Silver Marten

Varieties

The Silver Marten comes in

4 ARBA apporved varieties.

Varieties/Color:

Black

Blue

Chocolate

Sable

Points:

General Type - 40

Fur - 20

Color - 22

Markings - 13

Silvering - 4

Triangle & Collar - 4

Eye Circles - 2

Nostril - 2

Belly Color - 1

Condition - 5

Total Points: 100

ShowRoom Classes & Weights

SRs

SR bucks - 6 months of age and over;

weight 6 to 8 1/2 lbs 

Ideal weight 7 1/2 lbs

Sr does - 6 months of age and over;

weight 7 to 9 1/2 lbs

Ideal weight 8 1/2 lbs.

ShowRoom Classes & Weights

JR's

Jr bucks - under 6 months of age;

not over 6 1/2 lbs.

Minimum weight 3 1/4 lbs.

Jr Does - under 6 months of age;

not over 7 1/2lbs

Minimum weight 3 1/4lbs.

Note: Jr's which exceed maximum weight limits may be shown in higher classifications. No animal may be shown in a lower age classification than it's true age.

Note:

Silver Martens should NOT be judged as a

marked breed. Markings are to be the final

consideration after type, color, and fur.

General Type - points 40

The body is to be of medium length and good depth, with well developed hindquarters and shoulders. Shoulders are to be slightly narrower than the hips

to form a slight taper. The back is to rise gradually from nape of the neck to the high point over the center of the hips, and continue down to the base of the tail. The body is to be plump and full fleshed.

Hips are to have good depth to indicate roundness when viewed from any direction.

Type 

Faults

Type - Faults

Racy. Cut severly for shoulders wider than hips,

flat loin, or protruding hips.

Head 

The head is to be medium length

(rather broad in bucks), with a short neck.

General Type - Head

Faults

Head - Faults 

Long, narrow head; long in the neck.

Ears

The ears are to be in proportion to size of the

head and body, and carried erect.

General Type - Ears

Faults

Ear - Fualts

Long, thin ears; not well furred.

Eyes

The eyes are to be large, bright, and bold.

Feet & Legs

Feet & Legs are to have straight, medium bone.

Toenails are to be dark brown in Blacks, blue in Blues, and light brown in Chocolates and Sables.

General Type - Feet & Legs

Faults

Feet & Legs - Faults

Long in Bone.

General Type - Feet & Legs

Disqualifications

Feet & Legs - DQ's

Unmatched or white toenail(s) on the same foot or corresponding foot in all varieties.

Tail

Length is to be in proportion to size of body.

Fur - points 20

Flyback

Fur is to conform to the ARBA

Commercial Normal Fur Standard.

Fur

Faults

Fur - Faults

Silky texture; extra long coat, lacking density.

Color - points 22

Luster desireable in all colors.

4 Color Varieties.

Black, Blue, Chocolate, & Sable

Black

Color is to be jet black, as free from mealy

appearance as possible. It is to be interspered

with evenly distributed silver tipped guard hairs, showing conspicuoulsy above the regular black color of the body coat. Silvering is to be carried well up the sides and rump.

Undercolor is to be jet black, merging into a deep,

rich blue at base.

Eyes - Brown

Blue

Surface color is to be an even shade of dark blue, carried as far as possible down the hairshaft.

It is to be interspersed with evenly distributed silver tipped gaurd hairs, showing very conspicously above the regular blue color of the body coat.

Silvering is to be carried well up the sides and rump.

Eyes - Blue-gray

Chocolate

Color is to be a dark chocolate, as free from

mealy appearance as possible. It is to be

interspersed with evenly distributed silver tipped

guard hairs, showing very conspicously above

the regular chocolate color.

Silvering is to be carried well up the sides and rump.

Undercolor is to merge into a lighter chocolate.

Eyes - Brown, with a ruby cast.

Sable

Color is to be a dark sepia brown on ears, face, tail and outside of legs. Saddle color is to be of medium sepia brown, shading off along the sides to a lighter tinge. Blending must be gradual with no blotches or streaks. It is to be interspersed with evenly distributed silver tipped guard hairs, showing very conspicously above the regualr sable color of the body coat. Silvering is to be carried well up the sides and rump.

A band of light sepia, and out an inch in width, extends across the forehead, just below the ears.

Eyes - Brown, with a ruby cast.

Color Faults

Specimen with conspicous showing of solid white hairs

in body color; slight sprinkling of solid white hairs.

Color

Disqualifications

Color - DQ's

Any foreign colored patch(es) other than off color due to molt. Eyes other then the color called for.

Ears

Outside color is to match the body color,

free from white hairs and tipping.

Inner portion of the ear is

to be silver white.

A white bar at the ear base is permissible.

Color -Ears

Faults

Ear Faults

White hairs and tipping on ears

and at the base of ears.

Color - Feet & Legs

Hind legs are to match body color on the outside

and match belly color on the inside, with

dividing line as straight and even as possible.

Foreleggs are to match body color on the outside and to extend as far as possible around the inside of the legs.

Color - Tail

Upper part of the tail is to match body color,

under part to match belly color.

Markings - Points 13

(pattern) all colors.

Silvering - 4

Triangle & Collar - 4

Eye Circles - 2

Nostrils - 2

Belly Color - 1

Total: 13

Silvering - Points 4

Sides are to have evenly ditributed silver

tipped guard hairs running from,

belly color well up the sides and rump.

Back is to be free of tipping and stray white hairs.

Triangle & Collar - points 4

The neck is to have a silver triangle at the nape

of the neck, not over 2 1/2" in length.

It is to be connected by a narrow silver white collar, running around the neck to a silver white underjaw.

Eye Circles - points 2

The eyes are to have very distinct silver white circles around the eyes. Both eye circles are to be the same size and to balance with the head.

Nostrils - points 2

Nostrils are to be white, with the white confined

to the immediate nostril.

Belly Color - points 1

The belly color is to be silver white and clean.

Undercolor is desirable.

Marking - Faults

Mealiness on head;

short, blunt, or spoon shaped triangle.

Condition - Points 5

Per ARBA definition.

Condition is the overall physical state of a rabbit in relation to health, cleanliness, fur, and grooming.

Silver Marten 

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