Summer 2016 Issue - Palomino Rabbit Co

PAL NEWS
SUMMER 2016
ARBA CONVENTION INFORMATION
OnlineEntryDeadline:MondaySeptember19,2016
Website:www.fibbercupinvitational.com
Registrationfeeperexhibitor:$10.00
EntryfeeperRabbit:$16.00
EntryfeeFurClass:$8.00
EarChangesatCheckIn:$4.00
OnlineChanges(variety,sex,class)deadline:9/26/16
Check-InBegins:10/6/16atNoon
93rdAnnual
ARBAConvention
October9-12,2016
DelMar,California
www.fibbercupinvitational.com
RabbitConSessionsBegin:10/7/16at5:00PM
Keynote&OpeningCeremony:10/8/16at8:00AM
ARBAJudge’sConference:10/8/16at1:00PM
JudgingBegins:10/9/16at8:00AM
CavyBestinShow:10/10/16at1:00PM
RabbitBestinShow:10/10/16at3:00PM
MeetourARBAConvention2016Judge–ColeRupprecht
Ibeganraisingrabbitsasa4-Hprojectinthelate90's.
IjoinedtheARBAin2002,receivedmyregistrar's
licensein2006,andearnedmyjudge'slicensein2014.
Ihaveraisedmanybreedsovertheyears,with
NetherlandDwarfsalwaysbeingmyprimaryfocus.
IalsocurrentlyhaveSatinsandMiniSatinsinmybarn.
InthepastIhaveraisedHollandLops,MiniRex,
Californians,Himalayans,Rhinelanders,FrenchLops,
Dutch,andMiniLops.
OutsideoftherabbithobbyIhavebeenactively
involvedinagriculturemyentirelife.Iobtaineda
Bachelor'sdegreeinAnimalSciencefromNorthDakotaStateUniversityin2010andwasactivemember
andthencoachofthedairycattlejudgingteam.IcurrentlyworkastheIndustryRelationsProgram
ManagerforMidwestDairyAssociationandalsoinvestinaselectgroupofregisteredHolsteincows.
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Palomino Co-Breeders Association Officers and Directors
President
Vice-President
InterimSecretary
Treasurer
JimHunter
ScottCity,KS
JimBrown
Bath,PA
CarolynWright
Smithville,TX
TerriKing
Cheyenne,WY
District1
District2
District3
AK, ID, OR MT, WAY, WY
AZ, CA, HI, NV, UT, Mexico
IA, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI
CliffKing
Cheyenne,WY
JayHorn
ArroyoGrande,CA
TomLowin
Pierre,SD
District4
District5
District6
AR, CO, NM, OK, TX
IL, KS, MO
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN,
Puerto Rico
LatoshaLucas
Bells,TX
BethThurn
Everest,KS
JoeDonato
StCloud,FL
District7
District8
District9
CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI, VT Quebec,
Newfoundland, Nova Scotia
IN, KY, MI, OH Manitoba, Ontario
DE, MD, NJ, NC, PA, SC, VA, WV
Washington DC & All Other Foreign
MikeRaab
Milan,IN
Shannon Whitney
AdamsCenter,NY
ShannonCicero
Hackettstown,NJ
SweepstakesChair
PalsNewsEditor
Webmaster
CarolynWright
Smithville,TX
JimBrown
Bath,PA
CharlcieFowler
IowaPark,TX
Website
www.palominorabbit.org
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President’sReport–JimHunter
HelloFellowPalominoBreeders!Hereiswhatisonmymindatthe
timeofthiswriting.
FirstandforemostonmymindistheupcomingARBAConventionand
ShowinSanDiego.I’mlookingforwardtoseeingallofmyfriendsfrom
outthatwayandreallyexcitedabouttheopportunitytomakesome
newPalominobreedersandbecomingfriendswiththem.Also,Iknowthatmanyofmyfriends
fromaroundthecountrywillbetherethisyearsoIcanhardlywaittoseethem,too!It’sanexciting
timeandifyou’veneverbeentoaConventionyoushouldtrytoattendsometime.Youwon’tregret
it,Iguarantee!
