High white

High white is white reaching above the knee or hock.

High white: High white is white reaching above the knee or hock.

How do you recognise this marking?

White running higher than the knee or hock, sometimes onto the upper leg. Seen mainly in pinto patterns.

Where
On the legs

More about this marking

High white ('above knee/hock') is the most extensive leg marking. In pinto patterns the leg white can continue into white on the body.

What is it often confused with?

  • Stocking

    A stocking is white reaching up to the knee or hock.

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