Convention 2013................

I wish i could tell you that this years Convention was fair............well I cant.....A "famous"  exhibitor pulled enough dirty deeds to fill a book.  In spite of the antics and dirty deeds and selling other peoples rabbits to the judge....blowing a hissy in the middle of judging when the first 4 classes were won by others.........Woops suddenly..........
anyway
Silvertone Angoras won
BOV white
BOSV white
white jr doe
and colored jr buck
also
1st broken sr English Lops and other great placings in EL.

2012 ARBA CONV. BEST IN SHOW !!!

The 2012 ARBA Convention was held in Wichita KS in late Oct.   Preparations were made  months in advance...plane tickets bought reservations made. Finally the day of judging arrived with the usual nerves.  English Angoras were judged by Allen Mesick of Ca.  the results of breed judging for us went as follows.
     BOB  SILVERTONE GLORIOUS
     BOS  SILVERTONE DON DIEGO (her brother)  (Rhoden / Cassella)
     BOV white     SILVERTONE RUBY SLIPPERS

On monday the groups were judged, we had  Mike Avesing and Glorious WON the group

Later the 4 winners of Group went before Wade Burkhalter and what a THRILL.....BEST IN SHOW BELONGED TO GLORIOUS!!

It is such an honor to do something no other Angora Exhibitor has ever done......BIS two times at ARBA Convention......since 2005 we have had 2 BISs and another group 1st.


pictures from Critter Portraits to follow!! 

Ashley Shaw and her Merry Christmas

Ashleys mother Angie arranged a very special gift for her daughters Christmas. They took the long drive up to my house (Ashley did not know where they were going). Waiting for her: Santa Claus left a bueatiful bundle . SILVERTONE MY MY a stunning rew doe ..this doe was 2nd in the very tough sr. white English Angora doe class ARBA CONVENTION 2011.

MERRY CHRISTMAS ASHLEY!

CONVNETION PICS

MARCUS RHODEN......TOP BOS (left) BOB (right)
LINDA CASSELLA ..... BOTTOM BOV WHITE left Silvertone Rumor Has It on the right is BOSV white Silvertone Glacier

BEST OF VARIETY WHITE ............SILVERTONE RUMOR HAS IT pictures by Critter Portraits

Convention 2011

A number of people have asked if the west coast had rabbits in English Angoras......Yes they did..........for complete results see the NARBC web page.

SILVERTONE ANGORAS CONVENTION 2011

1st white sr. bucks BOSV
1st white jr bucks
1st white sr does BOV 2nd white sr. does

2nd colored sr does 27 does 1st went to a doe out of Silvertone Ricky Lake (Rhoden) BOB
3rd a daughter of Silvertone Sassy Suzy (Mahr)

colored sr bucks won by a buck out of Silvetone Dominique (Rhoden) BOS

I did have pics done by Critter Portraits and will share them with you when they arrive.

So happy to congratulate Marcus for a super job. and to Josie Mahr for her bueatiful doe.
Sleep much needed ...........

Dreams come true and then .......

SILVERTONE DAY DREAMZ BOV ARBA 2007
for all your daughters for all your courage....I bid thee farewell