| 1 | Feet down at the pastern are a serious fault. | |
| 2 | Weak pasterns and knuckling over are serious faults. | |
| 3 | Legs are strongly boned and straight, with strong, slightly sprung pasterns. | |
| 4 | The forearm is moderately fleshy and the pasterns are flexible but without weakness. | |
| 5 | Pasterns firm and nearly straight when viewed from the side. |