Showing Year 2011/2012:

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18th February 2012 - Sowood Show
Class: AOC Self (U/8)
Entries: 5
Position: First place with a six week old self blue doe.

Class: Any Other Variety (Adult)
Entries: 2
Position: First place with an adult marten sable buck.

29th January 2012 - Bradford Championship at Harrogate
Class: Dutch Black (U/8)
Entries: 5
Position: First and second places with two five week old black does.

Class: Dutch AOC (U/8)
Entries: 2
Position: First place with a five week old chocolate buck.

Class: Silver Fox (U/8)
Entries: 11
Position: First place with a six week old black fox buck.

Class: Any Other Variety (Adult)
Entries: 5
Position: First place with an adult marten sable buck.

SECOND PLACE IN THE U/8 MARKED CHALLENGE
P FORBES MEMORIAL SHIELD AWARDED FOR BEST DUTCH

5th November 2011 - Manchester Show
Class: Silver Fox (Adult)
Entries: 3
Position: Default first, second and third places with nine week old black foxes.

9th October 2011 - London Championship Show at the East of England
Class: Dutch (Adult)
Entries: 4
Position: Third place with a nine week old black doe.

Class: Chinchilla/Silver Fox (U/8)
Entries: 12
Position: First and second places with two seven week old black fox bucks.

THIRD PLACE IN U/8 AOV CHALLENGE

1st October 2011 - Enfield Show
Class: Dutch (Adult)
Entries: 1
Position: Default first place with an eight week old black doe.

Class: Chinchilla/Silver Fox (Adult)
Entries: 2
Position: First place with a chinchilla buck.

FIRST PLACE IN ADULT MARKED CHALLENGE (BEST MARKED)
FIRST PLACE IN U/8 AOV CHALLENGE (BEST AOV)
FIRST PLACE IN GRAND CHALLENGE (BEST IN SHOW)

Showing Year 2010/2011:
Blackthorn Stud finished at number eleven in the National Mouse Club Top Twenty, with 17 points.

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24th September 2011 - NMC Annual at Sowood
Class: Silver Fox (U/8 Weeks Old)
Entries: 12
Position: Second and third places with two black foxes.

Class: Chinchilla (Adult)
Entries: 6
Position: Second place with a chinchilla buck.

11th September 2011 - Real London Show
Class: Black Dutch (U/8 Weeks Old)
Entries: 4
Position: Second and third places with two black does.

Class: Chinchilla (Adult)
Entries: 1
Position: Default first place with a chinchilla buck.

SECOND PLACE IN ADULT AOV CHALLENGE

13th August 2011 - Halifax Show
Class: Dutch (Adult)
Entries: 4
Position: Second place with an adult black buck.

Class: Fox/Chinchilla (Adult)
Entries: ?
Position: Second place with a chinchilla buck and third place with a black fox buck.

THIRD PLACE IN ADULT MARKED CHALLENGE
THIRD PLACE IN ADULT AOV CHALLENGE

23rd July 2011 - Bingley Show
Class: Dutch (Adult)
Entries: 4
Position: First and second places with an eight week old black buck and a four month old black doe.

FIRST PLACE IN ADULT MARKED CHALLENGE (BEST OPPOSITE AGE MARKED)
DUTCH SHIELD AWARDED FOR BEST DUTCH

3rd July 2011 - Bromyard Gala Show
Class: Dutch (Adult)
Entries: 3
Position: Default first, second and third places with two twelve week old black does and one twelve week old black buck.

Class: Dutch (U/8)
Entries: 1
Position: Default first place with a five week old black buck.

FIRST PLACE IN U/8 MARKED CHALLENGE (BEST MARKED)
FIRST PLACE IN ADULT MARKED CHALLENGE (BEST OPPOSITE AGE MARKED)
FIRST PLACE IN U/8 GRAND CHALLENGE (BEST OPPOSITE AGE IN SHOW)

18th June 2011 - Lubenham Show
Class: Black Dutch (Adult)
Entries: 5
Position: First and second places with two ten week old does.

Class: AOV (Adult)
Entries: 8
Position: Third place with a four month old Himalayan buck.

FIRST PLACE IN ADULT MARKED CHALLENGE (BEST OPPOSITE AGE MARKED)

14th May 2011 - Sowood Show
Class: Black Dutch (Adult)
Entries: 2
Position: Default first and second places with two sixteen week old bucks.

Class: AOV (Adult)
Entries: 5
Position: Third place with a seventeen week old Himalayan buck.

Class: AOV (Under 8 Weeks Old)
Entries: 8
Position: Third place with a six week old Himalayan doe.

