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Open Best Of Breed : Allyse & Breana Sullivan 

Best Opposite Of Breed : Allyse Sullivan & Cole Simmons 

Henley Ballinger 

Youth 

Best Of Breed 

Jordan Crawford 

Youth 

Best Opposite Of 

Breed 

Official Publication Of The National Mini Rex Club 1 st Quarter January- February-March 2023

NMRRC Publication Quarter 1 January-February-March 2023 

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Your Committees 

● Advertiser’s Index 

● January-February-March 2023 

● Covers 

● 3 Queens Mini Rex …….Inside Front 

● Lowry & Kim Mini Rex Inside Back 

● Bass Equipment……….Outside Back 

Visit us online at 

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Contents 

Officers Reports Page 5 

Financials Page 20 

Variety Photo’s Page 21 

Committee reports Page 36 

2023 National Show Page 41 

Board Meeting Minutes Page 44 

Disclaimer 

The NMRRC reserves the right to refuse 

publication of any articles or advertisements it 

deems not to be in the best interest of its 

members. 

President 

Jeremy Watmuff 

nmrrcpresident@gmail.com 

Vice-President 

Mark Charles 

nmrrcvicepresident@gmailcom 

Secretary 

Doug King 

nmrrcsecretary@gmail.com 

Treasurer 

Lee Bastyr 

nmrrctreasurer@gmail.com 

Newsletter Editor 

Cheryl Parks 

nmrrcnews@outlook.com 

District One Director 

Diane Walker 

blazinbunzrabbitry@yahoo.com 

District Two Director 

Armando Cabrera 

mandojudg@aol.com 

District Three Director 

Allyse Sullivan 

allysesully24@gmail.com 

District Four Director 

Sandra Neal 

nealduck1@gmail.com 

District Five Director 

Amanda Marquardt 

ilminirex@gmail.com 

District Six Director 

EthanHavill 

eharvill@vols.utk.edu 

District Seven Director 

Michael Mageles 

michaelmageles@outlook.com 

District Eight Director 

Beth Bickel 

Bickelsbunnies@gmail.com 

District Nine Director 

Piper Smith 

pesmith@ptd.net 

The articles, opinions or statements published 

are solely the responsibility of the authors.

CherYl Parks 

newsletter editor 

Nmrrcnews@outlook.com 

Happy New Year, 

I have included many Photo;s that were 

submitted by the members. 

I would like to remind everyone that when 

submitting photos they should be at a 300 DPI 

resolution to facilitate printing with quality. 

Everyone had a great time. 

Herre is wishing all of you well and success 

with your breeding program fore those 

winners in 2023. 

Chery 

This is going to be a printed issue so I have 

resized all photo’s submitted for this issue. 

Most photo’s are from peoples phones that 

are usually only 96 DPI. 

Congratulations for all of the winners in Reno 

.It was a fun convention although the drive 

home in the winter weather was a nightmare. 

Included are all variety winners pictures as 

submitted by the photograrapher that the 

club hired. 

The BOD stepped forward with paying down 

the cost of the banquet meal 

Newsletter Deadlines 

for articles, pictures 

and things to share: 

Dec 1 for 1St Qtr 

March 1 for 2nd 

Qtr 

June 1 for 3rd 

Qtr 

Deadline for content for next issue is March 1, 2023 


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JeremY watmuff 

President 

nmrrcpresident@gmail.com 

Greetings Mini Rex Breeders! 

First, I would like to take a moment to thank those 

members that are consistently raising their hand and 

offering to help keep the NMRRC moving in a forward 

direction. Congratulations to Lizz Beason as she was the 

recipient of the Mona Berryhill Presidents Award for 

2022. Lizz has done a phenomenal job with the Youth 

Committee and I appreciate everything she is doing to 

support the future of the NMRRC. Thanks again to each 

and every member that sits on or chairs a committee. 

This is a very exciting issue as it is our Year in Review 

issue of the NMRRC News. The NMRRC will continue 

to publish our newsletter online, however once per year 

we will print and mail one issue. This issue will include 

National and Convention pictures (this past national we 

did not get photos). It will also have a report from each 

committee in order for the membership to see what is 

happening in the club as well as these reports may spark 

some interest on ways that you can get involved. 

Congratulations to Rick Cartheauser on being inducted 

into the NMRRC Hall of Fame. This is the highest honor 

the club can bestow on a member. Rick has held multiple 

offices on the board and you can always see him running 

rabbits and keeping the show moving at every national 

and convention. 

What an exciting year we have had in the breed. 

Effective December 1 st , exhibitors are able to show 

Ambers, Smoke Pearl Marten and Sable Marten varieties. 

In addition we are now able to show Black, Blue, 

Chocolate and Lilacs in the Himalayan and Tortoise 

varieties. These changes were a combined effort by the 

ARBA Standards Committee as well as the successful 

presentation of the Smoke Pearl Marten and Sable 

Marten varieties by myself and Doug King. We are 

happy to say this is the last presentation we are planning 

on exhibiting. For me I have been working on 

presentation animals for about 20 year and this was a 

very exciting convention to have both varieties passed! 

ARBA Convention in Reno was a success. The NMRRC 

awards were the talk of the show room! We had a very 


well ran show, the NMRRC once again held a hospitality 

evening with food and drink at our booth, the club hosted 

a pizza party on show day, the 24K and banquet action 

were both successful fundraisers for the club, a reduced 

cost banquet was offered to allow more members to 

attend and the most important part was the coming 

together of our members from across the country to enjoy 

this hobby we love. 

In this issue you will also find details for our upcoming 

national show in Columbus, Ohio. As there was not a 

bid, this show will be hosted by the NMRRC. You will 

be able to enter by mail or online. Looking forward to 

this upcoming show. The 2024 National Bid was 

awarded to the Heartland Mini Rex Club and will be 

April 5 & 6, 2024 in Hutchinson Kansas. 

I hope everyone has a safe and happy holidays! 

Until Next Time, 

Jeremy 

“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is 

the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist 

merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” ~ Henri 

Frederic Amiel 

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Rick Cartheuser Receives HALL OF FAME Award

mark Charles 

ViCe President 

nmrrcvicepresident@gmail.com 

VP Report 

December 2022 

Hello everyone, 

Sonya and I missed everyone in Reno, but we are really 

looking forward to Ohio! 

Unfortunately, life is still happening, and we have not 

been able to attend shows lately. We have started a couple 

of business-related projects that have brought us into a 

new chapter of life. The only saving grace right now is 

the quiet time we have when we spend time in the barn 

with our rabbits. The upside is we are about to get 

everything under control so that we can start attending 

shows again soon. 

One thing that we’ve learned is to not give up and keep 

working through the process even if we don’t think we 

have time to do it. In the past we’ve moved our herd 

along and have learned the hard way that it takes an awful 

long time to get back to where you were. 

This time we decided together to focus on breeding and 

culling and are very excited about the quality of the 

youngsters we have coming up. So, with all that being 

said I just want to encourage anyone that is in a valley of 

life right now to keep your head down and keep working. 

Don’t give up and whatever you do don’t give up on your 

herd! 

Congratulations to all the winners in Reno and kudos to 

the Reno crew and everyone that helped them put on such 

a successful show! 

Everything seems to be quiet with the club right now, we 

do have a few new board members coming in, please 

make them feel welcome. 

Remember it takes all of us actively participating to keep 

our hobby and club alive, if you can please volunteer for 

leadership roles and help the local clubs with the 

enormous job it is to put on a show. 

Also, if you see a new breeder take the time to answer 

questions, help them out, introduce them to the Mini Rex 

club, remember we were all that NEW breeder at some 

point in our journey. 

Keep those bunnies warm and your nest boxes full. 

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Ohio! 

Blessings, 

Mark 


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doug king 

seCretarY 

Nmrrcsecretary@gmail.com 

Secretary December 1, 2022 

Hello Everyone, 

This newsletter is special since it is being printer. I have 

missed a printed newsletter a bit but I am also happy 

with how we have invested the money saved into the 

membership. 

Convention was a success! Thank you to one and all 

that pitched in to help! I always say Mini Rex shine and 

I think we did it again. Armando had a great team 

helping him out and he worked hard to make this 

convention special….big shout out to Armando and his 

team!! We had an incredible banquet, our first themed 

event and I loved that everyone played along with my 

antics!! It was so fun!! 

We have two new varieties, Sable Martens and Smoke 

Pearl Martens (fast tracked by the ARBA Standards 

Committee), along with a third new variety, the Ambers. 

I am excited to see where the Ambers lead us! Hoping 

people are excited about all 3 new varieties!! 

This year our membership maintained around 800 

people throughout the year. That is about what we have 

averaged over the last several years. We issued about 

2000 sanctions as shows have really picked up over the 

last year! I realize now why I’m always so busy with 

club work!!! 

