facial markings

[coss]

Strange as it may sound... i can't work out how to describe harry's facial markings accurately :o Obviously he has a star but how is the rest described?
http://file037a.bebo.com/4/large/2007/11/19/15/1359860817a6150216500l.jpg

[anna15]

not great with these things but, i think you would just call it a star with snip of white above muzzel?
im sure somebody smart will correct me if wrong.:)

[coss]

i always thought the snip was on the muzzle hence my confusion :confused:
also, not very clear in the pic is that the star kind of trickles into the "snip above the muzzle". it looks like someone has taken a blob of paint on his forehead (creating the star) and that its trickled down his face and got stuck on the lower bit - if that makes sense, clearer in the foal pic and ridden pic
http://file034a.bebo.com/10/large/2007/05/14/13/1359860817a4375189162b289115995l.jpghttp://file016a.bebo.com/8/large/2007/05/26/19/1359860817a4493638958b597753714l.jpg

[Bay Mare]

Would that be counted as a star and stripe? Not sure with it being so narrow. That's probably what I would have gone for (and probably have got wrong ;) ).

[coss]

could it be a star and race? :confused: (not heard of it before)
http://www.mesc.usgs.gov/resources/spotlight/horse/face_mark.asp

and even weirder... http://jhered.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/80/3/173

[Bay Mare]

Isn't a 'race' more wiggly?

[No_Angel]

It's kind of like Ceryns, I class hers as a star, stripe and snip

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b242/madams_walk/SN850065.jpg

[martini55]

Martini has a star and a thin stripe, though more noticeable than your horse's. It's simply described as 'star and conjoined stripe'

[anna15]

i think coss's pony's is different though as the stripe isnt totaly connected to the star, thats what makes it a difficult one.

[Plopple]

on my boys passport, his is described as a star and stripe?!
but i thought he would be more a blaze?
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r214/BumblesDigit/_My%20Baby%20Boy%20Digit_/DSCF2587.jpg

[chev]

I'd call it large star terminating between eyes with semi-conjoined narrow stripe terminating above muzzle.

That's accurate enough - they don't expect absolutes as long as the description fits.

[chev]

Plopple - that is definitely a regular blaze, not a star and stripe!

[Palomino Mare]

a star with an interupted stripe?

[coss]

:p as palomino mare said... the stripe is an interupted one (though you can't tell unless you are particularly close ;))
the first thing of the year i've learnt ;) :D
plopple - i'd call your horse's a blaze too :p

happy new year everyone :D

[titch_]

the foalll piccie realey cutte!

[coss]

the foalll piccie realey cutte!

i'm so pleased he grew into the star ;):p