BriarWoods Rabbitry

Mini Rex Rabbits

ALL of the following information is provided by the American Rabbit Breeders Association, Standard of Perfection 2006-2010 edition. However, ALL information has been typed by myself. Many pictures have been donated by fellow Mini Rex Breeder, please click on picture's, or on the link underneath to take you to that animal's, Rabbitry site! Thanks to all the breeder who helped with pictures!

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Showroom Classes & Weights:

Senior Bucks- 6 Months of age and over, weight 3 to 4 ¼ pounds. Ideal weight 4 pounds.

Senior Does- 6 Months of age and over, weight 3 ¼ to 4 ½ pounds. Ideal weight 4 ¼ pounds.

Junior Bucks and Does- Under 6 months of age, maximum weight 3 ¾ pounds. Minimum weight is 2 pounds.

NOTE: Juniors exceeding maximum weight limits may be shown in higher age classification then it’s true age. No animal may be shown in a lower age classification then it’s true age.

Each variety and broken group are to be exhibited individually.

Compact Body Type-

Animals are lighter in weight and shorter in body lenth then animals of commercial type. Some breeder will have only a slight rise in hte top line due to the depth of shoulders being slightly lower than then depth over the hips. The side profile may be tapered or of equal width from hips to shoulders, as specified in the invidual breed standard.

Animals are to be posed with teh front feet directly under the eyes and the toes of the rear feet aligned with the front hips. Posing in an excessively "tucked" position or allowing the animals to move about the table is undesirable and strongly discouraged.

Schedule of Points

Body—Points 35: The ideal Mini Rex is a well proportioned animal that gives the overall impression of balance and uniformity. The body is to be compact and smooth. The shoulders, midsection, and hindquarters are to be well developed and well filled. Throughout the body, there is good depth, which is in balance with the body’s width. When viewed from above, the body is to show a slight taper from the hindquarters to the shoulders. When viewed from the side, the top bodyline is to rise in a gradual curve from the case of the ears to a high point over the center of the hips and the round downward to a full lower hindquarter at the case of the tail. A small dewlap is permissible on doe’s.

Faults— Narrow, long, racy or rangy body; body in which depth is not in balance with the width throughout the body; roughness over the spine or hips; potty belly.

Disqualification from Competition—Extremely low shoulders; body which is extremely rangy or racy.

Shoulders—Shoulder are to be firm, well developed and well fleshed. They are to blend smoothly to a slightly wider and deeper midsection. Shoulders are to have enough width and depth to balance with the rest of the body.

Faults—Shoulders that are too narrow, too wide, too low or too flat as not to balance with the rest of the body.

Midsection—Midsection is to be firm, well developed and well fleshed. It is to be slightly wider and deeper then the shoulders and should blend smoothly to slightly wider deep hindquarters. Midsection is to have enough width and depth to balance with the rest of the body.

Faults—Midsection that is too wide or too narrow to balance with the shoulders and hindquarters; midsection that is too low or flat to balance with the rest of the body; midsection that is rough or poorly fleshed.

Hindquarters—The hindquarters are to be firm, well developed, and well fleshed. They are to be broad, deep, and well rounded. The depth of the hindquarters is to be in the balance with the width of the hindquarters. The lower the hindquarters are to be well developed and full. The hindquarters are to be slightly wider and deeper than the midsection. There is to be a taper from the hindquarters to a slightly narrow shoulder. Hindquarters are to have enough width and depth to balance with the rest of the body.

Faults—Narrow, flat, pinched, undercut, or bony hindquarters; hindquarters in which the depth does not balance with the width.

Head—5 Points: The head is to balance with the body. It should be set relatively close to the shoulders and should be full, with a well filled face and jaws. It is slightly refined in does.

Faults—Head that does not balance with body. Head too broad as to give the impression of a Netherland Dwarf; long or narrow.

Ears—5 Points: The ears are to balance with the body. The ears are to be thick, relatively short, and well set on the head. They are to be carried erect and close together, without showing of flanges.

Faults—Ears that do not balance with the body. Ears having thin flesh or fur.

Disqualification from Competition— Ears over 3 ½ inches in length

Eyes-- The eyes are to be bright and bold.

Feet & Legs— The legs are to straight, rather short in length, and medium to fine bone.

Faults- Long legs that give the impression of racinessor ranginess; feet that lack a complete padding of fur; bare skin.

Tail—Size of the tail is to be proportion to the body and is to be carried straight.

Fur—35 Points: Fur is to be extremely dense, straight, and upright, with an ideal length of 5/8 inches. It is to be the same length, density and texture over the entire animal. Guard hairs, which are not to be noticeably protruding, are to be plentiful and evenly distributed throughout the coat. Fur is to have a lustrous appearance, good body, and plush like effect that offers a distinct springy resistance when touched. Fur is to feel and look extremely smooth and even.

Faults- Fur that is lacking in density, uneven in length, harsh, soft, cottony or silky texture; fur that is dull, lacking luster or has a noticeably protruding guard hairs; fur that does not offer a distinct springy resistance when touched.

Disqualification from Competition— Any of the above faults if severe enough to destroy typical Mini Rex appearance; average fur length that is less then ½ and more then 7/8 inch.

Color-- 15 Points: Per individual color discription.

Condition-- points 5: As per ARBA definition

Recognized Mini Rex Colors:

Black--Blue--Blue Eyed White--Broken Group--Castor--Chinchilla--Chocolate--Himilayan--Lilac--Lynx--Opal--Red--Seal--Tortoise--Ruby Eyed White

VARIETIES WITH CERTIFICATE OF DEVELOPMENT:

Sable--Silver Marten--Smoke Pearl--Tan (Black, Blue, Chocolate, and Lilac)

Colors-

Black- Self

The entire body is to be rich lusrous black that runs deep toward the skin to a slate blue undercolor. Color is to be even over the entire animal. Toenails are to be dark. Eyes-- Brown

Faults- Faded, rusty or sunburn color; scattered white hairs; color that is not even over the entire body.

Blue-Self

The entire body is to be a rich lustrous dark blue that runs deep toward the skin to a lighter blue undercolor. Color is to be even over the entire animal. Toenails are to be dark. Eyes--Blue grey

Faults-- Faded or rusty color, scattered white hairs; frostiness or mealiness; light undercolor; blue guard haurs that do not match the bod color.

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Blue Eyed White-

The surfaceand under color is to be white, over the entire body color. Eyes-- Blue

Faults-- Creamy or yellow ringe; stained or dirty coat.

Disqualification-- Any other eye color

Broken Group-

Broken Group: For the broken grouip, the 15 points allotted for color is to be distributed as 10 points for the color and 5 points for the pattern. Broken and Tricolor animals are to be judged together.

Broken-- Broken consist of any recognized breed variety color in conjunction with white. The eye color is to corrospond with the eye color specified under the respective solid colored variety. Toenails may be white or colored, no preference to either.

Less then 10% coloration More then 50% coloration

Tricolor- Tri-color consists of white in conjunctionwith one of the following two color combinations: Rich lustrous Black and bright Golder-Orange, rich lustrous Lilacand bright Golden-Fawn, rich lustrous Blue and bright Golden-Fawn. Colors are to be evenly distributed. Eyes--Brown in Black and Chocolate varieties; Blue-Greg in Lilac and Blue Varieties. Toenails may be white or colored, no preference to either.

Pattern-- 5 Points: All Broken-patterned animals are to have a balanced nose marking (no prefernce given for a butterfly over evenly balanced nose spots), a colored eye marking around each eye, and color on both ears. The body color is to be evenly distributed in a spotting, patched, or blanket pattern. Prefernce is to be given to an evenly balanced pattern. The feet, belowthe anklr joints, are to be pure white. The totaly amount of coloration on a broken patterned animal is not to cover less then 10% or more thean 50% of the entire animal.

Faults-- Unbalanced nose markings; unbalanced body markings, scattered white ahirs in the colored markings; Tri-colors with congested or intermixed colors.

Disqualification-- Absense of a colored nose marking; absense of color on either ear; absense of color around either eye; total coloration which covers less than 10% or more than 50% of the entire animal.; excessive amount of scattered white hairs in the colored markings; eye color other thean called for under the respective color description; foreign colored spot(s). Do not disqualify for white spot(s) in colored section.

