What is the most common horse marking?

Answer 1

There are a range of markings on the horses face but the most common ones are:

1) Star: When a horse/pony has got a little circle mark on the top of the head and can only been seen if you lift up the horses forelock(the horses fringe)

Answer 2

Well, it depends on the marking and where it is located on the horses body.

Facial Markings:

Star- small white spot on a horses forehead

Strip/Stripe- long, skinny, white stripe that runs down a horses face, and ends at/before the nose

Blaze- long, thick stripe of white that runs down the horses face but stops at or before the nose, and does not touch the eyes

Bald- white covering a horses face almost entirely

Snip- white marking on a horses nose area, between or on nostrils

Lip- a white spot on a horses lip

Leg Markings:

Coronet- a white strip that goes all around the coronary band

Half-Cannon: a white marking that runs halfway up the cannon bone

Half-Pastern: a white markings that runs halfway up the pastern

Sock- a white markings that ends slightly above the fetlock joint

Stocking: a white markings that runs all the way up the leg but ends at the knee

Ermine spots: colored spots that are on the coronary band on top of a white leg marking

Other Markings:

Brand- A design burned into the skin to identify an animal

Freeze Brand- A brand made by freezing instead of heat. The hair grows in white. Usually letters or numbers are used.

Scar- A permanent mark left by an injury that has healed.

Birdcahtcher Spots- random white dots on a solid-colored horse's body

Answer 3

sock (different color from their hoof to about half way up between their hoof and knee

Answer 4

• Snip
• Blaze
• Stripe
• Star
• Bald