Showjumping rabbits tipped to become Britain's most talented pets
The hopping, skipping and showjumping rabbits are in training for the finals of a nationwide competition to find the country's most amazing pets.
Bubbles and Lilac are being coached by owners, twin brothers Mathew and Thomas Haslam, both 15, in the garden of their home in Moorends, Doncaster.
The brothers have set up their own stable of 20 rabbits complete with a show jumping course with different fences to test out the rabbits' jumping powers.
But Bubbles and Lilac have proved more adept and are having extra coaching to prepare them for their big day in Birmingham on Saturday.
Brenda Haslam, 46, the twins' brother, said: "I think the whole thing is brilliant, it's amazing to watch the rabbits jump. Rabbits shouldn't be kept in hutches all day. They need to have exercise like other pets and they really look as if they are enjoying jumping over the fences.
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Lilac clears a fence during training Photo: Ross Parry
Bubbles and Lilac are being coached by owners, twin brothers Mathew and Thomas Haslam, both 15, in the garden of their home in Moorends, Doncaster.
The brothers have set up their own stable of 20 rabbits complete with a show jumping course with different fences to test out the rabbits' jumping powers.
But Bubbles and Lilac have proved more adept and are having extra coaching to prepare them for their big day in Birmingham on Saturday.
Brenda Haslam, 46, the twins' brother, said: "I think the whole thing is brilliant, it's amazing to watch the rabbits jump. Rabbits shouldn't be kept in hutches all day. They need to have exercise like other pets and they really look as if they are enjoying jumping over the fences.
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Lilac clears a fence during training Photo: Ross Parry