OBJECTIVES
• Student will be able to discuss the
purpose of leg and facial markings
• Student will be able to identify and
describe four horse facial markings.
• Students will be able to identify and
describe six horse leg markings.
White marking between
eyes.
Comes in many shapes.
Thin line down
front of nose
Small white fleck
between nostrils
.
Thick white line down
front of nose. Horse also
has a star.
• Very
wide blaze that extends to and
may cover the eyes, nostrils, and upper
lip.
• Horses with bald faces often have
white that extends to the lower lip as
well.
Coronet
Pastern
Sock
Stockings
Small white
marking up to
and including
the pastern.
Small white
marking on the
heel, at the
back of the hoof.
.
White marking
finishing around the
knee or hock.
White marking
that ends around
half-way up the
cannon bone.
½ way
up
the
Cannon
bone
Small white ring
around the coronet
band, above the hoof.
Stocking that continues up the leg
Stocking that
continues up the
leg, but only
partially.