The breed standard of the national club.
Body Coat
- Clipped down to a maximum of one inch, pure colour, fine texture, even and dense all over
- A coat of 1 – 2 inches is permissible in the case of coloured Angoras
- 15 points
Furnishings
- Head, feet, legs, face, ears and tail
- 15 points
Head
- Broad, short skull, broad flat nose, large eyes of correct colour, dense crest, long fringe, thickly wooled along line of jaw
- 10 points
Ears
- Erect, short, tapered, well wooled, fringed and tufted
- 10 points
Body
- Short coupled, back arched, chest deep, broad and prominent, powerful shoulders and loins a good size
- 25 points
Legs and Feet
- Straight, good but not coarse boned, heavily wooled with short nails
- 10 points
Condition
- Firm flesh, clean well nourished and well groomed
- 10 points
Carriage
- Alert and upstanding, masculine in appearance in the case of a buck
- 5 points
Total Points 100
Weight
- Ideally not to be more than 7½lbs.
Serious Faults
- Narrow wedge head, low head or ear carriage, plain long ears, no furnishings, bad condition
Points awarded when judging Angora Stud Buck and Brood Doe
Standard of Points | Points | |
1 | Body coat | 15 |
2 | Furnishings | 15 |
3 | Head | 10 |
4 | Ears | 10 |
5 | Body | 25 |
6 | Legs and Feet | 10 |
7 | Condition | 10 |
8 | Carriage | 5 |
Total | 100 |