Translations:AY Honors/Horsemanship - Advanced/Answer Key/26/en

Blaze: A blaze is a broad strip that runs down the horse's face. It does not extend past the eyes, and it is wider than a stripe.
Stripe: A stripe is a narrow blaze.
Snip: A snip is a marking between the horse's nostrils
Star: A star is a marking between the eyes.
Race: A race is a crooked or wavy stripe or blaze.
Baldface: Baldface is a wide marking on the face that extends past the eyes. Often, a baldface horse will have blue eyes.

In order of size:

1. Stocking: Stockings extend above the knee or hock and can bleed onto the flank or belly.
2. Fetlock or Sock: White marking that extends over the fetlock, occasionally called a "boot."
3. Pastern: White marking that extends above the top of the hoof, but stops below the fetlock.
4. Coronet: White just above the hoof, around coronary band, usually no more than 1 inch (2.5cm) above the hoof.
5. Partial Pastern: White marking on only one side of pastern.
6. Ermine Spots: Tiny spots of the coat color that show up on a white marking near the coronet band just above the hoof.
7. Black Socks or No White Markings: Some animals have no white on their legs, although some bay animals will have black socks similar to (or in addition to) white ones.