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Castor- Agouti

Surface color of the body is to be evenly distributed rich reddish chestnut brown that is lightly tipped with black. The intermediate band color is to be rich rufusr red clearly defined over a band of slate-blue undercolor. Width of the intermediate band and the width of the undercolor band should be equal. Surface colorof the belly is to be white to creamy tan, clearly defined over slate-blue undercolor.The chest, head, outside ears, and upper side of the tail is to match the body surface color. Ears are to be laced in black. Eye circles, nostrils, and jowls are to be white to creamy tan. Surface color on the unerside of the tail is to match the surafce color of the belly. Toenails are to be dark Eyes--Brown

Faults-- Surface color that is too light, too dark, uneven or grey in appearance; barred feet; indistinct ring color; cut severely for failure to show slate-bue undercolor on the belly.

Disqualification-- Harlequin type marking.

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Chinchilla-Agouti

Surface color of the body is to be an evenly distributed blend of black and pearl that is lightly tipped with black. The intermediate band color is to be pearl clearly defined over a band of slate-blue undercolor. Width of the intermediate band and the width of the undercolor band should equal. Surface color of the belly is to be pearl, clearly defined over slate-blue undercolor. The chest, head, outside of ears and upper side of tail are to match the body surface colo.r Ears are to be locaed in black. Eye circles, nostrils and jowls are to be pearl. Surface color on the underside og the tail is to match surface color of the belly. Toenails to be dark Eyes-- Brown,Blue grey permissible.

Faults-- Surface color that is too light, too dark, uneven, or brownish in appearance; indistinct ring color; cloudy or smokey ring color; surface color having salt and pepper appearance; cut severaly for failure to show slate-blue undercolor on the belly.

Disqualification-- Absense of ring color on top or sides of the body; harlequin type marking.

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Chocolate-Self

The entire body is to be a rich lustrous chocolate that runs deep towards the skin to a dove-gray undercolor. Color is to be even over the entire animal. Toenails are to be dark. Eyes-- Brown; ruby cast permissible.

Faults-- Faded, rusty or sunburn color; scattered white hairs, color that is not even over the entire animal.

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Himilayan- Pointed

The body color is to be a pure clean white with the ears, nose, feet, and tail being as dark a black or blue as possible. The nose marking is to come well up on the fave and is to be well rounded, clean cut, and distinct. The markings of the feet are to be carried well up the forlegs and above the hock joint on the hind legs. The ears are to be well colored and clean at te base. Allowanced should be made for developing Juniors. The upper and lower sides of the tail are to be well colored. Eye stain around the eye is permissable. The toesnails are to be as dark as possible. Eyes--Pink

Faults-- Light, faded or uneven marking color; light shading on them arkings due to molt; color on the dewlap.

Disqualification-- Any color or smut on the usable portion of the pelt (dewlap excluded); the absense of the color on the ears, nose, feet, or taill definite white spot(s) in the colored markings; white toenail(s); white on the underside of the tail; Marten markings on the points.

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Lilac-Self

The entire body is to be rich lustrous medium dove gray that runs deep towards the skin to a slightly lighter dove gray undercolo. Color is to be even over the entire animal. Toenails are to have pigmentation. Eyes--Blue-Gray, Ruby cast is permissable.

Faults-- Faded, rusty or sunburned color; scattered white hairs, color that is not even over the entire animal.

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Lynx- Agouti

Surface color os the body is to be an evenly distributed bright fawn that is lightly tipped with Lilac. The intermediate color is to be bright fawn clearly defined over a band of white undercolor. Width of the intermediate band and the width of the undercolor band should be equal. Surface color of the belly is to be white to creamy tan, clearly defined over dove-gray undercolor. The chest, head, outside of ears, and upper side of the tail is to match the body surface color. Ears are to be laced in lilac. Eye circles, nostrils, and jowls are to be white to creamy tan. Surface color on the underside of the tail is to match the surface color of the belly. Toenails to have pigmentation. Eyes-- Blue-gray

Faults-- Surface color that is too light, too dark, uneven, or blue in appearance; barred feet; indistinct ring color; cut severaly for failure to show dove-gray undercolor on the belly.

