Face & Leg Markings
Learn about horse & pony markings
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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Learn More About the Parts of the Horse
Heel:
White marking that appears on one or both bulbs of a horse’s heel.
Ermine Spots:
Small dark spots that appear on any white marking near the hoof.
Coronet:
Thin white marking that runs near to the top of the hoof along the coronet band.
Half Pastern:
A white leg marking that covers half of the pastern.
Pastern:
A white leg marking that covers the pastern and does not go above the fetlock joint.
Sock:
A white leg marking that covers all of the pastern and over the fetlock joint.
Half-Cannon:
A white leg marking that extends up half of the cannon bone. Also called a half stocking.
Stocking:
A white leg marking that extends all the way up the cannon bone.
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 appears on one or both bulbs of a horse’s heel.
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Other Marks
Brand
A design burned into the horse that is usually used to identify the animal with a breed.
Freeze Brand
A brand made by freezing instead of burning, usually on the neck. Numbers and letters are usually used, and the hair grows back in white.
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