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WELCOME FALL!!!
Wow! What an exciting September and October it has been so far :) We have
had an AWESOME show season so far, garnering 1 RIS, 1 B4C, 1 2nd RIS, 5 BOB's, and 3 BOSB's. All of our wins have of
course been with homebred animals too! We are super excited for the 2009 ARBA Convention in San Diego,
CA!!!! Only about three weeks to go!
Look for frequent updates to the "Mini Rex Juniors" page, the "Show Results" page, and
of course the "For Sale" page!
Til next time,
Piper :)
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| Judging Best in Show @ the Montgomery County 4-H Fair |
SUMMER 2009!!!
Summer 2009 has been a very rainy summer, however,
along with all the rain we have been blessed with very full nestboxes as well as many judging bids for county fairs and 4-H
fairs in Pennsylvania and New Jersey!! It was a wonderful spring, with many nice wins =) In June we traveled to
Ohio to attend the Brian Hartzell Memorial Show to celebrate Brian's life and legacy in the rabbit show world. The show
held the following day completed our show circuit for the spring.
We are now looking forward to the fall! We have a very busy show schedule
planned. Please look through the website for photos from spring shows, summer judging assignments, as well as cute photos
of our babies from this summer! The "Mini Rex Juniors" page will be actively updated as our show string for the fall
comes together =) And of course, as always, we will be offering many exceptional juniors as well as brood stock for
sale!
Til next time,
Piper =)
**Bringing in the New... 2009**
Wow! 2009, our eleventh year showing rabbits! We are very excited to
start back up with rabbit shows! Our first show for 2009 was the PA Farm Show. We took a nice Best of Breed
win with a Broken Black doe, GC Briallu Standing Ovation. First show for the year, first BOB for the year!!! We
are very excited for PA Convention in February and of course Mini Rex Nationals in Fort Worth, Texas in March :) In
2009 we will really be focusing on our Otters (Black, Blue, and Chocolate!) and our Torts. In addition, I will be doing
alot of registering and working as a registrar at shows. 2009 should be a fun and exciting year and we look forward
to seeing all of our rabbit show friends again!
- Piper
**As 2008 Comes to a Close...**
It is hard to believe that it is almost December of 2008! It has been an incredible
year :) We are looking forward to our last few shows for the year and excited at the prospect of a break before we begin
the 2009 Show Year! Briallu Mini Rex won Overall Sweepstakes and Overall Fur as well as Blue, Broken, Otter, Colored
Fur, and White Fur within the Majestic Mini Rex Specialty Club Sweepstakes!!! We are eagerly awaiting 2008 PaSRBA Sweepstakes
and final 2008 NMRRC Sweepstakes. 2008 was a monumental year for us, our first year in all Open competition. We
had a wonderful time and look forward to many more years of showing our beautiful Mini Rex. In 2009 look for us to be
showing a little less, we will be really focusing our breeding herd! We will be attending 2009 Mini Rex Nationals and
can't wait to head to Texas again!
We hope that everybody has an enjoyable Thanksgiving!! Until next time...
- Piper
**Jumping into Fall!**
Hard to believe summer went by so fast!! We are already almost done
with September and almost a full month of shows! We have had a number of juniors take excellent wins even as youngsters!
Lots of Best of Opposites, fur wins, and big class wins! We are looking forward to NY Grand Finals in a few weeks, the
"Youth Clinic" that I am hosting over the Lebanon/State College weekend, and of course CONVENTION :) My mom and I went
through our entire rabbitry and we have a very nice entry (it is listed below!). So we are super excited to see how
we do and of course see old friends and make new ones. Many of our brood stock will be heading to new homes throughout
the country and we are wishing their new owners the best of luck!