Take the time to read committee reports in this 

newsletter. Hopefully we all get good updates and learn 

something new!! 

Happy to help with any questions! 

Wishing everyone the very best for the holidays and 

hoping 2023 Rocks Your World. 

Be safe, be kind and I can’t wait for our next 

encounter!!! 

Doug 


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lee bastYr 

treasurer 

Nmrrctreasurer@gmail.com 

Hello Mini Rex Friends, 

It’s hard to believe that another year is nearing an end and what a year it’s been. A sense of normalcy seems to have 

returned after the harsh effects of the pandemic and that’s refreshing. Personally, I’m coming upon a year as being your 

not so new anymore Treasurer. Change and transitions are never easy but Sandy Doyle had done a tremendous job and 

was there for support and guidance when she handed over the reins. 

A great time was had at the Convention in Reno, NV. Congrats to all the open and youth winners! I thoroughly enjoyed 

the Luau themed banquet. It was fun to see so many people participate with their Hawaiian attire. Doug King went 

above and beyond to create the festive atmosphere – thanks! 

Results for the Convention Banquet Auction are included in this newsletter as well as the financial report for the 2022 

fiscal year. Thank you to the membership who continues to give and support club endeavors through the various 

auctions and raffles we hold. Due to this generosity we remain financially healthy. 

Wishing you all a safe and happy Holiday season. 

Lee 

Mark Your Calendars 

2023 

Mini Rex Nationals 

Columbus Ohio 

Mini Convention 

May 6, 2023 


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diane walker 

blazinbunzrabbitry@yahoo.com 

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Washington - Oregon - Idaho - Montana - Wyoming - Alaska Japan - Canada (Saskatchewan, British 

Columbia, & Alberta) 

Hello from District 1. Lots of things will have happened 

by the time you read this, convention will be over and 

so will the end of year holidays. I hope everyone had 

an enjoyable holiday season. This was my first 

convention as a district representative and I learned a 

lot and met many new people. It was so great to meet 

the new and catch up with the old. I look forward to 

seeing everyone again in Louisville. Speaking of that if 

you haven’t gotten a place to stay in Louisville for the 

convention I would get right on it. Places are selling 

out fast!!! 

The Pacific Crest Mini Rex Club here in the great 

northwest has been busy. We all got new aprons with 

the logo on it and we held a specialty at CRCS Red Bluff 

show in December. There was a great turnout and we 

plan on holding more specialties through out the 

coming year. The first one in the new year will be at 

the Wanderlust Rabbit and Cavy show in Stevenson, 

Wa on Feb 24 and 25. I encourage all PNW mini rex 

breeders to enter these specialty shows if you can. 

They are well run and the awards as great!! 

As I write this the whole country is coming out of a 

deep freeze. It started here in Central Oregon the 

Wednesday before Christmas and marched across the 

country. My rabbits are in a heated barn so they don’t 

even know it’s winter but if your rabbits aren’t please 

make sure you keep them dry and out of the wind. 

They can pretty much do all the rest to keep warm. 

It will be time to start breeding for convention before 

we know it. I’m lookin forward to breeding for my first 

litter of showable ambers for convention. I’ve had 

ambers off and on for years because I raise the right 

colors for that, red and chocolate, but of course have 

never been able to show them. I’m excited to see what 

I get and it will be exciting so see all the new varieties 

in the upcoming shows and at convention. 

That’s about all I have for now. Keep yourselves and 

your rabbits warm and dry and fill up those nest 

boxes!!! 


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armando Cabrerra2 

mandojudg@aol.com 

Arizona - California - Hawaii - Mexico - Nevada - 

Happy New Year District 2! 

I do want to reflect on 2022, especially our ARBA 

Convention held in Reno, NV this year. As breed 

chairman, I was very overwhelmed at times, but kudos 

and thank you to the many breeders/exhibitors, that I 

don't dare try to name off for fear of missing anyone, 

who all stepped up and volunteered to help guarantee 

the success of our ARBA Convention and Show. From 

the booth volunteers to the showroom clerks, ramrods 

AND runners, including the banquet organizers and 

auction and Trio Raffle Committees, YOU ALL 

ROCKED!!! :) A hearty congratulations to Alyssa and 

Breana Sullivan on their Open BOB win with a stunning 

broken Sr. Doe and Cole Simmons and Alyssa Sullivan 

on their BOSB win with a beautiful castor Sr. buck. 

Congratulations also go out to our Youth BOB winner, 

Henry Ballinger with a broken Jr. doe and BOS winner, 

Jordan Crawford with a broken Sr. buck. 

2022 was also a full year of mostly uninterrupted shows 

and the ability to travel to shows, without restrictions; 

to be able to show again, without worry, was quite 

refreshing to say the least. Sometimes we never really 

recognize what we have, until we suddenly lose it; the 

showing aspect of our hobby was certainly affected and 

I never want to take it for granted. 

first love of breeding, raising and showing rabbits that 

got me started in this hobby. 

Welcome any and all new District 2 members to the 

National Mini Rex Club! District 2, please remember 

that I am here and available for you if you need 

assistance with anything mini rex related. I feel 

optimistic that 2023 will be even greater than 2022 as 

we regain momentum and bring more and more 

normalcy to our daily lives in the hobby. Keep your 

nest box babies warm and may those warm babies 

grow up to be beautiful show winners! :) 

Now let's get out there and promote our beautiful and 

competitive breed! :) 

Respectfully yours, 

Armando 

By the time you read this, 2022 will be in the history 

books and I am looking forward to 2023. Personally, 

2023 will be a full year of judging less, but showing and 

breeding more. It's a good feeling to go out and show, 

AND not be left completely in the dust by other mini 

rex exhibitors showing their quality animals. ;) I'm 

looking forward to focusing on my herd, since it's my 


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allYs sulliVan 

tjknight627@yahoo.com 

North Dakota - Nebraska - South Dakota - Minnesota - Iowa - Wisconsin 

Hello fellow mini rex breeders! My name is Allyse Sullivan, and I 

am the new District 3 Director. I am so excited for this new endeavor 

and thankful for the opportunity. It truly is bitter sweet to 

replace Travis Knight who has been absolutely amazing in this position. 

Travis is a true advocate for our breed. I have always 

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BOS youth 2019 ARBA Convention 

BOB and BOS open 2020 Virtual Convention 

BOB and BOS youth 2020 Virtual Convention 

BOB open 2022 ARBA Convention 

BOS open 2022 ARBA Convention (partnership with 

looked up to him ever since a young kid. Thank you Travis!! 

Cole Simons) 

I promise to represent the district well and voice your opinions and 

wishes. I am so proud of our district! We have such an excellent 

group of passionate breeders! Please know that I am always a 

great resource for questions and connections. Do not ever hesitate 

to reach out. 

For those of you who do not know me, I am from Wisconsin Rapids, 

Wisconsin and have been raising mini rex for sixteen years 

with my dad, Jeff, and my sister, Breana. Together, we make up 

ARS Rabbitry. Currently, we specialize in black, otter, tort, and 

broken in those colors with occasional whites and blues. In the 

past, we have raised sables, smokes, seals, chocolates, and lilacs. 

I also currently raise castors with my good friend, Cole Simons. 

I got my first two mini rex when I was 8 years old. They were very 

un-show-worthy animals being overweight, incorrectly colored 

booted castors, named Annie and Ace. I was able to get some babies 

out of them to show at the fair where I got a taste of the 

rabbit addiction. I joined 4H, and dad was able to find me better 

show and breeding stock. Annie and Ace were not perfect, but 

they started my passion for the most important hobby in my life 

today. Throughout the beginning years of ARBA showing, we had 

some incredible mentors, such as Laura Hutler, Sara Amelse, the 

Compart family, and Doug King. They taught dad and me so much 

in those beginning years, and we are forever thankful. 

Throughout the years, we have been extremely fortunate locally 

and nationally. Some of our most exciting wins nationally have 

been: 

● BOB youth 2016 Nationals 

● BOB and BOS youth 2017 ARBA Convention 

● BOB youth 2018 Nationals 

● BOS youth 2019 Nationals 

Although I am new to this position, I am not new to the district, so 

I am still able to give you all a recap for 2022. Wow, I cannot believe 

2022 is almost over. It was a great year full of a lot of great 

shows. Shows are finally getting back to normal after COVID. We 

are seeing very good numbers within our district’s shows. One of 

the best compliments I hear from judges after shows are completed 

is that our quality is consistently some of the best in the country. 

I am so proud of my fellow breeders and how competitive yet 

helpful we all are towards each other. It definitely feels like we are 

all family! 

