How to Draw a Rearing Horse

Step 1: The head

Near the top left draw a sideways head like a fat peanut: a big round cheek, a smaller nose end.

Tip The nose end points left and a little down. Leave lots of room below.

Step 2: Eye and smile

Draw 1 big oval eye with a black dot. Add a nostril dot and a smile on the nose end.

Tip Leave a tiny white shine in the eye. Keep the eye away from every line.

Step 3: Two ears

On top of the head draw a pointed leaf ear. Draw a second ear peeking out beside it.

Step 4: Thick neck

Behind the ear, draw a line sloping down to the right. From under the cheek, draw a short line down.

Tip The neck gets wider as it goes down.

Step 5: Back and bottom

Carry on from the long neck line. Slope the back down to the right, curl round the bottom and stop.

Tip The back slopes steeply because the horse is standing up tall.

Step 6: Pawing front leg

Start at the chest. Draw a leg reaching left, bend it down to a hoof, and come back under it.

Tip The leg bends at the knee, like an upside-down L.

Step 7: Strong back leg

Start at the front leg. Draw the tummy, a big bent leg and a hoof. