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| You can find these two youth riding together through the MN show circuit. They have been putting thier brand on some really SUPER SHADED bunnies. We cornered them long enough to get the lowdown on "Shady Katie McNab" and Kelsey "The Kid" Deling. Kelsey's doe "Annie" is infamous for her steady run on the show table. Placing BOSB at two consecutive ARBA Conventions and BOG the year before that. She is also known to win a local breed show three years running. Now thats ridin tall in the saddle! |
| The Great Plains Wooly Club MemberSpotlight |
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| Hello everyone! My name is Katie McNab and I would like to introduce myself as a new breeder. My parents are Dave and Pat McNab and we live in rual Waseca, which is located in south central MN. I am currently a freshman at Waseca High School. I throw shot put, discus, and sprint in track, am a football cheerleader, a member of the chess club and the local FFA chapter. Outside of school I am a 4-H ambassador in Waseca County and serve on the ambassador leadership team, am active in the rabbit and horse projects, and compete on the horse judging, hippology and quiz bowl teams. In 2004 my parents gave my older brother Joe and I two rabbits for Christmas. They aquirred them from Barbara Noman. Both of these were Jr. Jersey Wooly bucks who introduced me to the breed. My interst in rabbits grew and I joined the 4-H rabbit project. I learned a lot when I took 'Norman's Chuck' to the county fair and then on to the MN state fair. I kept in contact with Barbara and they invited me over to learn more about rabbits. I met Natasha and she taught me a lot about Jersey Woolies. I loved the one I had and of course wnated more so she introduced me to Carmen and Kelsey Deling, who sold me a couple of does. I bred the doe from Carmen to the buck form Norman's and KT's Woolies was created. From this first breeeding I raised 'KT's Bring ?It On" (also known as Speedy). He is now one of my best shadeds, along with his dad. Both of these bucks are in the process of being granded as they have 5 legs each. I showed a few rabbits at the ARBA convention in 2007, took youth 2nd place shaded sr buck out of 19, and met many new people. In Michigan, I picked up a few rabbits for my brohter Joe, who now operates Lone Oak Woolies. I currently have about 35 rabbits in the barn, and Joe has about five. I would like to not only introduce myself, KT's, and Lone Oak, but make this a public thank you for everyone who had helped me get started. I accquired rabbits from a few breeders, but also important is the opinions, knowledge,a nd advice that I have accquired from everyone. My plan now is to turn around and share that advice with others who are starting and help them by selling them rabbits. ~Katie McNab~ |
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| There is no doubt that MLW Annie remains the all-time AND long-time show doe for Kelsey Deling. Annie has continued to amaze us all for over four years with the 21 Grand Champion legs and great personality. These wins include 8 BOB's, 3 BOS's (2 of these as back-to-back wins in Youth at the ARBA Convention - FT. Worth anf ARBA-Grand Rapids), 7 BOG's and 3 BOSG's. Her second ARBA BOS in Grand Rapids came three weeks after her 4th birthday! Most recently, Annie won her 3rd BOB in a row at the annual Ft. Dodge NCIRFA Youth show in November. She had also been shown in 4-H and has won Grand Champion Jersey Wooly at the Minnesota State Fair. Annie resulted from a breeding between two very special woolies: White Oak's Starbuck, an awesome buck we were fortunate to get from an awesome breeder and friend, Marcia Hinkelmann, and LSR Lindyanna, a great little show doe from Debbie Russell. Starbuck also had 21 GC legs and still lives with us. Unfortunately, we lost Lindyanna fowllowing the birth of her 3rd litter. Annie has an amazing personality and seems to know she is the queen of the woolies at the Delings'. She always seems to know how to shine on the show table. Annie recieves the same general care and nutrition as Kelsey's other woolies (although she may get a few extra scratches on the head at feeding time!) and loves to snuggle nose to nose! ~Kelsey and Carmen Deling~ |
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| Little Awesome Annie |
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