Thank you for visiting our Website. We will be updating the site on a day to day basis. We would like to give you the opportunity to have a look at our rabbits.
Pictured here is Karen Gillians and Sam Gillians (Mother and Son)- The original members here at GillyHop Stud pictured with Sisco, just after he took best lop and runner up BIS at the Thame Show 2006.
Firstly Welcome and thank-you for visiting our website. We have put this site together to share our hobby with other like minded people, and for whoever have an interest in rabbits. The Stud members have just recently changed, Sam has taken a step back from the rabbits, visiting the stud every now and then to see how it has improved, while Karen is taking the leading position. Sam is hoping to rejoin the stud in the near future. The stud is located in two places here in the UK, that being Dunstable, Bedfordshire (Karen) and Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire (Sam). We are members of the British Rabbit Council (BRC), also members of the following clubs:
The National Miniature Lop Club, The National Lion Lop Rabbit Club.
Over the last couple of years the stud have kept various breeds such as Netherland Dwarfs, Cashmere lops, Polish, German Lops and Cashmere Lops. We now currently keep just two breeds in the Stud, that being - Miniature Lops and Lion lops. Miniature Lops have been at the stud right from the start, this is our main breed - and they remain as strong as ever. The main colour in Miniature lops here at Gillyhop Stud is REW (Red eyed white) but we also have Agouti and Black in small numbers. The Lion Lops are on small scale, breeding also REW.
In 2007 we imported stock to help with the broadness of body and coat in our miniature lop line. These kindly brought over to us by friends, Wil and Lillian Smeets from Holland. These being 3 Rew Mini lops (2 does and 1 buck), 1 Agouti Mini lop buck. This has helped the stud progress well in the last couple of litters so figures crossed for the future generations.
We may have Adult and young stock available from time-to-time, so please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.
Meet Neyo! A 9 month old Agouti Miniature lop sired from the one and only Diesel, Currently looking rather stunning and will be around at shows shortly. Although the picture is not of very good quality you are still able to see that he has a wonderful head and ear carrage, Watch this space!
LiL Chris is one of the latest youngsters that I have bred here, he has been shown twice as an under 5 so far, and BOTH times has come home with awards. Lil Chris was taken to The Walsall 4 Star Championship Show on the 27th August 2008 with stiff compertition he did us proud gaining Best in Show in The National Miniature Lop young stock show. This is a great achievement for him, but it gets better, I then took Lil Chris out to The London Championship 5 star show in Reading on the 6th September 2008, He Gained Best of Breed and BEST LOP in the under five Stock Show, This is our first achievement of this award since we started the stud up in 2005. He will now Stay at home as his stud duties will be kicking in shortly until he is a fully mature adult, Pictures to follow.
Once again, Caprice has produced a lovely White buck for us, this time sired by Diesel, He is now currently 5 months old, and has been shown once before, we have named this little fellow Giorgio, He is now going to be used as stud until he is mature enough to show as an adult.
This is Pierre as a youngster, he is now residing with Ruskin Stud in Cumbria to help with the breeding programme, We now have siblings from Pierre that are looking very nice indeed.
Here you will see Gillyhop's Celien as a youngster, she is stunning doe which we breed early 2007. Her father being our main stud buck at the present time. She was Sired by 'Diesel' and her mum is Ruskin's Caprice here at Gillyhop Stud. We now have Celien's Children in the stud producing top quality stock.
In this picture you will see a young agouti doe that was born around the same time as Celein, She has now moved on to another home.
Here is pictures of Diesel when he was about 9 months old. He was maturing very nicely and He had been taken out to shows a few times and had done well for himself, he has now gone into a moult so will be staying at home for now. We have a few youngsters from Diesel, and he has produced 'the Diesel head' everytime. Diesel has now been mated to an import doe called Nadia, Watch this space for pictures.
Above you will see to the left, yet another picture of Diesel as a youngster. To the right you will see 'Gillyhop's Tommy' an Agouti German Lop buck that now has left us to join Tabolt Stud in Wales.
Thank you for visiting our site! Please have a good look around and if you would like any information or help please don't hesitate to contact us.
Pictured here is Karen Gillians and Sam Gillians (Mother and Son)- The original members here at GillyHop Stud pictured with Sisco, just after he took best lop and runner up BIS at the Thame Show 2006.
Here is pictures of Diesel when he was about 9 months old. He was maturing very nicely and He had been taken out to shows a few times and had done well for himself, he has now gone into a moult so will be staying at home for now. We have a few youngsters from Diesel, and he has produced 'the Diesel head' everytime. Diesel has now been mated to an import doe called Nadia, Watch this space for pictures. 
