How to Draw Parts of the Horse for Kids

1. Begin the parts of the horse for kids outline by drawing the animal's head. Use a series of overlapping curved lines to trace the front of the face, lips, and jaw.

Use curved lines to enclose the almond-shaped eye and shade a circle inside it. Use another curved line for the nostril.

2. Contour the nose and eye with short lines. Then use a series of curved lines that meet at jagged points to draw the ears and mane. Use a long curved line for the front of the neck.

3. Continue drawing the mane, using a series of curved lines that meet at jagged points. Continue the line of the neck and contour the chest with a curved line.

4. Use long curved lines to outline the leg and belly. Notice the bulges at the horse's joints. Band the bottom of the leg with a curved line to indicate the hoof.

5. Use long curved lines to draw the remaining foreleg and band the bottom to form the hoof. Begin drawing the rear leg.

6. Extend a long curved line from the mane to form the horse's back, rump, and back of the leg, doubling it back on itself to complete the rear leg.

Band the bottom to indicate the hoof, then begin drawing the remaining rear leg.

7. Use a long curved line to complete the rear leg. Band the bottom with a short line to indicate the hoof. Then use a series of curved lines that meet at points to enclose the tail.

8. Use curved lines to texture the horse's mane and tail and to contour its body. Begin labeling its body parts.

Starting with the head and working clockwise, label the neck, back, tail, belly, hoof, shoulder, and muzzle. Draw straight lines from each word to the part it describes.

9. Continue labeling the eye, ears, crest, mane, withers, croup, hock, gaskin, stifle, cannon, knee, forearm, and chest. Draw straight lines to each.

Your parts of a horse outline is now complete. Color your diagram.

Horses come in a range of colors, including black, brown, white, tan, grey, and reddish. Some are spotted. Others have markings on their legs or faces.