(above knee / hock) 



knee / hock (slocking) 



cannon (3/4 stocking) 



halfcamon 

 (half slocking, sock) 



pastern 

 half pastern 

 coronet 



Figure 5— Leg markings are 

 described by naming the most 

 proximal extent of the white area 

 on each Umb. 



For example, "star and strip connected, lower lip disconnected" or "star, strip, and 

 snip connected." 



• Stripe: Usually used to describe a long, narrow star, strip, and snip connected. 



• Blaze: A wide, connected star, strip, and usually snip extending laterally below the 

 top of the nasal bones but not including the eyes or nostrils. 



• Bald: A very wide blaze including at least one eye and usually both nostrils. 



White Leg Markings (fig. 5) — 



• Partial heel: The medial (inside) or lateral (outside) heel may be white; 

 called a partial heel on the white side. 



• Heel: Both heels (the entire heel) of the hoof may be white. 



• Coronet/Coronary band: White begins at the hoof and extends proximally 

 about an inch or less than halt\va\' up the pastern. 



• Half-pastern: The leg is white trom the hoot up to and including the lower 

 half of the pastern. 



• Pastern: The leg is white to the top of the pastern below the fetlock. 



• Fetlock/ Ankle: White extends up to the top of the fetlock. 



• Half-Cannon/Half-Stocking/Sock: While extends from the hoof up to and 

 including the lower halt ot the cannon bt^nc. 



• Cannon/Three-quarter Stocking: White extends [o the proximal end of the 

 cannon bone below the carpus (knee). 



• Knee/Hock/Stocking: White extends up to or just to the top of the carpus 

 (knee) or tarsus (hock). 



• Above Knee/Hock, High White: White extends above the carpus (knee) 

 or tarsus (hock). 



Ermine spots: Refer to small, dark spots in w liitc leg markings that are usually 

 found just above the hoot. 



Other Natural Markings 



Hair Whorl/Rosette/Cowlick: Hair whorls are patterns, usually circular, in which 

 the direction of hair growth changes. Hair whorls are permanent and cannot 

 be brushed away or clipped out. There is usualK' one whorl in the center oi the 

 forehead, often between the eyes. These single whorls are not typically described as 

 unique markings; however, the distance above or below the eye level could be noted. 

 Less frequently, two or more whorls are found on the forehead. When present, the 

 number and locations of multiple whorls should be described if appropriate. The 

 presence (and location if present) or absence of any whorls or cowlicks on the side 

 of the neck near the mane can also be a useful aid in identification, particularly 

 when a horse has few white markings and no tattoo, brand, or similar feature. 



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