FIRST PLACE IN U/8 MARKED CHALLENGE (BEST MARKED)
THIRD PLACE IN U/8 MARKED CHALLENGE

7th May 2011 - Enfield Open Show
Class: Dutch (Adult)
Entries: 2
Position: First place with a fifteen week old black buck.

Class: Himalayan (Adult)
Entries: 1
Position: Default first place with a sixteen week old Himalayan buck.

Class: Himalayan (Under 8 Weeks Old)
Entries: 1
Position: Default first place with a seven week old Himalayan buck.

SECOND PLACE IN ADULT MARKED CHALLENGE
SECOND PLACE IN U/8 MARKED CHALLENGE
SECOND PLACE IN ADULT AOV CHALLENGE
THIRD PLACE IN U/8 AOV CHALLENGE

23rd April 2011 - Spring Cup Show at Swindon
Class: Dutch (Black) (Adult)
Entries: 7
Position: First place with a thirteen week old buck.

Class: Any Other Colour Pink Eyed Satin (Adult)
Entries: 1
Position: Default first place with a dove satin doe.

Class: Any Other Variety (Adult)
Entries: 4
Position: First place with a fourteen week old Himalayan buck.

FIRST PLACE IN MARKED CHALLENGE (BEST MARKED)
SECOND PLACE IN SATIN CHALLENGE
DUTCH CUP AWARDED FOR BEST DUTCH.

2nd April 2011 - Manchester Show
Class: Dutch (Adult)
Entries: 4
Position: First, Second and Third places with three ten week old black bucks.

Class: Any Other Variety (Under 8 Weeks Old)
Entries: 6
Position: Third place with a six week old Himalayan doe.

FIRST PLACE IN MARKED CHALLENGE (BEST MARKED)

20th March 2011 - West Country Show
Class: Dutch (Adult)
Entries: 5
Position: First, Second and Third places with two eight week old black bucks and one eight week old black doe.

Class: Dutch (Under 8 Weeks Old)
Entries: 6
Position: Second place with a six week old chocolate doe.

30th January 2011 - Harrogate Show
Class: AOC Dutch (Adult)
Entries: 2
Position: Second place.

Class: Silver Tan (Adult)
Entries: 3
Position: First place with a nine week old buck and third place with a nine week old doe.

Class: Dove Tan (Adult)
Entries: 5
Position: First place and second places with nine week old does.

27 November 2010 - Sowood Show
Class: AOC Dutch (Under 8 Weeks Old)
Entries: 2
Position: Default first and second places.

Class: Silver Tan (Under 8 Weeks Old)
Entries: 4
Position: Third place with a seven week old silver tan doe.

10 October 2010 - Peterborough Show (East of England Showground)
Class: AOC Self (Under 8 Weeks Old)
Entries: 7
Position: First place with a five week old silver doe.

Class: AOC Satin (Under 8 Weeks Old)
Entries: 4
Position: First place with a five week old dove satin doe.

BEST OPPOSITE AGE SELF (out of 15 mice)
BEST OPPOSITE AGE SATIN (out of 8 mice)
2nd BEST OPPOSITE AGE IN SHOW (out of 45 mice).

Showing Year 2009/2010:

04 September 2010 - London Championship Show at Reading
Class: AOC Self (Under 8 Weeks Old)
Unfortunately my mice were the only ones in their class, so I came away with first, second and third places as a default again.

03 July 2010 - NMC Summer Cup Show at Enfield
Class: AOC Self (Under 8 Weeks Old)
Unfortunately my mice were the only ones in their class, so I came away with first, second and third places as a default

01 May 2010 - Enfield Show
Class: AOC Self Adult (Adult)
Entries: 8
Position: Third Place with an 8 week old dove doe.

Class: AOC Self (Under 8 Weeks Old)
Entries: 8
Position: Third Place with a 6 week old dove doe.

17 March 2010 - Swindon Mouse Club Show
Class: AOC Self (Adult)
Class: AOC Self (Under 8 Weeks Old)
Unfortunately my mice were the only ones in their class, so I came away with first, second and third places for both classes as a default really. It was still helpful though; I was having trouble deciding which young buck to keep and now I know which one the judge thought was best.

31 January 2010 - Bradford Excel Championship Show
Class: AOC Self (Under 8 Weeks Old)
Entries: 5
Position: First and Third Places with two 6 week old dove does.

24 October 2009 - Swindon Mouse Club Show
Class: Champagne/Silver (Adult)
Entries: 3
Position: First Place with an 8 week old silver doe.

Class: AOC Self (Adult)
Entries: 8
Position: Third Place with an 8 week old dove doe.

11 October 2009 - Peterborough Show (East of England Showground)
Class: AOC Self (Under 8 Weeks Old)
Entries: 10
Position: Second and Third Places with two 6 week old dove does.