Star and stripe

A star and stripe are connected: a forehead mark running into a narrow band down the muzzle.

Star and stripe: A star and stripe are connected: a forehead mark running into a narrow band down the muzzle.

How do you recognise this marking?

A white forehead mark (star) joining a narrow white band down the nasal bones (stripe). Together they form a continuous marking without the width of a blaze.

Where
On the head

More about this marking

In passport descriptions adjacent markings are called connected when they touch, for example 'star and stripe connected'. If they stay apart, they are described separately.

What is it often confused with?

  • Star

    A star is a white mark on the forehead, above the eyes.

  • Stripe

    A stripe is a narrow white band down the nasal bones, narrower than a blaze.

  • Blaze

    A blaze is a wide white band running from the forehead down to the muzzle.

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Sources: USDA APHIS National Veterinary Accreditation Program · Sponenberg, D.P. & Bellone, R.R. (Wiley-Blackwell).