Markings
Face Markings
Blaze-The white marking is a white thick stripe down the middle of the face.
Stripe-The white marking is a white stripe down the middle of the face.
Bald Face-The white marking is a wide blaze that extends to or past the eyes, some but not all will also have blue eyes.
Star-The white marking is a marking that is above or between the eyes.
Snip-The white marking is a a white marking on the muzzle, between the nostrils.
Faint-The white marking is a small but permanent marking that usually consists of white hairs without any underlying pink skin.
Interrupted-The white marking is a marking which is usually a strip or blaze, that is broken and not solid for the entire length of the face.
Irregular-The white marking is a marking that is usually a strip or blaze, that does not have a more or less straight path.
Lip-The white marking is a marking on the lower lip, chin, etc. Lip markings may indicate presence of the sabino color pattern.
Muzzle-The white marking is a marking that can be white or any other color that covers the muzzle.
Connected-The white marking is a occasionally used to describe distinctively different markings that happen to be joined to one another like, star + blaze or star and snip.
You may also find that you horse or pony has more then 1 face marking, here are a few examples.
Star + Stripe/Blaze-The white marking is a star marking that is between of above the eyes that is wider the normal with a stripe or blaze.
Star + Snip-The white marking is a star marking that is between or above the eyes with the snip marking which is on the muzzle between the nostrils.
Leg Markings
Partial Pastern-The white marking is at the back of the horse's hoof.
Coronet-The white marking is just above the hoof, around coronary band that is usually no more then 1 inch above the hoof.
Pastern-The white marking is above the top of the hoof, but stops below the fetlock.
Fetlock-The white marking is over the fetlock.
Sock-The white marking is higher then the fetlock but not as high as the knee or hock.
Stocking-This white marking is at least to the bottom of the knee or hock, sometimes higher.
Irregular-The white marking is within the broad confines of given height, but with significantly uneven edges.
Partial-The white marking is an irregular marking that only extends up part of the leg to the height indicated, sometimes with the other side of the leg dark.
High White-The white marking is extend above the knee or hock and sometimes extending past the stifle onto the flank or belly.
Zebra/Stripes/Bars-The marking is normally dark in color, they are a horizontal marking found on the legs which are most often found above the knee, but not always.
Note:Horse's and ponies not all the time have a full set of 4 leg markings, they can have none to 4 and sometimes different markings on each leg.
Dark/Other/Natural Markings
Bend-or-Spots-The marking is a dark faint spotting, usually seen on horse's or ponies that are chestnut or palomino.
Ermine Marks-The marking is a occurrence of black marks on a white marking, often seen on leg markings just above the hoof, this may cause the hoof to be striped.
Medicine Hat-The marking is a unusual type of pinto coloring where the horse has dark ears and poll (like a hate on the head), but surrounded on all sides of the head and neck by white.
Shield-The marking is a dark pinto marking where the horse has a dark colored chest and is surrounded completely by white on the shoulders, legs, belly and neck.
Body Spots-The marking is a white color marking which can be on there belly, flank, etc. When there is a body spot or spots it usually means there is a sabino gene.
Birdcatcher Spots-The marking is a small white spots which are usually between 1 mm and 1 inch in diameter. Birdcatcher spots are not genetic and can occur in many breeds. These spots may occur late in a horse's life or may occur then disappear.
White Marking/Fungal Infections-The marking is a white color with spots/patches on the body. This marking/infection could be a somatic mutation.
Saddle Marks-Saddle Marks can be seen on the back or withers as a patch of white hairs, usually a result of wearing a improperly-fitted saddle for long periods, but also could be related to straight forward long-term saddle wear, unclean saddle blankets and other causes. White marks that are just forward if the withers may be the result of an ill-fitting horse blanket worn for a long period of time.
Branding-There are two types of branding hot branding and freeze branding. Both types are pretty much scaring the horse permanently to mark the horse for identification purposes, both branding are normally on the shoulder. Hot branding burns the hair and skin, if light enough there may be white hairs that form around it instead of just bare skin. Freeze branding freeze's the hair which leaves the hair a white/blue color.