I am also the President of the Midwest Mini Rex Club serving the 

same district. We were able to put on 10 specialty shows this 

year. If you are in District 3, please support this club. We host 

specialties for YOU. We want to give you the opportunity to show 

your rabbits more and spend more time with your fellow breeders. 

Our ultimate goal is to host a National one day. So, please, enter 

that extra rabbit or two at the specialty shows, so we can 

make this happen. If you would like to help host a specialty in 

your state within the district, please contact me. We are always 

looking for help and support. 

All in all, keep promoting the best breed ever (Mini Rex!!!!) and 

encourage new breeders to get started. Get them set up with 

good stock and be a mentor for others. I am so excited for what 

2023 will bring to District 3. See you at some shows! Please enjoy 

some pictures from our District 3 breeders! 

See District Pics On Page 30 


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sandra neal 

nealduck1@gmail.com 

Arkansas - Colorado - New Mexico - Oklahoma – 

Year end review 2022 

To start the year our winners for minirex nationals 

open Bob Kim/Lowrey 

Bosb The Firm 

youth. Bob Henley Ballinger 

bosb Jordan Crawford 

As our hobby grows the competition gets tougher and 

tougher. When you have a great breeder to compete 

against they make us make tougher decisions and in 

the long run improve our own herds, so with that 

being said don’t resent them for winning as they have 

just helped you become a more focused breeder, go 

thank them for a job well done. Let’s keep this hobby 

fun and not ruin life long friendships over petty 

jealousy. Tough breeders make us all better. 

The beginning of the year was good for showing 

and after nationals we all go home and regroup 

culling and breeding for convention prospects. The 

summer shows are usually good as far as numbers in 

shows but Texas numbers dropped off pretty low 

compared to previous years. 

The fall shows usually show an increase in 

numbers as the temps cool down. A recent Missouri 

show had numbers of 174 to 233 minirex shown, 

there are a lot of active breeders in Missouri. 

We can look forward to the Kansas group hosting 

nationals in 2024, I am sure they will do another 

fabulous job. I would encourage everyone to attend 

their show as there has been elections and new 

officers are in place. 

Convention 2022 winners 

open. Bob. allyse and Breanna Sullivan 

bosb Cole and allyse and breanna 

youth. bob Henley Ballinger 

bosb Jordan Crawford 


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amanda 

Kansas - Missouri - Illinois 

marquardt 

ilminirex@gmail.com 

The 99 th ARBA Convention in Reno is officially 

in the books. For those who could not attend, you 

missed out on a good time! Great job to 

Armando, Renee, Doug, and to anyone else who 

played a big part in planning to host us this year!! 

The luau themed banquet was a big hit and the 

food was delicious. Congratulations to Rick 

Cartheuser for receiving the Hall of Fame 

Award! Very well deserved and thank you for 

your past service on the board. Thank you to 

Jerry Parks for checking in during the show while 

Armando judged cavies. Thank you to Allyse 

and crew for organizing a great lineup for the 

24K Auction. THANK YOU to all donors, 

bidders, and buyers for your support! Fantastic 

job to Lizz Beason for taking the reins and 

running the youth corner and scholarship raffle. 

Also congratulations to Lizz for receiving the 

Presidential Award! 

Congratulations to Allyse, Breana, and Cole for 

your Best of Breed and Opposite wins in Open! 

Congratulations to Henley on your Best of Breed 

win and to Jordan on your Best Opposite wins in 

Youth! I also want to welcome Allyse to the 

Board of Directors and thank Travis for his time 

served on the Board as District Director. 

Also Congratulations to Doug and Jeremy with 

the passing of Sable Martens!! 

Be sure to mark your calendars for upcoming 

Nationals and Conventions: 

2023 Mini Rex Nationals in Columbus Ohio May 

6-7 th 

2023 AND 2024 ARBA Convention in 

Louisville, KY 

2024 Mini Rex Nationals in Hutchinson, KS 

April 6-7 th 

Happy Holidays! 

Amanda 


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ethan harVill 

eharvill@vols.utk.edu 

Alabama - Georgia - Florida - Louisiana - Mississippi - 

NO REPORT 


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miChael mageles 

michaelmageles@outlook.com 

New York - New Hampshire - Vermont - Massachusetts - 

Hello NMRRC! 

What a year for our wonderful breed and club! Texas 

hosted another outstanding Mini Rex Nationals like they 

always do. It is a bit of a trip for us coming down from 

the Northeast but boy is it ever worth it. Some beautiful 

animals won out in Reno and considering the long 

distances for most of our membership to get out to Reno, 

NV I was very impressed with the numbers and quality of 

Mini Rex in attendence. I believe Louisville is going to 

bring out great numbers for our breed, I know there are 

multiple breeders here in District 7 that are itching to get 

to a convention. Hospitality and events in Reno were 

coordinated by Doug and Armando to perfection, with 

the themed NMRRC Banquet being a huge hit! Allyse 

Sullivan and crew did an outstanding job with all the 

donors that contributed to the 24K Auction, where I 

believe the 3 highest selling rabbits were all youth 

rabbits! Don't forgot our youth breeders when looking to 

add to your herd, our club is fortunate enough to have 

some impressive youth families/breeders within our club 

at the moment. 

District 7 in 2022 has been picking up the pieces from the 

COVID pandemic and RHD scares on the rabbit hobby. 

It's been quite encouraging to see how active our district 

has been in hosting shows over the latter part of the 

summer and into the fall season. While we have some 

shows in limbo in New England, New York has done an 

admirable job in creating new shows for our breeders to 

attend. Winter time coming up is a time of year where 

we tend to have to travel to District 9 and attend shows in 

New Jersey or Pennsylvania but being able to compete 

with our NMRRC breeders in that area of the country is 

always a challenge and a treat. Load sof great 

competition! 

Cheers to another great year of good health, for our 

rabbits and their humans! 

Michael Mageles 

District 7 

The further we get away from the challenges of 2020 and 

2021 I think District 7 will be having some nice 

representation at our national shows and that excites me, 

as I know there are a handful of breeders that are eager to 

get out and show off their hard work over the past couple 

of years. 


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eth biCkel 

Bickelsbunnies@gmail.com 

Greeting from District 8 

Michigan - Indiana - Ohio - Kentucky - Canada 

It has been a good year in our district our mini Rex have 

been doing well in shows in open and youth! 

We are moving into a busy next two years in our district 

with nationals in Columbus Ohio this spring 2023 and 

Convention in Louisville this coming fall of 2023 and 

apparently now fall of 2024 in Louisville too I am working 

on trying to make it a great experience for all our 

members! Thank you for all who have offered to help it 

takes many to make it a great experience for everyone! I 

will be passing on information in the next few newsletters! 

It was great to be able to attend nationals this year in 

Texas, always a great time! We were blessed to be able to 

attend convention in Reno! What a well run show our 

booth was great! My goodness the youth raffle rocked this 

year! I hope we can have the same great participation in 

Louisville! 

The luau banquet was a blast, amazing food too! Great job 

Doug, Armando and team! 

I am looking forward to a great year within the mini Rex 

club! Hope you have a safe and blessed holiday season! 

Beth Bickel 

District 8 director 

More d8 Picxs on Page 34 


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PiPer smith debruler 

pesmith@ptd.net 

Pennsylvania - West Virgina - Virginia - New Jersey - 

Greetings Fellow District 9 Members! 

I hope that everyone is excited for the holiday season 

and ready to ring in the new year. It is hard to believe 

that it is almost 2023 already!!! 

concerns. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday 

season! 

Cheers, 

Piper 

We had a fabulous time at the 2022 ARBA Convention 

in Reno!! Mini Rex were very well represented and I 

loved seeing everyone’s photos and hearing all of the 

travel stories. Congratulations to all of our open and 

youth winners!!! Open Best of Breed honors went to 

Allyse and Breanna Sullivan. Open Best of Opposite 

went to Allyse and Breanna Sullivan and Cole Simons. 

Youth Best of Breed honors went to Henley Ballinger. 

Youth Best of Opposite went to Jordan Crawford. 

I hope that everyone is making plans to attend 

the 2023 National Mini Rex Show in Columbus, 

Ohio. The show is May 5th through the 7th. This 

National is being held in conjunction with Ohio Mini 

Convention. I think that Mini Rex will be very well 

represented! Please visit the NMRRC website and 

NMRRC Facebook page for more information. 

I have had the pleasure of judging and attending 

shows in almost every state in D9 this fall. I have 

LOVED seeing Mini Rex numbers so high in both open 

and youth!! It has been so fun to get to chat with 

many breeders and see our breed so well 

represented. 

I have submitted a ton of photos along with my 

article. I encourage all of our members to keep 

sending me photos to send in! 

