Grounds Keepers

Your training area needs to be as flat and even as you can find. Holes for the rabbit and or you to fall in do not have to be explained....the same goes for rocks in the area for you to trip on.

If you have an area that is barren, all the better...your rabbit will not be distracted by a clover leave tempting it.

Everyone likes a nice large area to set up in, but even a small area can be used. Just make sure that the pieces of equipment are set up far enough a part as to not wear out or strain your rabbit's muscles. In a smaller area you may not be able to set up all your Agility Equipment Pieces at once, but you could still set up and reset the course as you train. If you can fence in the area all the better.

You also need to keep the area nice. Keep the grass low, keep poop picked up (dog and cat especially), keep wear areas covered, ect. This helps keep the area safe for your and your animals.

When setting up your course keep in mind that the rabbit will need some room between each piece for striding. You pieces for a goat will need to be set up so that the rabbit has a chance to run between them for a moment.

Make your course fun and non tedious for your rabbits. Since this is an Agility Course and not a Rabbit Hopping Course, you do not want to have jump, jump, jump, jump. You might set it up to be a Jump, Teeter Totter, Jump, Weave Polls, Jump, Jump, Tunnel. If you shake it up a bit, not only will it be more fun for the animal it will not wear them out as quick.....jump, jump, jump, jump.

-- The Rabbit Agility Team