Mini Satin Show Standards
Recognized Varieties:
Black, chinchilla, chocolate, opal, otter (black, blue, chocolate, lilac), red, Siamese, and white.
ARBA Body Type:
Compact
Approximate Size:
3 1/4 to 4 3/4 pounds
Important Things to Look for When Buying Show Stock:
Mini satins should be small, compact rabbits. They should have good width of shoulders, midsection, and hindquarters. The depth of body should equal width throughout the whole rabbit. Look for a topline that rises smoothly from the base of the ears to the highest point over the hips, then rounds down in a nice curve to the tail.
Ideally the head should be round, full, and set on a short neck. The ears should be erect, short, thick, and well covered with fur.
Look for satin fur that feels fine, silky, and very dense. The soft, thick undercoat should be protected with guard hairs that have a good sheen. The guard hairs should give good resistance to the coat, so that when it is stroked from tail to head the fur will return to its normal position and lie smoothly. The coat should be uniform in length, and have a glossy, lustrous sheen. This sheen should be the result of a glass-like shell of each hair, giving it a light reflecting quality.
Things to Avoid:
Mini satins that are not compact and close coupled, topline that does not peak over the hips. Ears over 3 1/2 inches are a disqualification. Fur lacking a glossy sheen will be disqualified.
General Type 55
Body 45
Head 5
Ears 5
Wool 25
Fur 25
Color 10
Color 10
General Condition 10
Condition 10
Recognized Varieties:
Black, chinchilla, chocolate, opal, otter (black, blue, chocolate, lilac), red, Siamese, and white.
ARBA Body Type:
Compact
Approximate Size:
3 1/4 to 4 3/4 pounds
Important Things to Look for When Buying Show Stock:
Mini satins should be small, compact rabbits. They should have good width of shoulders, midsection, and hindquarters. The depth of body should equal width throughout the whole rabbit. Look for a topline that rises smoothly from the base of the ears to the highest point over the hips, then rounds down in a nice curve to the tail.
Ideally the head should be round, full, and set on a short neck. The ears should be erect, short, thick, and well covered with fur.
Look for satin fur that feels fine, silky, and very dense. The soft, thick undercoat should be protected with guard hairs that have a good sheen. The guard hairs should give good resistance to the coat, so that when it is stroked from tail to head the fur will return to its normal position and lie smoothly. The coat should be uniform in length, and have a glossy, lustrous sheen. This sheen should be the result of a glass-like shell of each hair, giving it a light reflecting quality.
Things to Avoid:
Mini satins that are not compact and close coupled, topline that does not peak over the hips. Ears over 3 1/2 inches are a disqualification. Fur lacking a glossy sheen will be disqualified.
General Type 55
Body 45
Head 5
Ears 5
Wool 25
Fur 25
Color 10
Color 10
General Condition 10
Condition 10