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Royal Coronet -
https://guineapigsandy.com/all-about-guinea-pigs/articles/royal-coronet/ Coronets are special to me because they are unique.
Simply put, no other breed compares to them. Their flowing hair, parted, crown on the head …
Initially, the coronets were descended from the Sheltie , but now I clearly understand that the breed exists on its own, with many differences, starting at least with how they are shown on display. The sheltie must have a mane, while the crown must not have a mane. And any hint of it, when the hair that forms a rosette on the head, turns into long hair that falls over the shoulders, is considered a disadvantage. There are many other, unnoticeable for a beginner, differences. And I must say that very often crowns are born with the right temperament for exhibitions, they more often than other pigs show absolute favor to everything that happens, they do not break out and behave very calmly.
They were introduced to pig hobbyists about 30 years ago, thanks to an elaborate selection of Claire White, which crossed two breeds, Sheltie and Crested. In this case, a similar fusion of two genes occurred, the same as in texels, only here the coronets had the St gene (rosette on the head) and L, the gene responsible for long hair. Gene St is dominant while L is recessive and it took so many generations of gilts to finally get what we have at the moment. In any case, what is called a coronet is a product of painstaking work, not an accident. And work over the years has made it much better.
When I entered the world of pig breeding in 1994, there were very few longhaired pig breeders in the part of the country where I lived. Having climbed the dilapidated steps to my attic and got hold of some old brochure with the addresses and phone numbers of the breeders, I found to my surprise a lot of names (there is no point in writing them all here), but I stopped my gaze on the names of Jackie Driver and Linda Crosby ( Jackie Driver and Linda Crosby), because by a happy coincidence I lived with them in the same area.
After visiting a large number of exhibitions and freely enjoying the contemplation of the truly delightful coronets presented by these two breeders, I finally decided to buy such pigs for myself, although I still strongly doubt whether I can handle it. It always amazed me how pigs sit rooted to the spot on coasters, how they manage to grow such a long and impeccable coat. By the way, for the period from 1987-1997, Jackie raised 17 (!!!) champions and two double champions of the National Club of Longhair Pigs, and Linda – four, which is undoubtedly a very great achievement. Such success is very remarkable and rare in the group of long-haired gilts, as to obtain the champion title, it is necessary to score 10 victories in the class, provided that there are more than five gilts exhibited. But this is not enough,not only new champions appeared, but also new top-class kids, and as you know, in order to get offspring, a pig must be cut, which means the end of an exhibition career for a mother.
During this period, only two other Coroneta champions have been registered by the National Club, Rocky (1990) and Summer (1997), which again confirms the full scope of Jackie and Linda’s success. I’m sure there were other champions in other parts of the country at that time, of course, but, unfortunately, I don’t have the exact information.
Summer pig belonged to Chris Fort, we met the owner, I often visited them, and Summer more and more captivated me and spurred my interest in this particular breed. Perhaps, if not for him (and not for his owner Chris, of course), I might never have dared to take up this breed, and would never have started the show career of my coronets.
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