Disqualification-- Harlequin type markings; Blue undercolor.

Opal-Agouti

The surface color of the top and sides of the body is to be a rich medium blue. The intermediate color is to be a golden fawn clearly defined over a slate-blue undercolor. The upper side of the tail is to be blue, sparsely ticked with farn, over a slate blue undercolor. The eye circles, the jowls, the insides of the ears, and the underside of the tail are to be white or creamy tan colored. The surface color of the belly is to be white or creamy tan over a slate-blue undercolor. Eyes--Blue-Gray

Faults-- Surface color that is too light, uneven, or faded in appearance; barred feet;indistinct ring color; cut severaly for failure to show slate blue undercolor on the belly.

Disqualification-- White spot(s); white toenail(s); failure to show intermediate fawn ring color; white undercolor; harlequin markings.

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Otter-

Otter- Black, Blue, Chocolate and lilac compete together(body color-10Points; Markings-5 points). Note: Otters should not be judged as a marking variety. Markings are to be the final consideration after type, fur, and body color.

Surface & Undercolor- The surface and undercolor of the head, outside of the ears, front of the fore feet, outside of the hind feet, and the top and sides of the body are to be as described in the respective self varieties.

Markings- Black and Chocolate animals will have orange to creamy orange marking color, while the Blue and Lilac animals will have fawn marking color. The belly, nostrils, eye circles, jowls, underside of the tail, inside of the ears, back of the forfeet, and the inside the hind feet and legs are to creamy to creamy orange, highlighted by an orange or fawn marking as it meets the self color of the belly. The border color between the belly and the flanks shall continue down to the hind feet as it meets the color of the body. The under color of the belly is to be as described in the respective self varieties. The triangle anf collar are to be orange to creamy. No ticking is preferred. Eyes--As described in the respective self varieties.

Faults-- Brown or rust on body color; orange to creamy orange hairs in areas other thean the patterned areas; mealiness on the ears, head or muzzle; faded or indistinct markings; scattered white hairs over the body.

Disqualification-- White spot(s). Lack of belly undercolor as described in the respective self varieties.

Black Otter-

Blue Otter-

Chocolate Otter-

Lilac Otter-

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Red-Wide Band

Sureface color of the body is to be an even rich tone of brilliant red that should be carried as far down the hair shaft as possible. Surface color should be as even as possible to give the appearance of a sel-colored animal. The upper side of the tail is to match the body surface coor. Surface color of thebelly is to be adeep cream color, carried as far down the hair shaft as possible. Darker lap spots are permissable. Underside of the tail and front and rear food pads will be lighter in coor, resembling the belly color. Toenails to be dark. Eyes-- Brown

Faults-- Darker ticking which produces smutty surface color; light ticking which produces a frost surface color; scattered white hairs. Cut severaly for white belly color.

Disqualification-- White spot(s); white toenail(s); blue or gray undercolor.

Seal-

Surface color is to be dark sepia brown that shades to a slightly paler sepia brown on the flankes, chest, and belly. The surface color is to extend as far down the hair shaft as possible to a slightly lighter undercolor. Toenails to be dark. Eyes-- Brown

Faults-- Rusty tinge; failure to show lighter surface color on the belly; scattered white hairs.

Disqualification-- White spot(s); white toe nail(s); Seals failing to show a discrenible shading in their coloration.

Tortoise-Shaded

The surface color of hte body is to be bright rusty red-orange which blends to a smokey gray-black on the flankshead, belly and feet. The surface color is to extend well down the hair shaft to an off white undercolor. The shading on the head is to be darkest at the whiskerbed and is to blend into a lighter shading along the jaw line. Ear color should match shading color. Upper side of the tail is to match the body surface color with the underside of the tail matching the shadings as nearly as possible. Toenails to be dark Eyes--Brown.

Faults-- Smutty tinge obscuring the rich orange saddle color; point color or shading color too light; scattered white hairs.

White belly ot tail; white toenail(s); white spot(s)

Ruby Eyed White-

The surface and undercolor is to be pure white over the entire animal. Eyes-- Pink

Faults-- Creamy tinge; yellow tinge; stained or dirty

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