Hind legs long and very muscular. Thighs long and well developed with good second thigh. Stifles well angulated, hock joints broad, clean and set low. Posterior line of the hock is vertical. Feet Harefoot, well padded, never flat, neither turned in nor out.
Toes close together and well arched.
Hind feet longer. Removal of dewclaws optional. Tail Long, rather low set, the tail bone reaching well below the hock joint. Well feathered, carried low in a graceful curve. In action may be used as a counter balance but not rising above the level of the back except when galloping.