Belgian Hare

The real Belgian Hare

The real breed comes from Belgium, bred to look like a wild hare. Bred in Belgium to look like a wild hare: long, lean and arched, with long legs. It caused a craze in America around 1900.

What the standard asks for

• not a dwarf
• upright ears
• a normal coat
• no mane
• a solid coat
• a coat in the agouti family
• size at least 45 on the game's 0 to 100 scale
• size at most 72
• ear length at least 65

A rabbit that meets every point counts as a Belgian Hare; among breeds it meets, the game counts it as the one whose standard it meets on the most points.

What the judge looks at

Once a rabbit meets the standard, the judge scores how close it is to the breed's ideal. Every point away costs it.

• size: 58 on the game's 0 to 100 scale
• ear droop: 0 on the game's 0 to 100 scale
• ear length: 82 on the game's 0 to 100 scale

Coats that qualify

Every coat in the game that this standard accepts, painted. Tap one to see its genes and how to breed it, in the Coat Atlas.

4 coats qualify.