Continue to check the website for show results updates, for sale changes,
and more fun photos! Till next time,
- Piper
2008 ARBA Convention Entries
-Black-
2 Senior Does
1 Junior Buck
3 Junior Does
-Blue-
2 Senior Bucks
1 Junior Buck
-Broken-
1 Senior Buck
3 Senior Does
2 Junior Bucks
2 Junior Does
-Castor-
1 Senior Buck
1 Junior Buck
1 Junior Doe
-Chocolate-
1 Junior Doe
-Otter-
1 Junior Buck
1 Junior Doe
-Tortoise-
1 Senior Buck
1 Senior Doe
1 Junior Doe
-White-
1 Senior Buck
1 Senior Doe
~*~ Summertime Update! ~*~
Summer is officially here and as of this past weekend, our
run of shows for the spring has ended! Our first official year in Open has been an unbelievable time! Our current
tally for wins is: 2 RIS, 1 BISS, 1 B4C, 8 BOB, 9 BOSB, 20 Best Overall Fur, and over 200 BOV and BOSV wins! From
January through June we have ten new Grand Champions! In addition, we are very pleased with our rankings within ARBA
(Registered Grand Champions for the year), NMRRC, and MMRSC. We are anxiously awaiting PaSRBA Sweepstakes as well!
Lastly, our trip to the 2008 National Mini Rex Show in Missouri provided us the oppurtunity to show against top Open exhibitors
from throughout the country and to also sell top quality Briallu Mini Rex to breeders in various states across the United
States.
Please see the "Show Results" page and click on the link to see our Fall Show Schedule
to see where you can find us this fall! Keep checking the "For Sale" page for top quality brood does, herd sires, and
promising juniors to be available throughout the summer, fall, and of course at the 2008 ARBA Convention in Louisville, KY!
The "Litters" page will feature all of our litters and breedings for the summer.... we will be updating that page very frequently!!
Overall, keep checking our site for updates on all pages!
We cannot wait to start actively showing again and wish everyone the best of luck with
litters and to have an enjoyable summer!
Till next time!
- Piper =)
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| GC Briallu Snow Belle and CH. Briallu Simple Twist of Fate |
*HAPPY SPRING!*
Things have been very busy here at Briallu!! We have had an awesome spring show
season thus far, winning some very nice BOB and BOSB wins, all with homebred animals and in stiff open competition :)
We are really looking forward to Mini Rex Nationals in Sedalia, Missouri! Our first litters for 2008 have hit the ground,
and we have many more on the way! Final 2007 Youth NMRRC Sweepstakes Points were posted... I made top 10 for both Sweepstakes
and Quality Points and also made top 10 in Blues, Brokens, Castors, and Whites! Continue to check the website for updates
and new photos! Below are some highlights from 2008...
Awarded the honor of being the 2007 Youth PaSRBA Exhibitor of the Year
Best in Specialty... 2008 Majestic MR Specialty Show at the PaSRBA Convention
Multiple BISS, BOB, BOSB, and Best Overall Fur wins at local shows!
I am really looking forward to the rest of Spring 2008 and cannot wait to see what the
rest of the year holds... Until next time,
-Piper
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| At the 2007 NMRRC Banquet |
| 2007 ARBA Convention |
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| PA Seniors!! |
On this page
you will find different pieces of "News" that really does not fit into any other page on our website. Here
you will find National and State sweepstakes rankings. Also included on the bottom of this page is our upcoming
show schedule!! Check it out to see what shows we will be attending! Enjoy and if you have any questions feel
free to email me!
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| BIS and BOSB with me and Judge Joel Marshall |
*!* A Fall Update =) *!*
Wow, in exactly five days my show career in youth will officially
be complete! I have come so far, and I owe so much thanks to all of the people that have aided to my success over the
years!
First off, Convention: it was incredible!!! I
did really, really well with my Mini Rex, both Open and Youth. Also, Youth Events, WOW! To win Senior Judging
over 113 kids, that was a once in a lifetime happening =) Congratulations to all of the PA Youth that competed, you
all made me so proud! I also want to give credit to the NMRRC Youth Scholarship Committee (Sara, Jenn, and Doug!), thank
you so much!! To win the Scholarship on top of everything was a spectacular cap to an amazing week!! My mom
and I both had an exceptionally good time at Convention this year, and I can't wait for Kentucky =)
This fall has been an extraordinary show season for us, with
highlights including:
3 Best in Shows, 2 Reserve in Shows, and 2 Best in Specialty
Shows
I look forward to my final youth show, it is the culmination
of ten years of hard work, and a chance to spend a final day in youth with some of the best friends I have ever had!!!!
