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.

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.

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.