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Colors, markings, and senses of the horse Flashcards

1
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Describe the marking ‘bald face.’

A

White over most of the flat surface of the face. (Often include eyes and nostrils)

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What do you call a wide white strip running down the face to the lips?

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Blaze

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3
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Describe the leg marking ‘sock.’

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White extends up from the coronet to and including the fetlock.

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Describe the leg marking ‘pastern.’

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White extends up from the coronet to and including the pastern.

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5
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What leg marking extends up from the coronet to and including the knee?

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Full Stocking

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6
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Describe the face marking ‘star.’

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A small, clearly defined patch of white hairs on the forehead. (White mark on the forehead)

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What do most Grulla colored horses have on their legs and withers?

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Zebra Stripes

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What is the term for faded out color around the horses mouth?

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Mealy-Mouthed

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9
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What is Skewbald?

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Any color, except black, with white in a pinto formation.

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10
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What does flaxen mean?

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A mane and tail that are colored light yellow and white.

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11
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What is the Olfactory sense?

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The sense of smell

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What are the five senses of the horse?

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Sight, smell, taste, hear, feel

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13
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What leg marking is white from the coronet to the middle of the cannon bone?

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Half Stocking

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14
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What is the term for a dark line over the withers from side to side?

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Cross (or transverse stripe)

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Referring to horses, what does the term zebra mean?

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Dark stripes on the legs and/or withers

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What do you call a long narrow band of white running from the forehead down toward the muzzle?

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Stripe or Strip

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17
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What term describes both a horse color and a horny growth found on the inside of a horse’s leg?

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Chestnut

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18
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What is the difference between the coloring of a red bay and a chestnut?

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  • Bays always have black points, manes, and tails.

- Chestnuts always have either red or occasionally flaxen manes and tails.

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19
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What is piebald?

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Black with white in a pinto formation.

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20
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What are the 2 most common dorsal stripe colors?

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Red & Black

21
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What are the 5 white leg markings?

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Coronet, pastern, ankle (sock), half stocking, full stocking.

22
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Describe the marking ‘coronet.’

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A band of white around the coronet band.

23
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Describe a roan horse.

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One whose coat carries white hairs mixed with one or more base colors.

24
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Describe the coat color ‘palomino.’

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Golden color (from light yellow to bright copper) with white mane and tail.

25
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Describe the coat color ‘chestnut.’

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Reddish-brown with the same color or
lighter tail, mane and legs. May be dark
chestnut (sometimes called liver), red
chestnut or light chestnut.

26
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What is a true white horse?

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One that is born white & dies white.

27
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What color would you call a black horse who has tan or brown hairs on the muzzle or flank?

A

Seal Brown

28
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What color is a horse that has a reddish-brown body and a black mane and tail

A

Bay

29
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How can you tell whether a horse is black or seal brown?

A

Tan or brown hairs on the muzzle or flank indicate seal brown. A black horse doesn’t have any tan or brown hairs.

30
Q

Describe the marking ‘snip.’

A

Small patch of white that runs over the muzzle, often to the lips.

31
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What do call a blue or whitish eye?

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Glass eye (Also acceptable: watch eye, walleye)

32
Q

Name two of the 5 major variations of coat colors.

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Dun, gray, roan, palomino, pinto

33
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Red, Strawberry, & Blue are variations of which color?

A

Roan

34
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Name 3 of the 9 recognized coat patterns of the POA breed?

A

Blanket, leopard, few spot leopard, frost, white w/ black spots on hindquarters, marbleized roan, roan, solid w/ dark spots, snowflake

35
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Where do you find the black points on a horse?

A

Mane, tail & legs

36
Q

How many basic coat colors are there?

A

5

37
Q

Most so-called ‘white’ horses are really which color?

A

Gray

38
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What type of roan would a horse with a mixture of red & white hairs be?

A

Red Roan

39
Q

What term refers both to white on the face, covering the eye area, or to one defective eye?

A

Wall-eyed

40
Q

The mealy-mouthed description is most likely to be found in what color horse?

A

Brown or Bay

41
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What are the 3 variations of Overo?

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Frame, Sabino, Splashed White

42
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What are the three distinctive characteristics of the POA?

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Mottled skin, white sclera, vertically striped hooves.

43
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What are the 2 patterns of the paint/pinto?

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Tobiano & Overo

44
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What is a cross between Tobiano & Overo

A

Tovero

45
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What is the term for a dun horse whose yellow hairs are mixed with brown or black?

A

Grulla

46
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Describe the markings of a zebra dun.

A

Dun horse with black points and zebra stripes on legs & withers.

47
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What is the term used for a gray horse that has a lot of black in his coat?

A

Steel Gray

48
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Define ‘Flea-bitten Gray.’

A

A gray horse with small black or reddish specks or spots. Looks like ‘flea bites.’ Often seen on Arabians.

49
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What term means a lack of uniformity in color - a dull, dirty tone?

A

Ratty

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