Elbows close fitting. Body Balanced, short coupled, deep through heart. Ribs deep, well sprung. Neck Good length, clean and muscular. Hindquarters Loin and legs strong and muscular, good second thighs, well bent stifles.
Hocks well let down, straight when viewed from rear, neither turning in nor out.
Cow-hocks highly undesirable. Feet Round and cat-like. Tail Set on and carried level with back, reaching to hocks, without curl at tip. Straight and true in front and rear. Stride long and free with no sign of hackney action in front.