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!

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.