Horse Markings

Horse Markings

Horse markings – Horses have many amazing and differnt markings that can come along with their unique coats.
There are not too many but they are all different and interesting!

horse markings

Facial Markings

Star – A Star is a diamond shaped white patch of hair that appears on a horse’s forehead. Take note though –
Just because it’s called a “star” doesn’t mean it’s shaped like one. A star can also be the shape of a circle, oval or square.

Stripe – A long white line of hair about 2 centimetres thick that runs from a horse’s forehead to its muzzle.

Blaze – A long white line of hair about 6 centimetres thick that runs from the horse’s forehead to its muzzle.

Bald Face – A huge patch of white hair that covers most of the horse’s face.

Snip – A small white snippet of hair that appears on a horse’s nose between its two nostrils.

Interrupted Stripe – This is just like a stripe except that it has small patches of the horse’s body colour running
between the white line of the stripe.

Leg Markings

Stocking – A stocking is a big patch of white that goes from a horse’s hoof to its knee on its leg.

Sock – A sock is a small patch of white that goes from a horse’s hoof to just above its fetlock.

Half-Pastern – A half-pastern is a small rim of white that goes from a horse’s hoof to halfway up its pastern.

Crown – A crown is a little liner of white that goes from a horse’s hoof to just above its coronet.

Coronet – A tiny ring of white that goes just around the top of a horse’s hoof.

Other Markings

Flesh Markings – Flesh markings are random white splotches that are found underneath a horse’s belly,
normally around the girth area.

Zebra Markings – Black slashes of hair that appear on a horse’s hind legs.

Dorsal Stripe – A tick black stripe that runs from the top of a horse’s tail to its withers.



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