Horse Color and Markings Identification

This video tutorial explores the diverse colors and markings found in horses, including chestnut, sorrel, buckskin, dun, gray, Opelousas, and Palomino. It also covers various leg and face markings such as stripes, blazes, stars, snips, socks, and stockings. The video concludes with a discussion on ermine markings and their effects on hooves.

Which horse color is characterized by a reddish body with a black mane and tail?

• Chestnut

• Buckskin

• Bay

• Palomino

What distinctive feature does a dun-colored horse have along its spine?

• Blaze

• White spots

• Dorsal stripe

• Zebra stripes

Which horse is known for having small dark marks throughout its white coat?

• Appaloosa

• Flea-bitten gray

• Dapple gray

• Palomino

What is a characteristic feature of Appaloosa horses?

• Dorsal stripe

• Blonde mane

• Spots

• Solid color

Which horse color is described as having a rich singular color throughout?

• Dark bay or black

• Appaloosa

• Dapple gray

• Flea-bitten gray

What is a narrow white marking down the length of a horse's face called?

• Snip

• Star

• Stripe

• Blaze

What facial marking covers the entire face and at least one eye?

• Stripe

• Blaze

• Star

• Bald face

What is a white marking on the leg that goes just to or above the fetlock called?

• Stripe

• Ermine

• Sock

• Stocking

What are black spots at the coronary band on socks or white legs called?

• Snips

• Stars

• Stripes

• Ermines

What can ermines sometimes result in?

• Bald faces

• Dorsal stripes

• Striped hooves

• Blazes