HAVANA, THE MINK OF THE RABBIT FAMILY
The Havana is what is called a four class breed, meaning it can be shown in four classes: senior buck, senior doe, junior buck, and junior doe. The Havana comes in three recognized varieties--chocolate, black, and blue. There are also lilacs and brokens that are being worked on and will hopefully soon be accepted to be shown. The average weight of an adult Havana is 4 1/2 to 6 1/2 pounds, with ideal weight being 5 1/4 to 5 1/2 pounds. The body should be short and compact, with the top body line starting at the base of the ears and rising in a gradual curve to a high point over the hips, and then falling in a smooth curve to the base of the tail. The standout quality of the Havana is the fur. It is very soft and dense, with an amazing luster to it. For more on this wonderful breed, use the link below to go to the official website for the Havana Rabbit Breeders Association.
http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Flats/1530/
SILVER FOX
The Silver Fox comes is what is called a six class breed, meaning it can be shown in six classes: senior buck, senior doe, 6-8 buck, 6-8 doe, junior buck, and junior doe. The Silver Fox comes in two varieties--black and blue. Blues are only able to be shown under a working standard right now. The adult weight of the Silver Fox is 9 to 11 pounds with 9 1/2 pounds being ideal for bucks, and 10 to 12 pounds, with 10 1/2 pounds being ideal for does. The body is to be medium length, with well filled shoulders, rib section, and hindquarters. The top line should show a gradual rise, curving slightly, starting from the nape of the neck, reaching a high point over the center of the hips, and then blend into an arc over the hips and downward to the junction of the tail, forming well a back, loin, and hindquarters that are smooth rounded, and have good body depth throughout. Silver Fox are known for their “teddy bear” like personalities, and mainly for their incredible fur. The Silver Fox is the only breed that when the fur is stroked from back to front, it stays standing upright until you run your hand back over the fur to push it back down. The fur is dense and thick, and Silver Fox pelts are sought after for this purpose. The fur contains silver ticking that you must watch to make sure that it isn’t too heavy, but yet too light. It must be distributed evenly over the whole body. For more information on this wonderful breed, please use the link below to check out the official Silver Fox website.
http://www.oocities.org/Petsburgh/Zoo/6754
TAN, THE ARISTOCRAT OF THE FANCY
The Tan is what is called a four class rabbit, meaning it can be shown in four classes: senior buck, senior doe, junior buck, and junior doe. Tans come in four varieties--chocolate, black, blue, and lilac. Adult weight of the Tan is 4 to 5 1/2 pounds for bucks, and 4 to 6 pounds for does. The body structure should be well balanced. It should be neither bulky, nor broad in the shoulders, and it should taper slightly from shoulder to hips. The top line should gracefully arch from the nape of the neck to the tail. Neither a short, cobby rabbit, nor a long, rangy rabbit is desired. The Tan has its own body type, distinctive from any other breed. The main highlight of the breed is the Tan markings, which give the breed its name. When showing a Tan, the animal is judged widely by the markings it displays. The Tan pattern is judged by the following: Triangle and collar, Chest, Belly, and Tail, Demarcation line, Eye circles, and Nostrils and Jowls. The Tan coloring should be an intense, fiery reddish shade that carries down to the skin. The Tan coloring should be even throughout the fur. The Tan markings are difficult to get according to standard. It’s a really challenging breed, and I think that is why I like them so much. For more on this breed, please use the link below for the American Tan Specialty Club.
http://crpud.net/~nwrs/atrsc/
SATIN
The Satin is a six class rabbit, meaning it can be shown in six classes: senior buck, senior doe, 6-8 buck, 6-8 doe, junior buck, and junior doe. The Satin is recognized in eleven varieties--black, blue, chocolate, californian, chinchilla, copper, red, siamese, white, broken group, and otters, which just got accepted this year. The adult weight of a Satin is 8 1/2 to 10 1/2 pounds with 9 1/2 pounds being ideal for bucks, and 9 to 11 pounds with 10 pounds being ideal for does. The Satin has a medium length body type with even width throughout. The top body line should start immediately behind the ears with a deep shoulder and rise continuously to a high point over the hips and fall in a smooth curve downward to the base of the tail. Satins are a commercial breed, used for their pelts and for meat. The fur of the satin is one of the main focal points when being judged. The hair shaft is finer in diameter, and is more transparent, giving it a more brilliant color than normal furred breeds. The sheen is due to the glass like hair shaft that reflects light better than a normal hair shaft. To learn more about this breed, please use the link below to the American Satin Rabbit Breeders Association.
http://titan.spaceports.com/~satins/satin.html
REX, THE KING OF THE RABBITS
The Rex rabbit is a four class rabbit, meaning it can be shown in four classes: senior buck, senior doe, junior buck, and junior doe. The Rex has 15 recognized varieties--black, black otter, blue, broken group, californian, castor, chinchilla, chocolate, lilac, lynx, opal, red, sable, seal, and white. Adult weight of a Rex is 7 1/2 to 9 1/2 pounds with 8 pounds being ideal for bucks, and 8 to 10 1/2 pounds with 9 pounds being ideal for does. The body should be well proportioned, and should exemplify meat producing qualities of well rounded hips, and well filled loins. The top body line should rise in a gradual curve from the base of the ears to the center of the hip and than fall in a smooth curve downward to the base of the tail. The fur of the Rex rabbit is absolutely incredible. This is what separates the Rex from other breeds. The fur is short and plush like, stands upright, and has guard hairs that are almost as short as the undercoat. It feels like you are touching velvet when you feel a Rex rabbit. For more information on this breed, visit the National Rex Club website using the link below.
http://members.tripod.com/Rexrabbit
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