Do you love horses? Lots of people do. If you're in your "horse phase," check out these easy horse drawing tutorials for kids.
Many girls and boys dream of having a pony or horse of their very own. You can bring your dreams to life on paper when you learn to sketch simple cartoon horses or more realistic ones.
If you are a beginner artist, check out the simplified horse drawings first. This lovely animal's majestic curves can be achieved using simple overlapping lines. You will add the highlighted lines to your drawing in each step. Before long, you will have a horse of your very own!
Once you've built your skills, you can move on to more realistic horse drawings. We recommend using a pencil for these and having a good eraser handy. It may take several tries to get the lines just right.
When finished, you can color your horse drawing, customizing your dream horse. Do you want to ride a painted pony? A thoroughbred with blazes and stockings? Or perhaps a speckled Appaloosa? With your brown, tan, and black colored pencils in your hands, you can have any breed of horse you may want.
You will even find a few mythical horses, such as unicorns and pegasus. Let your imagination run as wild as a herd of horses!
14 Easy Horse Drawing Ideas
Easy Horse
If you are drawing a horse for the first time, this is a great place to start. Notice how the curved lines shape the face, body, and legs. This will build skills that you will use in later drawings.
Horse Outline
This horse is posed in a leap or fighting stance. With simple lines and few interior details, this tutorial is a good segue between the easy horse and other, more realistic drawings.
Jumping Horse
Did you draw the horse outline, above? Now you can draw a more detailed horse in a similar leaping posture.
Easy Realistic Horse
If you want to draw a horse that looks true to life, this tutorial will help you achieve your goal. Pay special attention to the lines that contour the horse's muscles and texture its mane and tail.
Pegasus
The Pegasus is a winged horse from ancient mythology. You can let your equine dreams take flight with the help of this trusty steed!
Zebra
Zebras are a type of wild horse; in fact, they are one of the only truly wild horses left in the world. Zebras are recognized by their characteristic black and white stripes.
Horse Rider
Horses are pretty to look at, but you probably dream of riding one as well. This horse is wearing an English-style riding saddle, and the rider is decked out in English riding gear, including a helmet, jodhpurs, and riding boots.
Pony
This simple pony is designed to exemplify its cuteness. It has a small body and a large head, giving it a babyish or childlike appearance.
Horse Head Outline
You can focus on drawing one feature of the horse - a detailed head with a majestic flowing mane. As an added challenge, can you complete the horse's body after you've finished the outline of its head?
Horse Rearing
A horse excitedly rearing in a "fighting stance" is an impressive thing to see. Follow this tutorial to position the horse's body so that it is standing on just two legs.
Easy Cute Unicorn
This unicorn is simple to draw, consisting of simplified curved lines. If you left off the horn, it would be an ordinary horse!
Horse Running
So far, we've drawn horses that are standing, jumping, or rearing. Now, pay special attention to the changes in the horse's body when it does what it does best - running fast!
Cartoon Horse
This pretty pony is drawn in a classic cartoon style. If you added a unicorn horn or wings and a cutie mark, she would fit right in at Ponyville.
Horse Head
This horse portrait is full of motion and emotion. You can almost feel the wind that blows through the horse's mane, and its bright, intelligent eyes communicate understanding to its rider.
