Nose black and wide nostrils. EYES - Medium sized, dark, oval, set forward, with lower lid fitting closely. Lips black, closing tightly but not overlapping. NECK - Moderately long, strong and slightly arched, skin close to throat, neck set cleanly on shoulders. Forelegs straight viewed from any angle.
Muscles smooth and lithe rather than prominent, bone strong, carried straight to feet.
Elbows set close to body and pointing directly backward. BODY - Chest moderately broad and deep, reaching at least to height of elbow rising slightly backward to loins. Breast bone clearly extends to beyond joint of shoulder and upper arm forming the conspicuous forechest. Back strong and straight, slightly higher at shoulder than at hindquarters, with short, well developed loins. Slightly sloping croup.