc. How often do you clean their cage? Once a day? Every 4 days. Name the body parts of the rabbit- More Advance Questions My first Senior Showmanship was the fall of 2007 and I did fairly well, placing 2nd. The judge"s questions become a little more difficult for senior members assuming they"ve been in showmanship for a while. Name and descrive the fur types: Angora- Wooly like texture, long, about and inch. Any of the Angora breeds. Rex- Short, plush. Very soft. Guard hairs should be as long as the undercoat. Rex, Mini Rex Satin- Sheen and lusterous. Glasslike hair shaft that is able to reflect light. Satin, Mini Satin Normal- Normal fur consists of rollback and flyback. Rollback is when the fur gradually rolls back to its normal position after stroking the fur. Flyback is when the fur snaps back immediately to the normal position after stroking the fur. Any breed that is not Satin, Rex, or Angora. Standing- Does not move when stroked. Silver Fox Describe Agouti- Agouti bassically dominates over all other patterns in the rabbit. What does broken mean? Sort of spotted or blanketed. White coat with colored markings. More |
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