Face & Leg Markings
Learn about horse & pony markings
Horse & Pony Face Markings
Face markings are the white markings on a pony’s face and muzzle. They are important for identification and registration with breed societies.
Bald Face:
A wide white marking that runs past the inside of the eyes and beyond the nostrils.
Blaze:
A white marking that occurs below the eye line and above the top of the nostrils, and extends outside of both nasal bones.
Star:
A white marking that occurs above the eye line.
Strip:
A white marking that occurs below the eye line and above the top of the nostrils, but within the nasal bones. Also referred to as a stripe or race.
Snip:
A white marking that occurs between the top and the bottom of the nostrils.
Horse & Pony Face Markings Examples
Some Well Known Face Markings Include:

Bald Face
A wide white marking that runs past the inside of the eyes and beyond the nostrils.

Snip
A white marking that occurs between the top and the bottom of the nostrils.

Blaze
A white marking that occurs below the eye line and above the top of the nostrils, and extends outside of both nasal bones.

Star, Strip, Snip
Star: A white marking that occurs above the eye line.
Strip: A white marking that occurs below the eye line and above the top of the nostrils, but within the nasal bones.
Snip: A white marking that occurs between the top and the bottom of the nostrils.

Star
A white marking that occurs above the eye line.

Star, Strip
Star: A white marking that occurs above the eye line.
Strip: A white marking that occurs below the eye line and above the top of the nostrils, but within the nasal bones.

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Coronet
Thin white marking that runs near to the top of the hoof along the coronet band.

Half-Cannon
A white leg marking that extends up half of the cannon bone. Also called a half stocking.

Half-Pastern
A white leg marking that covers half of the pastern.

Stocking
A white leg marking that extends all the way up the cannon bone.

Pastern
A white leg marking that covers the pastern and does not go above the fetlock joint.

Ermine Spots
Small dark spots that appear on any white marking near the hoof.

Sock
A white leg marking that covers all of the pastern and over the fetlock joint.

Heel
White marking that appear one or both bulbs of a horse’s heel.

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