Till next time,
Piper
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| PaSRBA Queen and Duke! |
**UPDATE- 8/16/07- I recently passed my ARBA Registrar's
test!!! I will be working under a registrar and three different judges this fall and hope to be an official ARBA Registrar
by Convention! Thank you to everybody that was supportive and helped me study :)
*In the Heat of Summer...*
We have had such a fun and busy summer that I decided to write another "News Write-Up"
so that people can know what Briallu Mini Rex have been up to! Due to the overwhelming amount of litters and the quality
within those litters, we have a vast amount of juniors and proven seniors available in a variety of colors. Continue
to check the website's "For Sale" page for frequent updates and email with any questions. We also decided to brave the
summer heat to attend the Cathy Patrick Memorial Show. It was a wonderful show and a spectacular success :) The
competition in Youth Mini Rex was stellar and I was super happy to come away with BEST OF BREED with a an absolutely gorgeous
home-bred Castor doe, Briallu Sweet Dreams! Wow :) I also earned legs and nice placements with many other juniors
that are still so young!
In mid July I also had the oppurtunity to judge the Cecil County Fair and it was a wonderful
experience. The PaSRBA is also in the process of putting together teams for the ARBA National Convention in Michigan
and I am here to help study with and answer any questions and concerns regarding Royalty and any other youth events!
Our show schedule is now posted on a link off the "Show Results" page. Check it out
so you know where to find us! Going to college this fall will not be slowing us down at all and we look forward to seeing
everybody!
One last thing... my ARBA District 9 Youth Report, my NMRRC District 9 Report, and my PaSRBA
Report/News is all due very soon! So if you have any news, questions, comments, concerns, photos, etc. please send
them to me soon! Keep those buns cool...
Till next time :)
- Piper
*~* Summer Delight *~*
Wow! Summer is almost here and we have had a fantastic
first half of 2007! From winning PaSRBA Queen and Commodity Representative, to 3 All- Breed Best in Shows, to BOSV Lilac
and BOSV White at MR Nationals; it has alll been awesome :) Most of our does are bred now, and we have some very promising
juniors coming up. I am looking forward to the fall and the 2007 ARBA Convention in Michigan. We will continue
to be having lots of lovely Mini Rex available, and they are going quick! Below I have a list of our Grand Champions
from 2007... Keep checking the website for updates and for anything else, just send out an email!
Have a super summer!
- Piper
**Grand Champions for 2007**
GC Briallu Rocket Man
GC Briallu Irish Lace
GC Briallu She's So Fly
GC Briallu Cowboy Blues
GC Briallu Kissing Potion
GC Briallu Worth the Wait
GC Iris Patch Cruzin
GC Briallu Glamour Girl
GC Briallu Sasha
GC Briallu Spectacular Bid
GC Briallu Super Model
GC Briallu Garrett
GC Briallu Sun Catcher
GC Cresthill's Snow Patrol
GC McCabe's Wind Dancer
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| BOSV White- 2006 ARBA Convention |
Welcome to... 2007!
2007 started out with some very exciting
events... I was asked to present an informational speech/talk at the 2007 Pennsylvania Farm Show. I presented
a talk on Mini Rex rabbits! We had a blast and I am very thankful that I had this oppurtunity.
Our first shows of the season were held February 3 through 4th (the annual PaSRBA
Convention). I also competed in all of the youth events. It was a spectacular weekend all around for me!
I won 2007 PaSRBA Queen and Commodity Representative!! Wow! The rabbits also did very well on the show tables!
I am looking forward to an amazing 2007 :) This will be my last year in
youth and I am very excited to finish with a bang!
Good Luck to all this year!
- Piper
~2007 PaSRBA Youth Events Results~
2007 PaSRBA Queen and Commodity Representative
Senior Achievement Contest Winner
Medium Project Management Contest Winner
1st Place Breed Identification- Senior Division
3rd Place Judging- Senior Division
1st Place Scrapbook, 2nd Place Poster, and 3rd Place Display
| Piper at the 2007 PaSRBA Convention |
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| PaSRBA Queen and Commodity Representative |
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