Ribs well sprung, brisket well developed. Skin pliant but not loose. Tail Large and full, set high and carried over back or against flank in a three-quarter, full, or double curl, always dipping to or below level of back. On a three-quarter curl, tip drops well down flank. Root large and strong.
Tail bone reaches hock when let down.
Hair coarse, straight and full, with no appearance of a plume. Forelegs heavy-boned and straight as viewed from front. Angle of pastern 15 degrees forward from vertical. Upper thighs well developed. Stifle moderately bent and hocks well let down, turning neither in nor out.