Lindsey Barnes

I first judged Rhodesian Ridgebacks in 1988 and obtained my first CC appointment at Bath in 1997. In 1999 I judged the most prestigious and unique Group show in England, the Hound Association's Championship Show and the Champion Club Match (CACs) in Garderen, Holland.  I gave CACIBs for the first time at the Knologenclub de Kempen, Eindhoven in Holland in 2007.  I have judged in England, Scotland, Ireland, Holland, Belgium, France, Australia and Sweden.  My total number of ridgebacks judged is over 1000.

We were Top Breeders 2005 and Breeders and Owners of the Top Brood Bitch 2005 Diamondridge Royal Gold.

In breeding and judging I believe that a Rhodesian Ridgeback is first and foremost an endurance hound and that it is essential that they have the conformation to do the job for which they were originally intended. I believe selection should be based on balance, good type, sound temperament and conformation. Free and elastic movement with reach and drive in profile, accompanied by true action coming and going is hard to find and should be rewarded. Only when these fundamentals are in evidence can a judge or breeder have the luxury of selecting on finer breed points. When these are in abundance you have a great dog.

During the mid '90s we put together material which includes slides and video for a Breed Seminar and I presented the Breed Standard at this Seminar and also at the Rhodesian Ridgeback World Congress at Garderen, Holland on 2000 and again in Ireland in 2008.  We have also presented at the Hound Association Judges Development Programme.

Below are some pictures of some of my Winners, double click the photos to make the pictures larger and use back button to return to this page.

	Dog CC Nyassa Adam
RBCC Ch Fahaac Fareyna	RDCC Kiromol Kubwa Mno
Show report for the Hound Association of Scotland
Best in Show was Rhodepark Americn Expreso	Best Head was Grand Ch. Camelots the Fifth Element ET
Show report Australian Specialty 2007
Kynologenclub de Kempen, Eindhoven 2007 Best of Breed and Best of Group Vizara Jodi Jinga - Best Opposite Sex Ikimba Waitmu drew a maximum entry of 62 exhibits
Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of France 2006 Best In Show Vizara Jodi Jinga CAC who became a Champion the Next Day	Best Opposite Sex Ch. Ajabu
Reserve Best Bitch Alane Xarit D'Afrique RCAC	Reserve Best Dog Ikimba Waitmu RCAC
Swedish Rhodesian Ridgeback Society  Specialty 2001 Best in Show and CAC Ukukhanya Scout The Red Baron	Swedish Rhodesian Ridgeback Society Specialty 2001 Best Bitch Intuch. Norduch SV-97, NV-98 FinV-98-99 Bearstar Diamond Willow
Show Report SRRS Swedish Rhodesian Ridgeback Society 2001
Scottish Kennel Club 2001 CC and BOB Ch. Sonstraal Somali	Scottish Kennel Club CC Ch. Voortrekker Bamba (She was made up on the day)
Show Report Scottish Kennel Club 2001
Rhodesian Ridgeback Club Netherland 1999  BIS and Best Dog CAC Merten	Rhodesian Ridgeback Club Netherland 1999 Res Best Dog Jockular Borus Kabisa
Show Report Rhodesian Ridgeback Club Netherlands
Hound Show 1999  Bitch CC and BOB Kambond Kijakazi by Kiromol	Hound Show 1999  Dog CC Tukela Umgaza at Sofala (his first CC, he became a Champion in 2001)
Show Report Hound Association

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