A Little Information
We concentrate on two breeds of rabbit - the magnificent English Angora and the stout
Holland Lop.
We are members of: ARBA, HLRSC, NARBC,
Indiana Angora Rabbits Breeders Association, Hoosier Holland Lop Club and the River Valley Rabbit Club.
ARBA Registered Rabbitry #A219.
All legs earned by our rabbits are OPEN SHOW legs, unless indicated otherwise.
Home to the 2007 St. Joseph County 4H Fair Best In Show Rabbit: GC ELS Elden,
Broken Tort Holland Lop!
Home to GC L&R Cookie: 1st Place BSD, BOSV! 100 BSD entries. 125 BJD entries.
ARBA Convention 2008!
2010 4H Fair Season
Seems crazy, I know, but 4H'rs need to start thinking about lining up their rabbits for the 2010 4H
Fair Season. I already have 4H'rs contacting me.
I've noted on the Nestbox Page, the date those kits would turn Senior, to help
you if you are looking for fair Juniors.
Give your bunnies a check over and verify they haven't picked up a DQ since your fair
(pulled a toe nail, eye infection that may have caused eye spots, etc). Find out when your
rabbit show is, and do the math to determine when you need to start breeding to get Juniors by
fair time. Review your fair rules for possess-by-dates, etc. Some fairs require pedigree's,
others do not. Start doing your research - look at your pedigree's to determine the lines behind
your rabbits so if a breeder asks, you can answer readily. Let us know what you are looking for!
We had several 4H'rs do well with GBF hollands in 2009:
Best In Show - Elkhart County, IN (Kairah Pippenger) - GBF's Annie
BOS Elkhart County, IN (Kairah Pippenger) - GBF's Jessie
BOB DeKalb County, IN (Leah Hefty) - GBF's Zeus
BOB Henry County, OH (Weaver family) - GBF's Theodore
BOB Wayne County, IN - GBF's Tobey
Latest Show Highlights:
MSRBA - December 5th:
White River's Kenya -- SSD -- BOS Show A & Show B
GBF's Tyraid -- SSB -- 6th of 42 Show A
GBF's Taber -- SJB -- 7th of 36 / 7th of 32
Rochester, IN - November 22nd:
GBF's Caden -- SSB -- BOB, BOV
KKR's Izabelle -- BSD -- BOS, BOV
GBF's Calgery -- SJD -- BOSV
2009 Q3 HLRSC Sweepstakes Standings!
Nationally:
31st Overall Sweepstakes w/6255 Pts
23rd Overall Quality Standings w/23 Quality Pts
8 Herdsman Points (as of Q2)
GBF's Topeka 342 Points (as of Q2)
Zone 8 (OH, MI, IN, KY):
8th in Sweepstakes Points
2009 Holland Lop Nationals Results
York, PA -- March 18th & 19th, 2009.
This was our first trip to Holland Nationals. Of the 6 rabbits we entered, 5 placed and 3 were
in the top 10!
GBF’s Caden -- 2nd place SJB out of 79 entries!
Caden was 3rd Place in the Specialty Show on Sunday!! (Pictured).
GBF’s Tahlia -- 5th place SSD out of 61 entries!
Tahlia was 19th Place of 47 entries in the Specialty Show on Sunday!!
GBF’s Topeka -- 9th place BSD out of 38 entries!
Topeka placed 9th again of 30 entries in the Specialty Show on Sunday!!
GBF’s Talora -- 21st place SSD of 61 entries!
Note that Tahlia, Topeka and Talora are littermates!
GBF’s Elias -- 14th place BJB out of 46 entries!
Elias was 2nd Place of 19 entries in the Specialty Show on Sunday under Judge Allen Ormond!!
