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Equine Identification- Colors and Markings

White Markings on the head

Star
Snip
 Star:
A star is any white marking on the forehead of the horse. A star can be small, large, regular or irregular in shape, in the center of the forehead or off to the left or right side of the forehead. Some horses have only a few discernable white hairs on the forehead that do not have white or pink skin underneath and these can be described as a few white hairs on the forehead.
Stripe(Strip) Blaze 
Connected
Star & Stripe
 
Bald

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