As always, I am available to answer any questions or 


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Youth Corner 

First things first, THANK YOU to everyone that 

donated to (or bought tickets from) the NMRRC 

Raffle table at Convention. I’m happy that were able 

to bring in so much to help the Linda Thompson 

Memorial Scholarship Fund. Also, congratulations to 

Henley Ballinger and Jordan Crawford for their BOB 

and BOS wins in Youth with their brokens! 

Since winter is here, the show scene tends to slow 

down a bit. This is a great time for the kiddos to 

relax. It’s also a great time to catch up on the to-do 

lists, reorganize from the busy show season, and 

prepare for the upcoming season. One thing that this 

time can be used for is getting together a cache of 

youth contest items (posters, photos, etc) for the 

new year. It’s much easier preparing these items 

now, than during the summer break when there’s a 

lot more stuff going on. 

Just a few quick words regarding Nationals in Ohio. 

The Youth Committee will be putting together the 

silent auction again, and proceeds for this will go to 

the Linda Thompson Memorial Scholarship Fund. We 

will be looking for exceptional mini rex and custom 

items to be donated, so please keep us in mind! We 

will also be doing something new this coming 

Nationals where ALL items in the silent auction will 

be placed on Facebook, giving those that can’t be 

there an opportunity to bid. 

Also, I’m needing help from our youth in designing a 

coloring page. We are wanting a totally unique 

picture. The only requirements are that there needs 

to be a mini rex in the picture, and it must be 100% 

created by a youth. These can be hand drawn or 

digitally created. Email all pictures to 

MBRMiniRex@gmail.com or send them to me on 

Facebook. 

Until next time, 

Lizz 


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Income Statement/Balance Sheet 


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Best Of Varities Youth 

BOB 


BOSB 


BOV Black- Best Of Group 

Self 

Cassidy Britt- Shelton 

BOV Blue _ Best opposite of 

Group Self 

Lilly Himmel 

BOV BEW- 

Jacie/Kaya/Leah/Bell/Bell/Bell 

BOV lilac 

Macie Micek 

BOV- Chocfolate 

Colton/Kylee 

B)OV-White 


BOV-Sable 

Mallory Beason

Best Of Varieties Youth 

BOV- Smoke Pearl 

Caroline Jones 

BOV -Tortoise Best of Group 

Shadeed 

Jordan Crawfgord 

BOV-Seal 

Mallory Beason 

BOV-Chinchilla-Best Of 

Group Agouti 

Jacie/Kaya/Leah Bell/Bell/Bell 

BOV- Castor 

Wyatt/Cameron Jones/Jones 

BOV- Lynx 

Timber Vermillion 

BOV- Opal 

Ashlyn Ettl 

BOV-Otter Best of Group Tan 

Riley Templeton 

BOV-Silver Marten 

Jacie/Kaya/Leah Bell/Bell/Bell

Best Of Varieties Youth 

BOV-Himalayan Best Of 

Group AOV 

Juliet Olsen 

BOV-Red 

Ashlyn Etel 

BOV-Broken Best Of Group 

Broken - Best Of Breed 


Best Opposite Of Varieties Youth 

BOSV- Black 


BOSV -Blue Best Opposite Of 

Self 

Macie Micek 

BOSV- BEW 

Jaci/Kaya/Leah Bell/Bell/Bell 

BOSV-Chocolate 

Colton Kylee 

BOSV-Lilac 

Colton Kylee 

BOSV-White 

Bryleigh Blain

Best Opposite Of Varieties Youth 

BOSV-Sable 

Lillian Allen 

BOSV-Tyortoise 

Anna Loos 

BOSV-Castor Best Opposite 

of Group Agouti 

Mallory Beason 

BOSV-Chinchilla 

Cheyann Smith 

BOSV-Lynx 

Timber Vermillion 

BOSV- Opal 

Alex Ewing 

BOSV-Otter Best opposite of 

Group TAN 

Jordan Mailm 

BOSV - Himilayan 

Dylan Cardey 

BOSV-Broken Best Opposite 

Group-Broken 


Best Colored Fur 

Zachary Brooks 

Best White Fur 

Bryleigh Blain

Best Of Varities Open 

Best Of Breed 

Allyse & Breanna Sullivan 

Best Opposite Of Breed 

Allyse Sullivan & Cole Simons 

Black BOV 

Allyse & Breanna Sullivan 

Blue BOV 

Bethany McDaniel 

BEW BOV 

3 Queens 

Dae,,Berlena,Catherine, 

Chocolate BOV 

Jennifer/Emma Forst 

Lilac 

3 Qeens 

Dae/Berlena/catherine/Nicole 

White BOV Best Of Broup Self 

Jon/Jackie/Chris/Ashley McDaniel 

Sable BOV 

Eraine Spencer

Best Of Varities Open 

Sable Point BOV 

Ryan Brehm 

Seal BOV Best Of Group 

Shaded 

Mary Jane/ Lee 

Smoke Pearl 

Jeremy Watmuff /Doug King 

Tortoise BOV BOS of Group 

Shaded 

Castor BOV Best Of Group Agouti 

Allyse Sullivan & Cole Simmons 

Chinchilla BOV 

Lois/Kate Smith 

Lynx BOV 

Josh Adams 

Opal BOV 

Sue Morton 

Otter BOV 

Allyse/ Breanna Sullivan

Best Of Varieties 

Silver Marten BOV 

Dae/Berlena/Caqtherine/Nic 

Himialayan BOV 

Red BOV Best of Group AOV 

Dae/Berlena/Catherine/Nicole Julie/Gary Stewart 

Broken BOV Best Of Group Best Of Breed 

Allyse/Breanna Sullivan 

Best Opposite Varities Open 

Black BOSV 

Joe Kim/ Sandra Lowry 

Blue BOSV 

Jessica Bailey 

BEW BOSV 

Dae/Berlena/ Catherine/ Nicole


Chocolate BOSV 

Dave / Ppeggy Switzner 

Lilac BOSV 

Kristi/Dae/Rob/ Adeleke 

White BOSV Best Opposite Of Group 

Self 

Kimberly Redelman 

Sable BOSV 

Sandy Doyle 

Seal BOSV 

Hyolly Buderus 

Smoke Pearl BOSV 

Jeremy Watmuff Doug King 

Tortoise BOSV 

Jeremy Watmuff Doug King 

Castor BOSV Best Opposite Of 

Group Agouti 

Cole Simmons/Allyse Sullivan 

Chinchilla BOSV 

Lois/Kate Smith


Lynx BOSV 

Mary Jane Montana/ Lee 

Opal BOSV 

Jerry Hicks 

Otter BOSV Best Opposite Of Group 

Tan Pattern 


Silver Marten BOSV 

Dae/Berlena/Catherine/Nicole 

Himilayan BOSV Best 

Opposite of Group AOV 

Rebecca/Michael Moncur 

Red BOSV 

Julie/Gary Strwart 

Best Colored Fur 


Best White Fur 

Julie/Gary Stewart 

Broken BOSV Best Opposite 

of Group 

Michelle/Sharon/Wade/Jason/ 

Maple

Pic’s From District 3 


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MINI REX 

New Variety Standards 

AMBER – Surface color of the body is to be an evenly distributed rich reddish chestnut brown that is lightly tipped with 

chocolate. The intermediate band color is to be a rich rufus red clearly defined over a band of dove-gray undercolor. Width of 

the intermediate band and the width of the undercolor band should be equal. Surface color of the belly is to be white to creamy 

tan, clearly defined over a dove-gray undercolor. The chest, head, outside of ears, and upper side of tail is to match the body 

surface color. Ears are to be laced in chocolate. Eye circles, nostrils and jowls are to be white to creamy tan. Surface color on 

the underside of the tail is to match the surface color of the belly. Toenails are to be dark. Eyes – Brown with a ruby cast 

permissible 

Faults – Surface color that is too light, too dark, or uneven; barred feet; indistinct ring color; cut severely for failure to show 

dove-gray undercolor on the belly. 

Disqualification from Competition – Harlequin type markings 

HIMALAYAN (Black, Blue, Chocolate or Lilac) – The body color is to be a pure clean white with the ears, nose, feet, and tail 

being as described in the respective self varieties and the color is to be deep and even. The nose marking is to come well up on 

the face and is to be well rounded, clean cut, and distinct. The markings of the feet are to be carried well up the forelegs and 

above the hock joint on the hind legs. The ears are to be well colored and clean at the base. Allowances should be made for 

developing color on juniors. The upper and lower sides of the tail are to be well colored. Eye stain around the eyes is 

permissible. The toenails are to be as dark as possible. Eyes – Pink 

Faults – Light, faded, or uneven marking color; light shading on the markings due to molt; color on the dewlap. 

Disqualifications from Competition – Any color or smut on the usable portion of the pelt (dewlap excluded); the absence of 

color on the ears, nose, feet, or tail; definite white spot(s) in the colored markings; white toenail(s); white on the underside of the 

tail; Marten markings on the points. 