Wehavemostofthematerialsfromourformerclubsecretaryandrestassuredthingsarelooking
upinthatdepartment.Ibelievewehavecaughtupwithallofthepastshowreportsthatwehad
notreceived,andwithsomediligenceandmakingsomephonecallstolocalshowsecretaries,we
areveryclosetobeingbackontrack.Youhavemymostsincereapologies,aswellastheclub’s
apologies,ifyouoryourfamilymemberswerenotgivensweepstakespointsyouearnedorwere
notupdatedonourmembershiplistswhenyoujoinedorrenewedyourmembership.Ipromiseto
doeverythingthatIpossiblycantogainyourconfidenceinthePRCBA,onceagain.Thepeoplewe
nowhaveinchargeofthetasksaretrustworthyanddiligentintheirdutiesandwilldoeverything
intheirpowertoensurethatsweepstakespoints,memberships,andalloftheotherdutiesofthe
secretarywillbetakencareofinatimelyandprofessionalmanner.Again,members,mymost
profoundapologiestoallofyou.
TherewassomediscussiontheotherdayonthePalominoRabbitLoversFBpageaboutwhetheror
nothavingwhitesturnupinyourPalominorabbit’slittersisnormalornot.Somecontendthatitis
normalandtakeexceptionwiththoseofus(mostoftheofficersanddirectorsofyourPRCBA)who
saythatitisnotnormal.Yesfolks,regardlessofwhatsomewell-knownandlongtimebreeders
maytellyou,itispossibletohavepurebredgoldenandlynxPalominoherdsthatnever,never,
neverproducethesewhitesPalominosintheirlitters.
Hereiswhatyouarenotbeingtold.Firstofall,IFthegoldenPalominobreedwasnotarecognized
breed by the ARBA and was in the process of being developed, those golden Palominos that
produce whitesintheirlitterswouldprobablyfailthe firstpresentation fortheARBAStandards
Committee.Ifthefirstpresentationweresuccessful,eitherthesecondorthirdpresentationwould
fail. Then theCOD (CertificateofDevelopment)wouldbepassedontosomeoneelse.Ifyouhave
accesstoaStandardofPerfection,youcanfindtheinformationconcerningthedevelopmentofa
newbreednearthefrontofthebook.Readitforyourself,please,soyouwillallbeawareofthefact
thatanygoldenPalominoswhoproducewhitekitsintheirlittersarenot,infact,goldenPalominos.
They are, instead, some hybrid rabbit that looks similar to a golden Palomino and are being
misrepresentedbythebreederasgoldenPalominos.
Inpointoffact,hereistheopeningstatementfoundonpage16oftheStandardundertheheading
“Admitting New Breeds of Rabbits and Cavies into the ARBA Standard”: The American Rabbit
Breeders Association, Inc. believe in the development of new breeds of rabbits and cavies, and
admitting them into the Standard of Perfection. However, it is imperative that the
breeder/sponsorsprovidedocumentationandprooftotheAssociationthatthenew breed is
capable of propagating its unique characteristics from generation to generation, in a
consistent andqualitative manner,andthatthenewbreedisworthyofadmissionintotheARBA
StandardofPerfection.
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FromtheArchives:
Withfallshowseasonuponus,Ithoughanarticleonconditioningwouldbeappropriate.Whobetter
toaddressthistopicthan,Ms.SharonPellham,herself.Enjoythisblastfromthepast!
VicePresident’sReport–JimBrown
HellofromthegreatstateofPennsylvania!
Wehavehadanextremelysummerthisyear.Iwasverylucky;Ididn’tloseany
stocktotheheat.Ikeptmy
daysIranasoakerhoseontheroofanddroppingthetemperaturesignificantly.
Igottojudgealotoffairsand4HYouthshowsagainthissummer.Someofthe
youthinourareahavesomereallynicerabbits.Ireallyenjoyedworkingwiththe4H’ersontheir
showmanshipskillsandgoingovertheirrabbitswiththemaftertheshows.
I’malsohappytoreportthatmoreandmorepalsareshowingupatthefairsand4Hshowstoo.By
donatingpairstotheyouthshowslastyearandputtingsomeontheyouthonlyraffles,it’sreally
helpedbuildinterestandnumbers.Thenicestpartgettingtojudgetheoffspringoflastyearspals!
I’mreallylookingforwardtoARBAConventioninSanDiego.Ilovetheopportunitytointeractwith
therabbitcommunityforaweekandspentqualitytimewiththepalbreeders.
Ifyou’llbeattendingconvention,pleasestopmeandsayHI.I’denjoyanopportunitytositandtalk
rabbitswithyou.
