Breed Standards
RING SIZE:E
1. Fur-to be approx 1.27cm in lenght. Fine silky texture free from harshness and wooliness, intensely dense,
smooth and level over the whole body, of lustrous sheen, firm and plush like character, devoid of prjecting guard hairs.
2. type-well prportioned and graceful carriage, the body sloping gently up to a well rounded rump set on strong hind legs,
medium bone. Head bold and broad, ears erect and to be in proportioned to body, dewlap should not be
exessive, eyes and toenails should match the body colour.
3. Weight-the ideal wieght for a standard rex to be 2.72-3.62kg (6-8lb).there is no wieght
disqualification for any age standard rex rabbit.
4. Faults-narrow wedge head, drooping ears, bare hocks, thin or curly triangle behind the ears, white hairs
on the body, lack of density, harsh, wooly, wavy coats or curly coats, adults over or under wieght and barring
accross the front feet.
5. Disqualifications-ill health, putty nose,white patches,crooked legs,excessive dewlap,broken hocks,specked,
wall or odd coloured eyes.
6. Colour-Saddle deep rich orange carried well down the sides gradually shading to a pure white belly.
colour to go well down the hair folical, undercolour to be white. Eye circles, inside of ears and underside
of the jowl to be white. chest to match flanks. Face and outside ears to match the saddle.
Breed standards
RING SIZE:G
1. Type-long, fine with muscular flank well tucked up. Back distinctly arched with lions and hind quaters well rounded.
Head long and fine, chest tight and free from fullness. tail straight and carried in line with the backbone. forefeet long,
fine in bone and perfectly straight. hindfeet long, fine and flat. General appearence to be graceful and of a racy, alert nature.
2. Colour-Rich, deep chestnut red, well extended down the sides. Black ticking of a wavy or blotchy appearence,
plentliful on the body ; chest and face free
3. Feet-Colour to be solid, free from ticking, pale bars or blotches.
4. Ears-To be approx 13cm in length, well set on and sloping backwards.
5. Coat and Condition-The coat to be good quality and of a stiffish texture.
Condition firm in flesh and free frrom and looseness or unggainliness.
6. Eyes-Bold and bright with deep hazel iris.
Note:- In the event of equality in standard of points, preference must be given
to the largest specimens. Adult weight approx 3.62 - 4.08kg(8-9lb)
Faults-White toenails, deduct 10 points for each white toenail
1. Type- long,fine with muscular flank well tucked up, back distinctly arched with loins hindquarters well rounded.
Head long and fine. Chest tight free from fullness. Tail straight in line and carried in line with the backbone.
Forefeet long, fine in bone and perfectly straight. Hindfeet long, fine and flat.
(The term 'feet' to mean from the juction of the forefeet to the body and from the toes on the hindfeet to the hock joint).
General appearence to be graceful and of a racey alert nature.
2. Colour- No other colour but black and tan. No white of foreign colour amongst either black or tan. The colour both black and tan should reach well to the skin.
Distribution of black (body colour) and tan (marking)- The head and cheeks to be black.
That same colour reaching right up to nose point, but with ring of tan around each eye (eye circles).
The shoulders (except immediately behind the ears) saddle, back, rump, sides and upper part of the tail black.
All should be free from brindling, except sides and side of rump which should be thickly laced with long tan hairs (side ticking).
The nostrils, jowl, chest, belly, flanks and underpart of tail should be one solid mass of deep golden tan,
inclining to red or mahogany tint. Brightness of tan to be of greater importance than the actual tint.
The tan should be quite clear from any mixture of soot or body colour. The nape, immediately behind the ears
should be tan, wide near ears and tapering to a fine point towards the back, thus forming a triangle.
This should be large enough to be partly seen even when the rabbit's head is up.
From the base of the triangle near the ears the tan should descend and if possiable, meet the tan on the chest.
Thus forming a kind of band or collar around the neck. At the root of the ears, viewed from the front two tan spots,
known as 'pea spots' should be seen, the larger these are the better.
Hind Legs- The outer part of the leg reaching from foot to rump black, the inner part rich tan.
The division between black and tan should form an unbroken line right up the leg, free from raggedness.
The tan on the inner side to be quite free from spots, pencilling, bars or black. Toes wholly tan.
Front Legs- The lower front part black as free from brindle as possiable.The hinder part and toes wholly tan.
3. Ears- To be approx 13cm (5in) in length, well set on and sloping backwards.
Ears- Colour. Outside jet-black inside laced with tan all round. If the whole of the inside are tan so much the better.Ears free from white tips, white hairs or brindling.
4. Coat and condition- The voat to be of good quality and stiffish texture.
Condition firm in flesh and free from any looseness or ungainliness.
5. Eyes- Bold and bright with deep hazel iris.
NOTE: In the event of equality in standard of points, preference must be given to the largest specimens.
Adult weight approx 3.62-4.08kg (8-9lb)
Fault- White toenails, deduct 10 points for each white toenail.