SABLE MARTEN - The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, back, outside of the legs, and the top of the tail is to be 

rich sepia brown with a slightly lighter undercolor. The surface color will fade to a lighter sepia on the sides and chest. All 

blending of color is to be gradual and free from blotches and streaks. The nostrils, eye circles, jowls, inside of ears, triangle, 

collar, back of fore feet, inside of the hind feet and legs, belly and the underside of the tail are to be silver-white color. Prominent 

silver-white guard hairs are to be evenly distributed around the chest, sides, and lower hindquarters. Belly is to be white to silver 

white and can show a slight darker undercolor. Eyes—Brown, ruby cast permissible 

Faults—Fault animals that have streaks, blotches, or poor color blending. Mealiness on the head, ears, or body is undesirable. 

Animals that are too light or too dark are to be faulted. Scattered white hairs or lack of darker color in the loin area is a fault. 

SMOKE PEARL MARTEN - The surface color of the head, outside of the ears, outside of the legs, and the top of the tail is to 

be rich smoke gray with a slightly lighter undercolor. The surface color over the back, sides, and chest should be a lighter pearl 

gray. All blending of color is to be gradual and free from blotches and streaks. The nostrils, eye circles, jowls, inside of ears, 

triangle, collar, back of the fore feet, inside of the hind feet and legs, belly and the underside of the tail are to be silver-white 

color. Prominent silver-white guard hairs are to be evenly distributed around the chest, sides and the lower hindquarters. Eyes- 

Blue Gray, ruby cast permissible 

Faults - Fault animals that have streaks, blotches, or poor color blending. Mealiness on the head, ears, or body is undesirable. 

Animals that are too light or too dark are to be faulted. Scattered white hairs or lack of darker color in the loin area is a fault. 

TORTOISE (Black, Blue, Chocolate or Lilac) – The surface color of the body is to be a bright, rusty red orange on Black and 

Chocolate and a bright golden fawn on Blue and Lilac. The surface color should blend to shading of the appropriate color on the 

flanks, head, belly and feet. The surface color is to extend well down the hair shaft to an off white undercolor. The shading on 

the head is to be the darkest at the whisker bed and is to blend into a lighter shading along the jaw line. Ear color should match 

shading color. Upper side of the tail is to match the body surface color with the underside of the tail matching the shadings as 

nearly as possible. Eyes – Brown in Black and Chocolate, Blue-gray in Blue and Lilac; ruby cast permissible in Chocolate and 

Lilac 

Faults – Smutty tinge obscuring the rich saddle color; point color or shading color too light; scattered white hairs 

Disqualifications from Competition – White belly or tail; white toenail(s); white spot 


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Hi everyone! 

My name is Allyse Sullivan, and I am writing on behalf of myself, my sister Breana, and Cole Simons for our BOB and 

BOS wins at the 2022 ARBA Convention. Breana and I were honored to win BOB with ARS Tigress (broken otter 

senior doe), and Cole and I won BOS with Dynasty Ralphy (castor senior buck). I will go into detail about these two 

special rabbits and partnerships below. 

ARS Tigress (BOB 2022 ARBA Convention and Best Colored Fur): 

Tigress has always been a special baby. She had that glow and look that made Breana and I get goosebumps every 

time we saw her pop her head out or jump out of the nestbox (see pictures of her adorable face for reference). As 

she grew up, she became more and more promising until she finally primed out as a beautiful senior at about 10 

months old when she won her first 3 BIS’s at the Stillwater, MN show and BIS and Best of the Best at the Wisconsin 

State Convention one week later. We were hesitant about her being finished for the ARBA Convention at almost a 

year old, but she proved us wrong. We have been working towards an open BOB since the start, and we are so 

honored and thankful to have had the opportunity this year. I know our younger selves, dreaming of this moment, 

would be so proud! We cannot thank our parents and family for all of their support and help getting to this 

moment. We are truly blessed! Tigress is out of ARS London (BIS winner, 3rd broken senior doe 2021 ARBA 

Convention) and ARS Blacklist (2nd otter senior buck 2022 nationals, our main herd buck). Breana and I were also 

thrilled to win BOG and BOSG tan with ARS Northern Lights and ARS Pendleton, BOSG shaded with ARS Flamin’ Hot 

Cheeto (tort buck), and BOV black with ARS Genesis. These wins together and many top five placings gave us the 

opportunity to win Best Display as well. 

Dynasty Ralphy (BOS 2022 ARBA Convention): 

Cole and I have been great friends since Breana started raising Netherland Dwarfs about 3 years ago. He has been 

her mentor and closest friend in the breed. Cole and I decided to join forces about a year ago wanting to raise a 

breed together. We combined both of our interests of Cole loving agoutis and me loving Mini Rex and decided to 

raise castor mini rex together. We call our rabbitry Dynasty Castors. Our goal has been to improve type and fur on 

the castors by using the ARS otters. Dynasty Ralphy was actually produced from our first cross doing this. He is out 

of Ringer’s RVC10 (castor) and ARS Blacklist (otter) who is also the sire of ARS Tigress. Ralphy has become our main 

herd buck with limited showing. He was able to get a BOS at a big show in March 2022 as a young junior and did not 

show much more after that due to needing to finish his luscious, dense coat. As we hoped, he finished for 

convention and looked better than ever. Winning BOS so early in our project surpassed so many goals for us, and 

we are still on cloud nine! We will continue to work hard on this beautiful variety with more goals in mind. We were 

also honored to win BOSG agouti with Dynasty Crumbelina (castor junior doe) who is also Ralphy’s little sister. 

2022 ARBA Convention will be one we never forget! I am so thankful I got to share the moment with my best 

friends! A huge thank you goes to the convention crew for all their hard work! 


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Rick Cartueser Receives the Hall Of Fame Award 

Liz Beason Receives the Presidents Award 

Banquet Fun 


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D8 Pics submitted 


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Lowry & Kim Minirex 

Joe Kim · 

How to buy a Rabbit: 

1. What’s the main weakness in your herd ? What are you working on the hardest to fix? Don’t 

expect to buy a 90+ point animal. I set a floor on any rabbit leaving my house. It needs to be an 80+ 

point rabbit to survive. Not everyone sets such a floor nor does an 80+ point rabbit to me mean the 

same thing to someone else. Be realistic. 

2. What faults are you willing to accept ? Such faults you’re willing to live with should not be 

prevalent in your herd. If you are in need of a deep, round hindquarter you should be willing to live 

with a rabbit that’s a little longer in body or slightly pinched. **The degree of the fault is much more 

significant than the actual fault** Experience has taught me animals that are deeper and peak more 

correctly are more prone to have less fullness in the lower hindquarter and more likely to have longer 

shoulders. That’s why making a great rabbit is so difficult. 

3. Do not buy based solely on pictures. I can take 10 pictures of the same rabbit and make the rabbit 

look different in each picture. Be wise and TELL THE BREEDER WHAT YOU’RE TRYING TO 

FIX AND WHAT FAULTS YOU’RE WILLING TO LIVE WITH. Just remember, a rabbit is a sum 

of its parts. You can use the parts you have to fix the faults you inherit as long as you’re getting the 

main trait that’s missing in your herd. 

4. Do not expect to buy show winners. You’ll derive much more satisfaction producing your own 

winner versus buying one from someone else. Just remember, you’ll have the ability to reproduce a 

winner if you own the parents. Buying a winner offers no guarantee on how that animal will produce. 

You’re goal should be to become a good breeder, not a good buyer. 

5. Try and visit the breeder to look over their herd. With plenty of people offering transport service 

and with the convenience of PayPal, it’s easy to just look at a pretty picture and buy. Taking a 

weekend to visit a breeder will provide you with the opportunity to see and handle their best rabbits 

that aren’t for sale. You’ll also get to see the prevailing strengths and weaknesses in their herd. It’s a 

valuable learning experience. 

6. Be courteous to all breeders. Do not be that breeder that asks for a “deep, dense herd buck with a 

great high point, great loin and full hindquarter.” Be open to learning and look for the characteristics 

that give a herd its identity. Look at their herd bucks and brood does. That’s the best sign of how 

strong a herd is. Good breeders will have a lot of 85+ point rabbits and handful of 90+ point rabbits. 

Don’t expect the 90+ point rabbits to be for sale. 

7. Price is a function of supply and demand. A rabbit is only worth what a buyer is willing to pay for 

it. Some sellers will charge more and others will charge less. A good way to avoid disappointment is 

to actually visit the breeder before committing to a purchase. Invest in time and gas. It’s worth it. 

8. Don’t be the person who resells rabbits at a huge mark up from the original purchase price. The 

original seller will not be pleased that they offered you a quality rabbit at a fair price just to watch it 

be resold at a profit. 

