When moving at a trot, the neck is extended so that the head is carried slightly forward. The shoulder blade is well laid back. The upper arm angles slightly backward from point of shoulder to elbow, and is never perpendicular to the ground. The muscles and ligaments holding the shoulder to the rib cage are firm and well developed. Viewed from the side, pasterns are slightly slanted, with the pastern joint strong, but flexible.
Bone is substantial but never heavy.
Length of the leg from elbow to ground is slightly more than the distance from the elbow to the top of the withers. Dew claws on forelegs may be removed. Deep and strong, but not too broad, with the deepest point being just behind and level with the elbows. The ribs are well-sprung from the spine but flattened on the sides to allow for freedom of action. It is of medium length, neither cobby nor slack from excessive length.