Sunshine Bunnies

My Harlequin Mini Lops Project

My aim is to correct the size & type of my harlequin mini lops, A little bit about why I got into this big project, I owned the larger Japanese harlequin buck he was a very nice bunny with a very nice personality & I thought I would love the colour in the mini lops. I found out they were still in progress there was not many around, So I decided to produce a good showable mini lop harlequin, in both colour's Japanese & magpie, I have got the size down to normal mini lop weight & ears to a nice length still working on head shape & coat, I am still trying to better them. The Standard that I am trying to aim for in my harlequin mini lops, is the standard mini lop which is ring size k, weight adult 1.5kg max is 1.6kg.
.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 thick, short and straight. The hind legs are short, strong, powerful and carried parallel to the body. The tail is straight, strong and well furred. A small dewlap is permissible but not desirable.
Coat - The coat to be dense and of good length, roll-back with an abundance of guard hairs. Legs and pads to be well furred.
Head, Crown and Eyes - 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 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, well furred and rounded at the ends. They should be carried close to the cheeks giving a horse-shoe like outline when viewed from the front. The inside of the ears should not be visible from any angle when carried correctly.o general colour descriptions with the exception of Broken.
With the correct pattern of the harlequin.
Head – To be equally divided, one side black and the other side golden orange. Five points allocated to each side.
Ears – One ear to be black the other golden orange. The black ear on the golden orange side of the face, and vice0versa. Five points allocated to each ear.
Legs – One front leg golden orange, the other black. One hind leg black, the other golden orange the reverse side to the front. Five points allocated to each leg.
Body – To be banded in black and orange and as clearly defined as possible. It shall not be considered a fault if the bands are broken at the ventral and dorsal lines. Belly colour may be lightish.
Colour – Part dense black, part golden orange, the brighter the better.
Accepted Colours:Black Harlequin – Dense black and golden orange,Blue Harlequin – Lavender blue and golden fawn,Brown Harlequin – Rich dark brown and golden orange,Lilac Harlequin – Dove grey and golden fawn,Black Magpie – Dense black and white,Blue Magpie – Lavender blue and white,Brown Magpie – Rich dark brown and white,Lilac Magpie – Dove grey and white.