9. Avoid burning bridges. I am guilty of buying based on pictures in the past. I’ve been sold quite a 

handful of culls along the way by several so called top breeders. In each case it was 100% my fault as 

the person willing to buy the animals. Cull, learn your lesson and move on. What looks ugly to you 

may be beautiful to someone else. 

10. Try and credit fellow breeders who helped you. You aren’t a miracle worker who makes beautiful 

rabbits out of culls. Someone helped you along the way. Show some appreciation along the way and 

turn off your ego. People will respect you far more in the long term. 


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Committee Reports 

Audit Committee 

Hi everyone! 

I did an audit of the Treasurer’s records while in Reno. Lee, the new treasurer, is doing a good job 

documenting all of the expenses for the club. Everything was organized and easy to look through. I made a 

few suggestions (including that he needed to pay himself!) but he is doing an excellent job. The club 

continues to have a strong financial position as we move into the next fiscal year. 

Trio Raffle Committee 

We have been having great raffles! This last two years we have added the option of purchasing tickets on line by themselves or with 

your banquet tickets and that has worked out amazing! This past convention we had over $2,000 in presale of raffle tickets prior to 

Reno! I have been thrilled with the interest in buying and kindness and willingness of top breeders to donate to the raffle! I have 

already spoken to and secured donations for next year in Louisville two out of my three donations! Exited to finish out my donations 

after nationals in Ohio!! I’ll keep all of you posted!! Again thank you for purchasing and donating to ore great trio raffle! 

Beth Bickel 

Trio Raffle Chair 

Judges Selection Committee 

Very pleased to announce the committee worked hard this year to develop a new procedure for selecting 

judges for conventions. The committee worked closely together and great input was given by all 3 

members. The new procedure was voted on by the BOD at the Board meeting in Reno. The procedure 

can be found in the Policy and Procedures document. 

Looking forward to implementing the new procedure this next year! 

Thank you, 

Doug 

Chairperson 

Update from the Constitution & By Laws and Policy & Procedures Committee 

This year we did not have any changes to the C & BL, so unfortunately the committee didn’t ever have to 

meet. I think this says something about our document, it is well written and assists the Club as we move 

through the years. If anyone has any questions or suggestions, please reach out. 

The Policy and Procedure document was updated a few times throughout the year. These were updates 

voted on by the BOD in meetings. 

Please take the time to browse through both documents. I get asked a lot of questions that can be easily 

The Hall of Fame Committee received a nomination in 2022. The members of the committee discussed the 

nominee and made the recommendation to the Board of Directors. The Board voted and as a result Rick 

Cartheuser became the newest Hall of Fame member. 

respectfully submitted 


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Auction Committee Report 

Hi everyone! 

My name is Allyse Sullivan, and I am the chairperson for the NMRRC Auction Committee. If you 

are not familiar with this committee, we conduct the 24K Auction at each ARBA Convention and 

help facilitate the auction at each NMRRC banquet. Our committee had some recent changes to 

membership, and these are our updated committee members: Allyse Sullivan, Cole Simons, 

Becca Forney, Sara Compart, and Maple Ament. We are so excited with our new additions, 

Sara and Maple. We know that they will bring new ideas and help the committee put on the best 

auctions we can. 

The Auction Committee was extremely pleased with our results from our 24K Auction at the 

2022 ARBA Convention. We were fortunate to have 18 animals up for auction this year. The 

total number of sales between these animals was $11,675. Therefore, the auction profited the 

club with $5,837.50. I cannot thank our donors and buyers enough for supporting the NMRRC. 

Another huge thank you goes to Cole Rupprecht for being our auctioneer! I am looking forward 

to an even bigger and better auction at the 2023 ARBA Convention in Louisville, KY. 

Another new idea we had this year, thanks to Sara Compart, was creating a discount for youth 

who wanted to purchase a rabbit in the 24K Auction. Four youth had the opportunity to get $100 

off their purchase in the 24K Auction. We did this in place of having “youth only” mini rex in the 

auction. We want everyone to have a fair chance of the beautiful animals that are donated in the 

auction. 

As for the auction that the club hosted at the 2022 NMRRC ARBA Convention Banquet, you can 

find those results in Lee Bastyr’s report as the treasurer of the NMRRC. There were someawesome items as 

always. I cannot thank Jerry Parks enough for stepping up as the auctioneer 

for the banquet auction. We definitely all had a blast! 

Here are the results of the 2022 24K Auction: 

1. Otter doe- donated by: Sandra Neal/ bought by: Alyscia Sales for $750 

2. Broken black buck- donated by: Joe Kim and Sandra Lowry/ bought by: INK Rabbitry for 

$1150 

3. White doe- donated by: Henley Ballinger/ bought by: Michelle de la Paz for $725 

4. Otter doe- donated by: Dae Lycos\3Q Rabbitry/ bought by: INK Rabbitry for $750 

5. Broken otter buck- donated by: Mageles family/ bought by: Irene Peaks for $1300 

6. Broken blue buck- donated by: Sara Compart/ bought by: Harper Gootee for $200 

7. Chocolate pair- donated by: Switzners/ bought by: Mallory Beason for $800 

8. Broken blue otter buck- donated by: Josh Campbell/ bought by: Bridget Forman for $375 

9. Black doe- donated by: Allyse Sullivan and Breana Sullivan/ bought by: Sara Compart for 

$450 

10. Broken otter doe- donated by: Alyssa Iverson/ bought by: Regina Staton Blain for $800 

11. Broken black doe- donated by: Jordan Crawford/ bought by: INK Rabbitry for $925 

12. White buck- donated by: 3SR Rabbitry/ bought by: Michelle de la Paz for $350 

13. Black doe- donated by: Riley Templeton/ bought by: INK Rabbitry for $500 

14. Blue buck- donated by: Emma and Jennifer Forst/ bought by: Alyssa Iverson for $350 

15. Broken otter buck- donated by: Jordan Crawford/ bought by: Regina Staton Blain for $1350 

16. Black otter buck- donated by: Emma and Jennifer Forst/ bought by: Rebecca Moncur for 

$300 

17. Black buck- donated by: Doug King/ bought by: Michelle de la Paz for $600 


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Standards Committee Report 

I hope everyone had a great holiday season full of joy, laughter and peace. 

I want to first thank our current Standards Committee for their hard work and support: Sandy Doyle, our returning senior 

member; new members added in 2022, Shane Ringdahl, Sonya Charles and Kim Redelman. I am grateful for this 

committee's valuable input, as experienced breeders, during our discussions and decision making process. 

This has been a great year to add some beautiful varieties to our show room classes, all effective 12/1/2022. All new variety 

descriptions can be found in your November/December issue of Domestic Rabbits and on the ARBA Website: https://arba.net/arba-standardscommittee/ 

First, and foremost, a VERY BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Jeremy Watmuff and Doug King for successfully presenting two of our latest 

varieties, the sable marten and the smoke pearl marten. These two varieties were added through our challenging/existing ARBA system and I can't 

tell you enough, from personal experience, the appreciation we need to have for the amount of sacrifice, dedication of time and money, that it has 

taken for these two gentlemen to get these varieties approved. Jeremy and Doug, THANK YOU!!! 

We were also fortunate to add the following varieties this Fall, as a one-time opportunity, that was provided to us by the 

ARBA Board and ARBA Standards Committee: 

 

 

 

Amber 

Himalayan chocolate and lilac varieties (adding to black and blue varieties) 

Tortoise blue, chocolate and lilac varieties (adding to black variety) 

These latter varieties were voted on and approved my majority ballot of our membership before being presented and voted 

on by the ARBA Board of Directors. 

I optimistically welcome the New 2023 Year and hope you do too! If you have any mini rex standards related questions or inquiries, please don't 

hesitate to reach out to me or any member of this committee. 

Respectfully yours, 

Armando 


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2023 NATIONAL MINI REX SHOW 

Columbus, OH– May 6-7, 2023 

Sponsored by the National Mini Rex Rabbit Club 

LOCATION: Ohio State Fairgrounds – In conjunction with the Ohio State Mini Convention 

ENTRY DEADLINE: Show Entries & Banquet Tickets: Must be postmarked by April 17, 

2023. 

Mail entries and banquet fees to: NMRRC – 59385 Frost Rd. Lenox MI 48048 Online 

entry portal will be open until April 24, 2023 (entries will close at midnight EST) 

TIME: Open & Youth Shows start at 9:00 AM, Saturday May 6, 2023. 

JUDGES: Drew Bliss, Shane Ringdahl, Donald Sheets, Dakota Manning, Matt Bishop, Nicole 

Bortz, and Tiffany Wayne 

AWARDS: We will have special items for BOB, BOSB, BOV, BOSV, Best White & Color 

Fur. 

