The stifles are moderately well bent. Hocks should be well let down and straight from hock to pad. Rear angulation should balance and compliment the front. The muscling should be clean and well defined, denoting speed and agility. COAT Should be short and dense, sleek and glossy in appearance but neither wooly nor silky.
Puppies usually have heavier coats than adults.
More densely coated dogs may exhibit pellet- like molting patterns throughout the coat which should not be penalized. A little white on the chest and toes permissible but excessive white there, on the belly or above the toes is undesirable. A Ridgeback hair is banded, lighter at the base, darker at the tip. Lighter wheaten highlights are usually noted over the shoulder blades. Clear-faced dogs or dogs with black on the muzzle, ear and around the eyes are equally acceptable.