EMD CIRCLE UK
A little about EMDs
25+ years ago a Gentleman called Mr Cliff Gravelling had a vision.. a dream..
He wanted to see English Spotted/Marked Netherland Dwarfs on the showbench winning and earning their place alongside more traditional colours and patterns..
Several Breeders came on board and the EMD Circle was created to keep everyone in touch of progress and exchange stock... I was proud to be a part of that mission..
25 years forward into 2015 and I return to showing rabbits after a 16 yr break to discover to my utter disappointment that for whatever reason the EMD was struggling with just a handful (or even less) of Breeders still with stock in their sheds...
One lady in particular Marie Ross was almost solitary in her campaign to get them seen and shown.. she has done tremendously well breeding quality typey stock and actively showing her bucks but its been a lonesome path to tread..
And so after talking to Marie we decided we couldn't let all her and Cliff's hard work and dedication fade away and so the revival of the EMD Circle began...
We now have a Facebook page and Discussion group where Membership and interest is rising.. we discuss action plans and help those who wish to start from scratch with their Programs - we discuss genetics - we critique and share our ups and downs..
We also discuss similar patterns within the same gene such as Brokens - Papillon/Rhinelander etc
its not a journey for the faint hearted - the Dwarf type is the easy bit - the spot formation .. umm well thats the Lottery bit - but if you wish to ride alongside us on our journey we would be delighted to have you join us :)
He wanted to see English Spotted/Marked Netherland Dwarfs on the showbench winning and earning their place alongside more traditional colours and patterns..
Several Breeders came on board and the EMD Circle was created to keep everyone in touch of progress and exchange stock... I was proud to be a part of that mission..
25 years forward into 2015 and I return to showing rabbits after a 16 yr break to discover to my utter disappointment that for whatever reason the EMD was struggling with just a handful (or even less) of Breeders still with stock in their sheds...
One lady in particular Marie Ross was almost solitary in her campaign to get them seen and shown.. she has done tremendously well breeding quality typey stock and actively showing her bucks but its been a lonesome path to tread..
And so after talking to Marie we decided we couldn't let all her and Cliff's hard work and dedication fade away and so the revival of the EMD Circle began...
We now have a Facebook page and Discussion group where Membership and interest is rising.. we discuss action plans and help those who wish to start from scratch with their Programs - we discuss genetics - we critique and share our ups and downs..
We also discuss similar patterns within the same gene such as Brokens - Papillon/Rhinelander etc
its not a journey for the faint hearted - the Dwarf type is the easy bit - the spot formation .. umm well thats the Lottery bit - but if you wish to ride alongside us on our journey we would be delighted to have you join us :)
Recent News
We have had an influx of new Members to the Group which is good and F1 babies are now starting to filter through as Members start to have success in their first foundation matings... Marie Ross has also had some VERY nice babies this year :)