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How to Draw a Lucky Horseshoe
Draw a lucky horseshoe in 10 easy steps, about 8 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the outer u.
Step 1: The outer U
Start high on the right. Draw a big U down, round and up to the same height on the left.
Step 2: The inner U
Inside it, draw a smaller U a thumb in. Start and stop a little lower than the first U's ends.
Step 3: Flat ends
Close the band: draw a short straight line across each end, from the outer U across to the inner U.
Step 4: Left nail holes
On the left half of the band, draw 3 small ovals spaced out along it for the nail holes.
Step 5: Right nail holes
Do the same on the right half: 3 more small ovals along the band.
Step 6: The ground
Draw a gently curved ground line under the horseshoe from well left to well right, touching its bottom.
Step 7: Four-leaf clover
Right of the horseshoe, draw 4 little hearts meeting in the middle, with a stem down to the ground.
Tip Leave a gap between the clover and the horseshoe.
Step 8: Two sparkles
Draw a sparkle star high on each side of the horseshoe, like a plus sign with curvy dips.
Step 9: Grey horseshoe
Go over your lines, then colour the band of the horseshoe stone grey, leaving the nail holes white.
Step 10: Green clover, yellow sparkles
Colour the clover leaves leaf green and the sparkles yellow.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a lucky horseshoe, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