ENTRY FEES – Open & Youth Classes: $10.00 per rabbit; Fur $5.00 per rabbit. 

ARRIVAL: You may start cooping animals at NOON, Friday May 5, 2023. The showroom 

will remain open until midnight. All animals must be cooped. You must check in with the 

show secretary by 10 pm. Showroom will open at 7:00 AM Saturday and Sunday. 

CHECK IN: All exhibitors must check in with show secretary upon arrival. Exhibitors will 

receive two copies of their entry as entered in the computer. Carefully check entry for any 

data entry errors. Mark o copy with any corrections and/or substitutions. Return that copy to 

show secretary. Make sure the entry turned in is correct. No changes will be made at judging 

table. The second copy is to be retained by the exhibitor. Mark the coop number in the right 

ear of all rabbits before being cooped. 

SUNDAY SPECIALTY SHOWS: There will be an open & youth specialty show held on 

Sunday May 7,2023. Entry fees - $5.00 per rabbit; Fur $3.00 per rabbit. Specialty show may 

be included on the 

National Entry Form or entered at the show. Day of show entry is $7.00 per rabbit; Fur $4.00 

per rabbit. 

HEADQUARTERS: Embassy Suites by Hilton: 2700 Corporate Exchange Dr. Columbus 

OH 43231(614) 890-8600 

ALTERNATE HOTEL OPTIONS: Aloft Columbus Westerfield: 32 Heatherdown Dr. 

Westerville, OH 43081 (614) 899-6560 

Ramada By Wyndham Columbus North: 6767 Schrock Hill Ct. Columbus OH 43229 (614) 

890-8111 

RAFFLE: We will have a lot of nice raffle items. Your donations will be welcome and greatly 

appreciated. 

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2023 National Show 

SATURDAY NIGHT BANQUET: The Banquet will be held on Saturday night at the Embassy Suites 

by Hilton Buffet Menu – Italian Salad, Caesar Salad, Beef Ravioli ala Vodka Sauce, Vegetarian lasagna, 

Chicken Parmesan, Tuscan Basil Potatoes, Fresh Vegetable Medley, Garlic Rolls, & Dessert. For 

Children 10 & Under; There is a Buffet option as well as a Plated Chicken Tenders meal. All banquet 

tickets must be purchased by Entry Deadline. Please include your banquet ticket order and fees on 

the show entry form. 

BANQUET AUCTION: There will be an auction during the Banquet Saturday night. It is always a 

fun 

activity, enjoyed by all who attend. 

SILENT AUCTION: There will be a silent auction held during the show to benefit the NMRRC Youth 

Scholarship Fund. There will be a few very nice Mini Rex donated by some of our top Mini Rex 

Breeders. To donate a quality animal or to request additional information, contact Lizz Beason at 

mallorysbunnyrabbitry@gmail.com 

FEED – COOPING – BEDDING: There will be shavings provided in the coops. There will NOT be 

feed supplied for this show. 

QUESTIONS? Please direct all questions to the following email box – NMRRCNational@gmail.com 

If you experience trouble locating the show building, or need other assistance, call Jeremy Watmuff at 

810-706-4666. Updates and additional information can be located on the NMRRC website located at: 

www.nmrrc.net 

*************************************************************** 

PLAN TO ATTEND ARBA NAT’L CONVENTION LOUISVILLE KY OCT 21-25 2023 

PLAN TO ATTEND MINI REX NATIONALS HUTCHINSON KS APRIL 5-6, 2024 

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SANCTION INFORMATION: 

Official American Rabbit Breeders Association Sanctioned Show. Eric Stewart, ED, PO Box 5667, 

Bloomington, IL, 61702. Dues – Youth $12 yr, Adult Membership $20 yr. Sanction Fees – Open $25, 

Youth $20. 

Official National Mini Rex Rabbit Club Sanctioned Show. Doug King, Sec, 2719 Terrace Ave, 

Sanger, CA 

93657. Dues Adult $25 yr, Youth $25 yr, Husband/Wife $30 yr. Family $45 yr. Sanction Fees – 

Open $15 

Youth-$15. 

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NATIONAL SHOW RULES: 

1. All entries, banquet ticket orders and fees must be postmarked by April 17, 2023. Online entry 

portal will be open until April 24, 2023 (entries will close at midnight EST) No late entries or late 

banquet ticket orders will be accepted. Make check payable to and mail to: NMRRC, 59385 

Frost Rd. Lenox, MI 48048. 

2. Please use the NMRRC Entry From included in the catalog. 

3. This show will be governed by the latest ARBA show rules. The filing of an entry signifies 

acceptance of these rules as well as those listed in this catalog and posted in the showroom. 

4. Official coop-in time Friday, May 5, 2023 is 12:00 PM (noon) to 12:00 AM (midnight). All 

rabbits must be in place and all exhibitors must check in with show secretary prior to 10 PM 

Friday, May 5, 2023. 

5. Animals will be judged by coop number. The coop number must be in the right ear of the animal. 

6. Per ARBA rules, all rabbits must have a permanent, legible tattoo in the left ear. Any animal 

which does not have this tattoo will be disqualified. Judges will be instructed to follow this rule. 

7. Only rabbits and seeing eye dogs will be allowed in the show building. 

8. No smoking will be allowed in the show buildings or within 25 feet of open doors. 

9. Any rabbit showing signs of sickness/illness will be removed from the show room and entry fee 

will be forfeited. 

10. Youth exhibitors may enter ARBA Youth Sanctioned Shows through the age of 18 years. Adults 

may not show in the youth show. Youth may not enter the same rabbits in the youth and open 

classes at the same show. 

11. Please keep track of your children. Parents/Guardians will be responsible for the actions of their 

children and will be responsible for the cost of any damages. 

12. No harassing of any judge will be allowed. Decision of the judges will be final. 

13. Only show officials will be allowed in judging area. 

14. Although every precaution will be taken, all exhibits are entered and shows at the owner’s risk. 

The NMRRC may not be held responsible for any damage due to fire, accident, theft or personal 

injury to any person or personal property. 

15. There will be a $35.00 fee for all returned checks. 

16. The Show Committee/NMRRC Board reserves the right to make any changes deemed necessary 

including the substitution, addition or deletion of any judge. 

17. Rabbits not entered in the Sunday Show will be released when the barn opens Sunday (7 am). 

18. Every effort will be made to have show reports ready by noon Sunday. If this is not the case, 

exhibitor packets containing remark cards will be available for pick up by noon. National Show 

Remark Cards will not be mailed. In the event show reports are not ready, the reports and legs 

will be mailed along with Sunday paperwork. 

19. All rabbits must be removed from coops by 2:00 PM Sunday. 

20. All awards not picked up at the banquet must be picked up Sunday. None will be mailed. 


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NMRRC Board Meeting Minutes 

2022 ARBA Convention, Reno, NV 

1) Call to Order - Meeting called to order on October 29th at 2:00pm 

Roll Call of Officers 

Present were President Jeremy Watmuff, Secretary Doug King, Treasurer Lee Bastyr, D1 Diane Walker, D2 Armando Cabrera, D4 Sandra Neal, D5 

Amanda Marquardt, D7 Michael Mageles, D8 Beth Bickel, D9 Piper Debruler 

Reading of Minutes 

Motion by Piper to accept the minutes of the October 2021 meeting as distributed, second by Sandra, all in favor, motion passed. 

Report of Officers 

Jeremy is wanting more involvement from the membership. 

Doug gave a very informative report regarding the details of the position. 

Lee reported we have changed banks to Huntington, strong balance of $125K. 

D1 – Excited to be the new director. Have a lot of specialty shows. 

D2 – Been focusing his effort on the duties of the host Director for convention. Convention has been running smooth and we have had 

numerous volunteers to help with all aspects of the event. 

D4 – Recently the district has lost some open exhibitors however youth remain extremely strong. 

D5 – Youth exhibitors have been drastically decreased. 

D7 – Numbers have bounced back and increased since last year. 

D8 – Having a lot of shows throughout the district. Already working on details for the 2023 KY Convention. 

D9 – New clubs have formed in the area which has increased the number of shows. RHD is still affecting the PA shows. 

Report of Committees 

Youth Scholarship – Chair Barb Smith announced we had one very good scholarship application received. The committee asked the Board for a 

$1000 scholarship. Motion by Doug, second by Sandra, all in favor, motion passed. 

Sweepstakes – Chair Margaret Potter asked for a new laptop (presented by Jeremy). Beth made the motion to purchase a new laptop for 

Margaret, second by Diane, all in favor, motion passed. 

Judges Selection – Chair Doug presented a new procedure to hire judges for conventions. He expressed how well the committee worked 

together and that all 3 members had a lot of input into the procedure. Discussion did occur regarding the judging procedure for conventions. 