Untilnexttime,mayyournestboxesbefilledwithmanynicepals!JIM
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If you are interested in purchasing new blood for your golden Palomino herd, or interested in
gettingstartedwiththePalominobreedbypurchasingsomequalitystock,Isuggestthatyouask
thebreederiftherabbitsbeingsoldhaveanyNewZealandwhiteinthepedigreeorifanyofthe
ancestorsoftherabbitshaveeverproducedanywhitekitsinthelitters.Theyshouldknowandif
theytellyoutheydon’tknow,lookelsewhereforyourstock.
Betteryet,contactotherPalominobreedersinyourareaandaskthemaboutthebreederyouare
consideringtopurchaseyourPalsfrom.Theyshouldtellyouthetruthastheyknowit.
The upside of purchasing pure Palomino stock is knowing that you are not going to have any
geneticissueswiththefactorforwhiteinyourherd!Youwillhaveapurebredherd.Aherdthat
ismadeupcompletelyofpurebredgoldenorlynxPalominosandnotcomposedofsomehybrid
domesticrabbitthatlookslikeaPalomino.
One of the arguments I saw on the Palomino Rabbit Lovers FB page had to do with
disqualifications.Theargumentwasthatthegeneticsofahybridrabbitappearingtolooklikea
goldenPalomino,yetcarryingthefactorforwhite,wasnotadisqualification.No,that’strue.At
leastforthetimebeing.Letmeexplain.
DidyouhappentoseethearticleintheMay/June2015editionoftheDomesticRabbitsmagazine
about“TheArtandScienceofRabbitBreeding”?Seriously?ArtificialInsemination(AI)ofrabbits
isnolongerfuturistic.Itsaysinthatarticlethat“AIhasbeenperformedsuccessfullyattheFoggy
BottomBoy’sRabbitry.”
Technologyisadvancingbyleapsandboundsinthefieldofscienceanditisnotunimaginableto
believe that DNA of rabbits may, in fact, be used in the future to disqualify rabbits from
competition.Therefore,totheargumentaboutthehybridrabbitthatappearedtobeaPalomino
couldnotbeDQ’dbecauseitwasahybrid,myresponseis“NOTYET,BUTIT’SCOMING!”
ThedownsideforallofuswhoareraisingpurebredgoldenPalominosisthatwehavetocompete
againstthehybrids(forthetimebeing).Thatmakestheplayingfieldalittleuneven.Untiljudges
becomecompletelyeducatedaboutthephysicalcharacteristicsthatactuallymarkahybridasa
hybrid, there are some breeders who will attempt to make their way to the winners circle by
showingthehybridrabbitthatlookslikeaPalomino,asanactualPalomino.
The upside for all of us who are raising purebred golden Palominos is that we can actually
promote ourherdsasbeingpurebredand,assuch,canprobablydemandabitmoremoneyfor
thesale.Isn’tthatagooddeal?
Iwanttoaddthisthoughtforclarification.Iknowsomebreederswhohaveaddedtotheirgolden
Palominosfromadifferentbreed.Ialsoknowthatthosesamebreedersarenotunethical.They
wereupfrontwithmewhenIapproachedthemaboutpurchasingabuckfromthemandtoldme
that the buck had New Zealand white in its background. I appreciated that so much and that
breeder and I have been friends for a long time and I think we’re still friends. I believe that
breederwillworktogetthewhitegeneticsoutoftheherdandraisepurebredgoldenPalominos
onceagain.Ihopeso.
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SecretariesReport-CarolynWright
GreetingsfromtheSecretarydesk,
Asyouallknow,Cathyhasstepdowntofocusmoreonother
activities,probablythosegrandchildren.
I’vesteppedintocoverhertasks.Therehavebeenseveralissuestoaddress,alongwith
gettingtheinformationouttoclubSecretariesaboutthechanges.I’mstartingtoseethe
lightattheendofthetunnelnowandamabletojugglebetweenkeepingupwith
SweepsandSanctions/Memberships.SorryforthedelayonnotgettingSweepsresults
inthisNewsletterIssue.Mygoalistohavethosewinnerspostedinthenextcouple
weeks.Ireallywouldliketogetthe2lastClubreportsaddedinbeforeImentionnames.
Nonetheless,thankyouforyourpatienceduringthistransition.
Onanothernote,CongratulationstoKenneth&ImogeneDrewsforwinningtheOpen
RegistrationContest.Theirprizeisanadditionalyearmembership!WehadnoYouth
turninanycopiesofregistrationcertificates.
~CarolynWright
Nowreally….Isthereanythingcuterthana
babypalomino?
