ske/american breeders show

[dick benbow]

did anyone go to this show and are there results? Pics? because this show had a show within it it seems doubley interesting!

[dcny]

I pulled this info from KioShack...

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1st American Breeder Show
May 4-6, 2007
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
American Koi Breeder's Association

Grand Champion Nisei Koi Farm - Kohaku - Over 20"
Reserve Grand Champion Lotus Land Koi Fm - Kohaku - 12-16"
Adult Champion Nisei Koi Farm - Kohaku - 16-20"
Baby Champion Nisei Koi Farm - Kohaku - 8-12"

Best in Size 1 - Lotus Land Koi - Kohaku
Best in Size 2 - Nisei Koi Farm - Gin Rin
Best in Size 3 - Lotus Land Koi - Showa
Best in Size 4 - Nisei Koi Farm - Sanke
Best in Size 5 - Nisei Koi Farm - Sanke

Best Longfin Blackwater Crk - LF Kawarigoi - 12-16"
Longfin Koi Best in Size 1 Blackwater Crk - LF Gosanke - Under 8"
Lingfin Koi Best in Size 2 Blackwater Crk - LF Hikari Moyo - 8-12"
Longfin Koi Best in Size 3 Kloubec Koi Fm - LF Kawarigoi - 12-16"
Longfin Koi Best in Size 4 Tarheel Koi Frm - LF Hikari Moyo - 16-20"
Longfin Koi Best in Size 5 Tarheel Koi Frm - LF Gosanke - Over 20"
Most Unique Nisei Koi Farm - Doitsu - 12-16"

[mitten]

I was there Dick. It was a show within a show, the first American Koi Breeders of America Show was at SKE, a first annual show, and it was also the first ever American Goldfish Association show, also within SKE.

So, the Southern Women Koi Wrasslers put on a great new show (actually Ikona or Koishack or both), AKBA introduce themselves with their new organizational and promotional effort, and the goldfish hobby, regrouped, throws a Duesy as well. (Gunn brought some very nice square headed ranchu, BTW, Steve and Tony and all you goldfish nuts).

And Art Lembke and Peter Ponzio judge all three shows! One right after the other. With a LOT of help on the koi show and breeder show tasks from Joe White, Bryan Bateman, Nicole Lembke, (Yes. Belly dancing) and Steve Childers, the new GyroHipKing. Non stop judging except when they had their little belly dancing break. Multi talents with multi tasking abilities.

Blackwater Creek brought one of each and everything. Nissei (Mat, Ross and Tara) and Lotus Land (Brady) acted quite gentlemanly, brought their high class pieces, and pretty much cleaned up. Sanke Bob from Bonsai brought a boatload of fish and took a couple awards. Tarheel got a couple even though he was caught sniffin one of the belly dancers and talkin sweet. Kloubec helped organize, brought the awards, brought in the koi bus of our dreams full of good fish and groovy folks and made Iowa proud.

Regretfully we didn't get to see Brett or Purdin or Razorback or Hammock. Or Bickal! There could have been some keen competition added from these folks.

[MikeM]

Pics??? Mick, how could you not take pics!

[mitten]

I've just snatched a bit of vid from a post of Brady's at Shack. Brady, please forgive my swipe like the breeder forgave the heavy handed net guy.

http://www.fototime.com/782310A4A9D4AB3/orig.mp4

And like Brady would say, Best Wishes.