Open and youth will use the same procedure. It was decided that upon a tie, all judges would draw and one judge would break the tie. The 

procedure was discussed in length. Motion by Piper, second by Lee, all in favor, motion passed. The new procedure will be included in the 

Policy and Procedures. 

Policy and Procedures – Doug went over the updates on the document that the BOD has previously voted on. This was just updating the 

document to reflect prior Board votes. 

Ad Manager – Jeremy presented an updated fee structure on behalf of Chairperson Lynanne Crippen. Changing the fee for half page color and 

half page b/w. Motion by Doug to accept the change, second by Sandra, all in favor, motion passed. 

Reading of Communications 

No Communications were received. 

Unfinished Business 

No unfinished business. 

New Business 

We had two extremely good bids to host our 2024 National Show. One from Pacific Crest MRRC, would be in 

Washington State the other from Heartland MRRC would be in Kansas. The Board discussed both bids in a lot of depth. 

Location seemed to be the deciding factor. Motion by Sandra to award the bid to the Heartland club, second by 

Armando, all in favor, motion passed. It was then discussed that the Board would contact the Pacific Crest MRRC and 

encourage them to present a bid next year to host the 2025 National Show. 

Doug will begin collecting updated email address from the membership. As we move forward this will help enable the 

club to use an online voting system. 

Motion by Doug to pay the webmaster a $400 stipend, second by Beth, all in favor, motion passed. 

Adjournment 

Motion by Armando, second by Sandra, all in favor, meeting adjourned at 3:25pm. 

Respectfully submitted by Secretary Doug King

NMRRC General Membership Meeting Minutes 

2022 ARBA Convention, Reno NV 

1) Call to Order - Meeting called to order on October 31st at 11:37am 

Roll Call of Officers 

Present were President Jeremy Watmuff, Secretary Doug King, Treasurer Lee Bastyr, D1 Diane Walker, D2 Armando Cabrera, D4 Sandra Neal, D5 Amanda 

Marquardt, D7 Michael Mageles, D8 Beth Bickel, D9 Piper Debruler. 

Reading of Minutes 

Motion by Beth Bickel to accept the minutes of the October 2021 meeting as distributed, second by Diane Walker, all in favor, motion passed. 

Report of Officers 

President - Jeremy Watmuff – Thanked everyone for all their efforts to promote the club and for all those that helped make this year’s convention a success. 

From pizza for the entire membership for lunch during judging, to the incredible discount on the banquet, to the great participation from the entire 

membership. He is excited to assist in hosting the 2023 National show on behalf of the NMRRC in Columbus, OH. 

Secretary - Doug King – The membership is active with questions/emails and tries to answer daily. The membership continues to support the club with 

donations for raffles/auctions. The daily work load has increased but is manageable. 

Treasurer – Lee Bastyr – The club remains financially strong. He is settling into the positon more and more each month. Financials will be in the newsletter. 

Current cash balance is over $125K. 

District Directors 

D1 – Started a new specialty club in the District, Pacific Crest MRRC. The specialty club but in a bid to host the 2024 National Show, and hopefully will rebid for 

the 2025 National. 

D2 – Thanked not only the District but all the members that helped make this convention a success. Lots or specialty shows being held within the District. 

D4 – Numbers have been steady. Congratulated youth BOB winner Henley Ballinger and BOSB winner Jordan Crawford, both from D4. 

D5 – Thanked members from Missouri and Kansas for sending in information on the happenings within those states for the newsletter. Numbers have been 

steady. 

D7 – Thanked everyone that helped out in the youth area during judging. 

D8 – Numbers have been strong throughout the District. Looking forward to 2023 where the National Show and ARBA Convention will be held in D8. 

D9 – Thanked Armando and his team for all their efforts to make Reno a great convention. District has some new clubs forming and hosting more shows. 

Report of Committees 

Youth Scholarship – Chairperson Barb Smith reported we had one very good applicant this year. The committee’s recommended to the Board of giving one 

$1000 scholarship was approved during the Board meeting. The winner will be announced at the banquet. Elaborated on the new online youth scholarship 

form, making it even easier to apply for our scholarship. 

Sweepstakes – The BOD voted to purchase a new lap top for sweepstakes positon. 

Web Page – Jeremy thanked Jerry Parks for his work throughout the year on the webpage. Also noted that Jerry donated his $400 stipend to the youth 

scholarship fund. 

Newsletter – Editor Chery Parks encouraged the membership to send information/pictures to her to be published in the newsletter. 

Audit Committee – Chairperson Sandy Doyle noted that treasurer Lee Bastyr has done an outstanding job organizing the club’s financials. 

Judges Selection – Chairperson Doug talked about the new policy that the committee wrote and presented to the BOD at the Board meeting. The Board 

unanimously voted the procedure into place. Details will be post in the P & P document on the webpage. 

Auction Committee – Chairperson Allyse Sullivan introduced herself as the new D3 incoming Director. The 24K Auction made $12,000 with 17 animals sold. The 

committee will be working on a new procedure to allow some sort of discount for youth bidders. 

Youth Committee – Chairperson Lizz Beason has been working hard on fundraising. This convention the committee had a raffle, youth bingo and trivia contest 

that was very successful and entertaining for the youth. Going to be working on some more contests to keep youth engaged. 

Election Committee – Chairperson Julie Steward announced the results of the standard committee results, all items passed. She is currently working on 

gathering information regarding an online voting system. 

Standards Committee – Chairperson Armando Cabrera announced that the ARBA BOD will be voting this week to accept the recent standard changes. Jeremy 

announced presentation animals were being presented Tuesday morning at 8:00. 

Guidebook Committee – Jeremy once again asked for help with this project. 

Reading of Communications 

No Communications were received. 

Unfinished Business 

No unfinished business 

New Business 

The 2024 National Show will be held in Hutchinson, KS, weekend of April 5th, 6rh 7th 2024. 

Adjournment 

Motion by Beth Bickel, second by Julie Steward, all in favor, meeting adjourned at 12:45pm. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Secretary Doug King


2023 NATIONAL MINI REX SHOW 

NATIONAL SHOW RULES: 

1. All entries, banquet ticket orders and fees must be postmarked by April 17, 2023. Online entry 

portal will be open until April 24, 2023 (entries will close at midnight EST) No late entries or 

late banquet ticket orders will be accepted. Make check payable to and mail to: NMRRC, 59385 

Frost Rd. Lenox, MI 48048. 

2. Please use the NMRRC Entry From included in the catalog. 

3. This show will be governed by the latest ARBA show rules. The filing of an entry signifies 

acceptance of these rules as well as those listed in this catalog and posted in the showroom. 

4. Official coop-in time Friday, May 5, 2023 is 12:00 PM (noon) to 12:00 AM (midnight). All 

rabbits must be in place and all exhibitors must check in with show secretary prior to 10 PM 

Friday, May 5, 2023. 

5. Animals will be judged by coop number. The coop number must be in the right ear of the 

animal. 

6. Per ARBA rules, all rabbits must have a permanent, legible tattoo in the left ear. Any animal 

which does not have this tattoo will be disqualified. Judges will be instructed to follow this rule. 

7. Only rabbits and seeing eye dogs will be allowed in the show building. 

8. No smoking will be allowed in the show buildings or within 25 feet of open doors. 

9. Any rabbit showing signs of sickness/illness will be removed from the show room and entry fee 

will be forfeited. 

10. Youth exhibitors may enter ARBA Youth Sanctioned Shows through the age of 18 years. 

Adults may not show in the youth show. Youth may not enter the same rabbits in the youth and 

open classes at the same show. 

11. Please keep track of your children. Parents/Guardians will be responsible for the actions of their 

children and will be responsible for the cost of any damages. 

12. No harassing of any judge will be allowed. Decision of the judges will be final. 

13. Only show officials will be allowed in judging area. 

14. Although every precaution will be taken, all exhibits are entered and shows at the owner’s risk. 

The NMRRC may not be held responsible for any damage due to fire, accident, theft or personal 

injury to any person or personal property. 

15. There will be a $35.00 fee for all returned checks. 

16. The Show Committee/NMRRC Board reserves the right to make any changes deemed necessary 

including the substitution, addition or deletion of any judge. 

17. Rabbits not entered in the Sunday Show will be released when the barn opens Sunday (7 am). 

18. Every effort will be made to have show reports ready by noon Sunday. If this is not the case, 

exhibitor packets containing remark cards will be available for pick up by noon. National Show 

Remark Cards will not be mailed. In the event show reports are not ready, the reports and legs 

will be mailed along with Sunday paperwork. 

19. All rabbits must be removed from coops by 2:00 PM Sunday. 

20. All awards not picked up at the banquet must be picked up Sunday. None will be mailed. 

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Mountain States Mini Rex Club- CO. 

Majestic Mini Rex Club -PA. 

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