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Lionhead Lop
RING SIZE K
| Type... | 25 |
| Coat... | 20 |
| Mane... | 20 |
| Head Ears Crown... | 20 |
| Colour... | 10 |
| Condition... | 5 |
| Total | 100 |
| 1 | TYPE | Bold thickset and firm. The body should be short, broad and well muscled with little visible neck. The well muscled rump is short and well rounded. The chest is broad and deep with curved sides where it meets the shoulders which are broad and strong. The front legs are short and straight. The hind legs are short, strong powerful and carried parallel to the body. The tail is straight and well furred. |
| 2 | COAT | The coat is dense and of good length, roll back and even all over body. |
| 3 | MANE | The mane should be between 2-3 inches in length to form a full circle around the head, extending to a 'V' at the back of the neck falling into a fringe over the crown. |
| 4 | HEAD EARS & CROWN | The head is bold, broad and well developed. The profile of the head is strongly curved with a good width between the eyes, full cheeks with longer fur and a broad muzzle. The eyes are bold, bright and large. The basal ridge of the ears should appear prominent across the top of the skull to form the crown. Ears should be broad, thick and well furred, rounded at ends. They should be carried close to the cheeks giving a horseshoe like outline when viewed from the front. The inside of the ears should not be visible from any angle when carried correctly. |
| 5 | COLOUR | All colours as long as they conform to a recognised colour and pattern. These must be presented in every case. |
| 6 | CONDITION | The exhibit should be in a perfect state of health, bodily condition, free from all soiling, particularly on feet, ears and genital parts. The coat should reflect the overall good health of the exhibit, which should appear alert and vigorous. |
| WEIGHT | Ideal 3.2 lbs, 1.42 kgs. Maximum 3.8 lbs, 1.60 kgs. | |
| FAULTS | Long coat on ears or body, excessively short or long check furnishing, head too fine, poor colour, long in body, a mane that exceeds length required. | |
| DISQUALIFICATIONS | Malocclusion, furnishing on ears, wall eyes. Lack of mane, overweight. |
| This standard has been approved by the British
Rabbit Council. The main complaint about it up to now, has been the limited
number of colours allowed. In order to increase these colours, the Breeds
Standards Committee insist on inspecting three generations of each particular
colour. A small number of breeders have got together and are helping with
the presentation of more colours each year. The ones presently expected to
be presented include Red Eyed White, Blue Eyed White, Orange, Smoke, Sable,
Steel, Blue Otter, Opal, Beige, Butterfly amongst others. As soon as we have
further news of developments we will announce them on this page for you.
Here at Upton Lops, work is ongoing on this delightful new variety of lop and its colours. The work on this breed will join the many pioneering projects that have been achieved at this well-known stud. One of the most interesting and exciting aspects of this breed is that, genetically, this new mutation is dominant! This is very, very rare and certainly makes the work a little easier and faster than previous projects. You may notice from reading this standard that the breed is expected to be a Miniature Lop in all but the mane! This makes improvement a relatively simple matter, as this stud is well known for its quality Mini's. Please click on the link below to access the Gallery of photos of the Mini Lion Lop, which will be added to as more youngsters appear. Enjoy!
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