KaraluBradley’sPalsatthefair
Left:
JudgeDannyLong
withapalwinning
Best6Class
Right:
CherylWilliams
winningBestof
BreedatCanton,TX
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Just an FYI so you know what can happen to those of us who want to raise only purebred
Palominos. On Memorial Day 2015 I purchased some golden Palominos from a well-known
breeder. It wasn’t until I recently bred the golden buck I purchased to a golden doe (from the
same breeder via another Palomino breeder) did I discover that the buck is actually a hybrid
goldenPalominolookalike.MyprospectsandhopesfortheSanDiegoConventionendedwiththe
litterthathadawhitekitinit.Thatonlyhappenswhenboththebuckandthedoearecarrying
the factor forthewhitecolor(albinism).Unfortunately,Ihadbredfourotherdoesatthe same
timetothatsamebuck.Iwon’thaveanyjuniorgoldenPalominosatSanDiegothistimebecauseI
refusetosellanyrabbitthatlookslikeaPalomino,butmayinfactjustbeahybridrabbit.
Goodluckwithyourbreeding.
IhopeyoukeepthosenestboxesfullofpurebredPalominos.Jim
REPORTS FROM THE DISTRICTS AND DIRECTORS…
District3-TomLowin
Thingsarestillontheslowsideupthis
wayasfarasrabbitshowinggoes.Our
homeshow(HeartlandRabbitClub)
turnedoutveryfewnumbersinlate
June.TerriBenestoftheEastRiver
RabbitBreedersclubandIhavebeen
tradingBOB’sandBOSwithourGoldens.
AnupandcomingPalRaiserfrom
Esterville,Iowa,(BradAnderson)
receivedravereviewsonhisGolden
BuckattheirCountyFair.HappyLabor
Dayweekendeveryone!
District9-ShannonCicero
Hello Fellow Pals,
I wanted to take a moment and introduce myself
for those of you who haven't met me yet! Thank
you for giving me the opportunity to be District 9
director.
I look forward to representing our club and
promoting our breed.
I adore Palominos, they were my favorite breed
as a child and still are as an adult.
I never had the opportunity to own them until a
couple years ago. So still being new to the breed
doesn't lesson my passion for them. I own a small
rabbitry, and am grateful to finally have
Palominos in it. I will do my best to represent our
club and promote our breed,
Thank you again and I look forward to meeting
more Pals!
OutstandingShowReports–CarolynWright
Below,you’llseewhat’sleftoftheDelinquentPalominoShowreportsthatwereneverreceivedforthe
15/16Sweepsyear.Ifyoushowedatoneoftheseshows,I’msorry,butyoudidn’tgetyourpoints.Imade
numerouscallstotheseclubsandtalkedtothemtosend/resend.
DefianceAreaRBA,11-15-15,GloriaSchroeder
Sec-GloriaSchroeder
Pres-DonRetcher-Tres-TracyThorp
TheNorthIdahoRabbitBreeders-TNIRB,2-27-16,TristenJohnson
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District5-BethThurn
NotmuchnewsfrommeforDistrict5.Countyfairswereahighlightforthesummer.4-Hrabbit
numberswereupinourcounty,aswellastheotherlivestockentries.Goodtoseeagoodnumber
ofkidsinvolvedin4-H.
Ihavemanyold“PalNews”inmybasement.TheoneIpulledoutthiseveningwasfromWinter,
2005.BOBandBOSpicturesfromthe2004ARBAConventioninProvidence,R.I.wereonthe
cover.JimHunterhadtheBestofBreedandBobBergenehadBestOppositeofBreed.Ahistory
ofPalominoswasinthisissuebyMarkYoungs.Notsureifthishasbeeninanyrecent
issues.Followingisanexcerptfromthearticle.
Atthe1952ARBAConventionShowatPortland,Oregon,anewstandardsizedrabbitmadeits
debut.
ThisanimalwasproducedbyMarkandMabelYoungsofCouleeDam,Washington.Itwas
tentativelynamed“TheWashingtonian:andisofagoldenorlightfawncolor.TheYoungsasked
forsuggestionsastobetternameandsomewereoffered.OfthesenamesofferedthePalomino
waslateraccepted,asitwasquitedescriptiveofthebreed.
Therabbitpublicatthisconventionshowwasveryreceptivetothisnewbreedandmanycobreederswereobtained.ThefollowingexhibitsweremadeofabuckanddoeIineachagegroup
andlaterthesameineachcolorvarietyattheNationalannualconvention.
1953–Amarillo,Texas–Nameschangedto“Palomino:
1954–York,Pennsylvania–“FawnColor”Classintroduced.
