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Last weekend in San José, Califoria the sixth annual ZNA NorCal Koishow was held. As stated on the NorCal-website, the ZNA NorCal Koi Show is mainly about education, with an opportunity to learn and improve our koi knowledge. No wonder KoiQuestion wants to give this show the attention it deserves… Sharing Knowledge.
In the context of his training to become judge, Richard Albertsboer came with the idea to let a few international respected judges, judge a couple Size 4 Taisho Sanshoku. These Sanke were entered to the First ZNA All European NVN Young Holland Koi show, held in Nijverdal, the Netherlands. This judgement was done by using photographs instead of doing it live. Would the result be the same as the results on the show?
Sure, in february the Koiworld is looking out for the All Japan Combined Nishikigoi Show. However the Koiworld is much bigger than just Japan. Last year I wrote a few blogs about one of the annual Koishows held in the United States. America has a very active Koiscene and no less then 36 ZNA Koishows are organised every year. One of these shows, the opening show of the year, is the San Diego Show, organised by The Koi Club of San Diego.
As promised I will tell you the rest of the story on the Texas Koi Show of last October. Enjoy a number of major award winners (unfortunately the quality of the pictures was insufficient to show you more). The pictures that I can show give a nice impression of the state of the Koi hobby in America, which is definitely not bad if you ask me.
The fact that the Koi world is definitely not limited to its origin in Japan is widely known. However, what most people don’t know is how the Koi hobby is experienced in other parts of the world. For example, what about the United States? I got in contact with Ray Jordan, prominent member of Texas Koi & Fancy Goldfish Society. This organization organized her 20th edition of their Koi show last October. Here you see an impression of how things are going on the other side of the Atlantic.
It’s been a while since my introduction blog was placed. I already told you that I’m studying Aquaculture in France. In this article I’d like to tell a bit more about this important part of my life. In other words, what is my study about and what about the internships?
The fact that Yoshikigoi have a high level of quality was evident at the Holland Koi Show in Arcen. The trophy collection was complemented with 26 trophies. Especially the prizes for Most unique Koi, Senior Tategoi, Champion Variety all sizes and First in special variety made owner Jos Aben a very pleased man. The show season is now over but in Poland they’re already working hard again on the coming years’ hits. Read More
With the Goshiki breeding that was set up this year on the Polish Koifarm, parent Koi of Japanese origin were used. The 5 year old female originates from the Conias farm, the 4 year old males were purchased at Tamaura in 2010. This year this group has been used for breeding the first time. But what do you have to look at when you want to breed this kind of Koi? Here you can see videos of the second and third selection of the tosai Goshiki on the Yoshikigoi farm. Read More
The Jumbo Champion Award and the Governor Awards were the last of the great prizes on the 52nd edition of the Niigata Nogyosai. The Jumbo Champion prize was, as the name implies, handed out for the most beautiful, largest Koi. The Governor prizes were probably handed out for the best non-Go-Sanke that did not win any other Major Award. Read More
The show is over people. The awards have been presented, the Koi returned to the Koihouses and the showvats are emptied. The 52nd Niigata Nogyosai is over but there still is a lot of material to show. Let’s start with the Major awards. Read More