Broken blaze

A broken blaze is a blaze or stripe interrupted at one or more points.

Broken blaze: A broken blaze is a blaze or stripe interrupted at one or more points.

How do you recognise this marking?

A white band down the face that is not continuous: the white stops and starts again, with one or more sections of coloured coat in between.

Where
On the head

More about this marking

In identification this is called a broken strip or blaze. The place and number of breaks are drawn or described, because they make the marking unique.

What is it often confused with?

  • Blaze

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

  • Stripe

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

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