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What is the term for a white marking on a horse's face that covers most of the face and extends above at least one eye or both?
What is the term for a white marking on a horse's face that covers most of the face and extends above at least one eye or both?
What type of marking extends from the hoof to the middle of the cannon bone on a horse's leg?
What type of marking extends from the hoof to the middle of the cannon bone on a horse's leg?
What is the term for various markings on a horse's body that can be combined in unique patterns?
What is the term for various markings on a horse's body that can be combined in unique patterns?
What type of marking appears as dark spots on a horse's coat?
What type of marking appears as dark spots on a horse's coat?
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What is the term for a white marking on a horse's leg that extends above the knee?
What is the term for a white marking on a horse's leg that extends above the knee?
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What type of marking appears as a white patch of hair no more than an inch high from the hoof line?
What type of marking appears as a white patch of hair no more than an inch high from the hoof line?
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What is the term for a white marking on a horse's leg that extends from the hoof just past the fetlock but not to the knee?
What is the term for a white marking on a horse's leg that extends from the hoof just past the fetlock but not to the knee?
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What type of marking appears as a white marking on a horse's leg that extends to the middle of the lower leg?
What type of marking appears as a white marking on a horse's leg that extends to the middle of the lower leg?
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What type of marking is characterized by a narrow strip of white from the forehead down to the muzzle, resembling the shape of a goose?
What type of marking is characterized by a narrow strip of white from the forehead down to the muzzle, resembling the shape of a goose?
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Which breed of horse is known to have black spots on its body?
Which breed of horse is known to have black spots on its body?
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What is the term for a small white marking on the lower part of a horse's nose?
What is the term for a small white marking on the lower part of a horse's nose?
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What type of marking is characterized by a wide, prominent white marking on the face, extending from the forehead down to the muzzle?
What type of marking is characterized by a wide, prominent white marking on the face, extending from the forehead down to the muzzle?
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What is the term for a white marking on the forehead of a horse, typically located between or above the eyes?
What is the term for a white marking on the forehead of a horse, typically located between or above the eyes?
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Which type of marking is characterized by small white specks found on any part of the horse's body?
Which type of marking is characterized by small white specks found on any part of the horse's body?
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What type of marking is characterized by a strip or blaze marking that isn't connected all the way through, with breaks in the line?
What type of marking is characterized by a strip or blaze marking that isn't connected all the way through, with breaks in the line?
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What is the term for a white marking that covers most or all of a horse's face, often found on paint and pinto horses?
What is the term for a white marking that covers most or all of a horse's face, often found on paint and pinto horses?
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What is a characteristic of a horse's walk gait?
What is a characteristic of a horse's walk gait?
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What type of marking is characterized by a darker strip of hair running along the horse's back?
What type of marking is characterized by a darker strip of hair running along the horse's back?
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What is a characteristic of a horse's trot gait?
What is a characteristic of a horse's trot gait?
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What type of marking is characterized by zebra-like stripe patterns on the legs?
What type of marking is characterized by zebra-like stripe patterns on the legs?
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What is a characteristic of a horse's canter gait?
What is a characteristic of a horse's canter gait?
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What type of marking is characterized by a small but permanent marking found anywhere on the horse's body?
What type of marking is characterized by a small but permanent marking found anywhere on the horse's body?
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What type of marking is characteristic of the Sabino color pattern?
What type of marking is characteristic of the Sabino color pattern?
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What type of marking is characterized by a large dark patch found on the chest of pinto horses?
What type of marking is characterized by a large dark patch found on the chest of pinto horses?
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Study Notes
Horse Markings
- Interrupted Marking: A strip or blaze marking that isn't connected all the way through, with breaks in the line.
- Star Marking: A white marking on the forehead of a horse, typically located between or above the eyes, resembling a star.
- Snip Marking: A white marking on the lower part of the horse's nose, covering a relatively large area.
- Bald Face Marking: A white marking that covers most or all of the horse's face, appearing as if stretching from eye to eye.
- Blaze Marking: A white marking between the eyes of a horse, thicker than other face markings.
- Stripe Marking: A narrow white marking on the front side of the horse's face, running from the forehead down to the muzzle.
- Ermine Marking: A small colored spot found within white markings on a horse's face or leg.
- Coronet Marking: White hair above the hoof on a horse's leg.
- Pasture Marking: Any marking on the pastern, the part of the leg between the hoof and fetlock.
- Sock Marking: A white marking extending to the middle of the lower leg of a horse, below the knee level.
- Combinations Marking: Various markings on a horse's body that can be combined in unique patterns, often changing throughout the horse's life.
- Boot Marking: Similar to a sock marking but extends up to the middle of the cannon bone.
- Stocking Marking: A white marking that extends above the knee or hock.
- Half Stocking Marking: Similar to a stocking marking but only extends halfway up the leg from the hoof's edge.
- Bend or Spots Marking: Dark spots on the horse's coat that can appear anywhere on the body.
- Dorsal Stripe Marking: A darker strip of hair running along the horse's back, often found in mustangs.
- Shield Marking: A large dark patch found on the chest of pinto horses.
- Primitive Markings: Zebra-like stripe patterns on the legs, classified as dun markings.
- Medicine Hat Marking: A rare marking found on pinto horses, covering most of the head and ears.
- Irregular or Crooked Marking: A marking that starts straight but becomes bent or crooked.
- Lip Marking: Any marking around the horse's lips, indicating the Sabino color pattern.
- Faint Marking: A small but permanent marking found anywhere on the horse's body.
- High White Marking: Similar to sock, boot, or stocking markings but extends past the stifle onto the belly.
- Connected Marking: Multiple markings on the horse's face that connect and intertwine.
Horse Gaits
- Walk: A slow, symmetrical four-beat gait, where each hoof hits the ground at a separate interval, and at any moment, there are always 2 or 3 feet on the ground. FootFall sequence: (LH, LF, RH, RF)
- Trot: A fast, symmetrical two-beat diagonal gait, where each diagonal pair hits the ground at a separate interval, intercalated with a period of suspension, and at any moment, there are either 2 or 0 feet on the ground. FootFall sequence: (LH+RF, Suspension, RH+LF, Suspension)
- Canter: A fast, asymmetrical, three-beat gait.
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This quiz covers different types of horse markings, including star markings, bird catcher markings, and interrupted markings. Test your knowledge of horse identification and equine characteristics.