1955–Columbus,Ohio–“FawnColor”Classchangedto“Lynx”
1956–St.Paul,Minnesota–Heldoverforimprovement
1957–LittleRock,Arkansas–Lynxcolorclassofficiallyapproved
1958–Springfield,Illinois–Goldencolorclassofficiallyapproved.
1959–Syracuse,NewYork-FirstNationalConventionshowwithbothcolorclassesGoldenand
LynxshownwithfullsanctionStandardandregistration.
Hello everyone,
I hope everyone is doing well around the country. This has been a very warm summer for
me and plenty of rain. My young rabbits say they don't like the heat, not doing so well. I
have been doing about everything to keep them comfortable.
I am hoping to show more this fall. Although, I will not be able to make the San Diego
convention, as I have to work. I may try to send a couple Pals to the convention to show.
It is always nice to hear that your rabbits that you have sold are showing well at the
county fairs and open shows. Someone called me the other day that I have never met
and said they had purchased some of my Pals from another exhibitor and showed them
in a local 4H county fair and got BIS. I was so happy for them. This also gives me great
pleasure in providing other exhibitors a beautiful breed, like the Palomino.
I am looking forward to the National show in Kansas next year. I plan to attend and see a
lot of old friends and meet new exhibitors.
Good luck to all exhibitors that are planning on showing at San Diego. Have fun!
Thank
you, Mike
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The club has the following PRCBA Promotional Items available.
NEW! Palomino Co-Breeders Association Patch
Size:
Cost: $6.00
Palomino Holiday Ornament: Single Pal
Size: Small - Inches
Cost: $8.00
Single golden or single lynx rabbit available.
Palomino Holiday Ornament: Golden & Lynx
Size: Large – Inches
Cost: $10.00
Two pals facing each other with the date.
To order, contact Jim Brown via email at [email protected]
and I’ll get a shipping quote from the post office.
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How to Make Your Palomino Herd Purebred
If you are interested in refining your golden herd so that it produces only golden palominos,
the first thing you need to do is keep a few of your white does and at least one white buck.
These animals will be used to breed back to any goldens that you want to keep for the
future of your breeding program. You won’t get any white kits if the two golden pals you
mate are pure for gold color.
The process is quite simple, but it will take some time (about 8 or 9 months). Take a golden
doe that you want to keep for breeding and breed her to the white buck you kept. If all of
the kits are golden, she is pure for gold so keep her. If you get any white kits from that
mating, she is not pure so do NOT keep her. Most of the kits in the two possible litters
mentioned will not be pure so you should not keep any of them. Breeders with integrity
will not sell any of those animals to other breeders without mentioning the ancestry.
Those breeders will also show the variety ‘white’ on the pedigree of those rabbits.
I only mention this because it happened to me at the Fort Worth ARBA convention 2 years
ago. I was interested in purchasing a golden pal from a breeder, but the breeder told me that
it had white New Zealand in its ancestry. I didn’t purchase the animal from the breeder.
Some wouldn’t pass up a sale, but that breeder did. That, folks, is what it means to have
integrity!
If you have a golden buck that you are interested in keeping for your herd you follow the
same process, as explained above, and mate it to a white doe. No white kits in the litter
means the buck is pure so you should keep it for your breeding program. White kits in the
litter means the buck is not pure so do NOT keep him. None of the kits produced from this
mating should be kept for breeding.
There is something I should mention at this point. In order for the outcome of those two test
crosses (white x golden) mentioned above to be as predicted (the golden being pure), the
litters must be fairly large in number. The results in a litter of 8 will have a more accurate
prediction about the golden than the results in a litter of 1 to 3. Just to error on the side of
safety with your prediction you may want to test that same cross a second time.
As I said, this process takes some time in order to get acceptable results to base a prediction
on.
Thisbeautiful
Palominosuncatcher
stainedglassartwill
beavailableatARBA
convention!
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WANTED:PRCBACLUBSECRETARY
ThePalominoRabbitCo-BreedersAssociationisinneedofanewclubsecretary.Cathy
Dunklewillbesteppingdownattheendoftheyear.Thesecretarypositioniscrucialto
theoperationoftheclub.Someofthedutiesofthesecretaryinclude;issuingsanctions,
receivinganddocumentingshowreports,keepingtrackofmembership,writing
articlesforthePalNews,communicatingwiththeboard,assistingwiththeplanningof
thePalominonationalandARBAConventionshows.
PleasecontactPresidentHunterifinterested.
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