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Origin:
A man by the last name of Andrea from Assen, Holland bred Tans, Havanas, and a Tortoise Papillon (English Spot) with the intention of coming up with a totally orange breed of rabbit. The Thrianta is defiantly has the brightest, deepest orange color you’ll ever see. They were recognized right before the war broke out in the Netherlands, in May of 1940. After the war there was very little interest so they were withdrawn from the recognized breed list in the Netherlands; plus the standard for this breed was very hard to achieve.
Later a German breeder picked up the task, Mr. Bennack created a similar breed of the orange rabbit called the Sachsengold or Karlsbader Goldloh. He bred Tans, Havana, Harlequin, Silver, Chinchilla and New Zealand Reds to achieve his goal. He did succeed, with the build of the rabbit, but the color was not quite as deep. Later another German breeder, Mr. Kissner, wanted to improve the color so he imported the last of the Thrianta rabbits from Holland. He bred these to his Sachsengold. The Dutch imported the Sachsengolds from Mr Kissner in the late 1960’s and in 1971 they recognized the breed in their standards. In 1979 they were renamed to Thrianta.
The first Thriantas arrived in the United Kingdon in 1980 from Holland; and they arrived in the United States in the mid 1990’s from both The Netherlands and England. They were first presented to the ARBA standards Committee in 2001 and 2002 but did not pass; finally in 2006 they were excepted.
Today:
These little guys really attract attention where ever they appear. They are very friendly and the intense color is beautiful. They are hearty and produce large litters easily. Senior bucks and Senior does should weigh between 4 ½ to 6 ½ with an ideal weight being 5-6 lbs. Body should be compact but proportioned or balanced throughout. Their head should be short and full. Color is worth the most points on the show table, 30 points, it should be a fiery brilliant shade of red.
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