Do all white facial markings always have pink skin underneath them?

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I'm curious, as realised today that Hippo's passport describes her at four months old as being a 14.3 grey filly with a white star, but she has no pink skin anywhere at all, including on her face:confused:

I was told by her previous owner that she had been born chestnut. Obviously she's greyed out now. Still has a multicoloured mane and tail, darker along the centre, and a faint dorsal stripe that can be seen far more clearly now she's in her summer coat. Black hooves...they match the passport anyway:D

She also has a little patch of chestnut hair under her forelock, that is very soft and fine compared to the rest of her coat. Sort of fuzzy. And now in summer hundreds of fleabites: should have called her Freckles!

Have been Googling the question to no avail...
 
I would have said yes, our dear departed chestnut had a white star and snips running down his nose and one white sock, my lad has four white stockings and all were pink at the skin, but know you've set me wondering
I shall watch this post with interest
 
no not if the horse is black skinned.my two greys are black skinned and both have white markings with black skin under the hair
 
Yes, proper face/leg/piebald/skewbald markings have pink skin under the white fur. :)

I don't know about unusual markings like birdcatcher spots, as I've not read much about them or owned a horse with them to have a looksee myself.

If you wash her face can you see anything as different skin colour is often easier to see when the horse is wet?
 
lizzypeg said:
no not if the horse is black skinned.my two greys are black skinned and both have white markings with black skin under the hair
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Photos please. :)

ETA, All greys have black skin, it's one of the things that makes them stand out from a real white horse (eg maximum sabino).
 
See I wondered if maybe what was described as a star was just part of her greying out?

We bathed her a couple of days ago. No pink skin. Weird! Oh well, my horse likes to be different, lol!
 
It's possible that she greyed out a 'star' and that it was wrongly recorded. It's scary how often the basic details are wrong on passports (palomino Haflingers for example).
 
Faracat said:
It's possible that she greyed out a 'star' and that it was wrongly recorded. It's scary how often the basic details are wrong on passports (palomino Haflingers for example).
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Hmm...should I let the AHS know or just leave the passport as it is?

I may write to her breeder and ask them if they ever noticed whether the skin under the star was black. But then I'm worried they will send me photos of a foal with pink skin under its star, and then I really would be concerned, lol!

Probably just recorded wrongly. Ah, those cute little palomino Haffies:D
 
I had a grey pony (white grey not a dark grey) with black skin. When he was washed, his near hind has a white skinned sock. You couldn't tell as he was white all over until he was sodden. Try washing her and see if it appears.
 
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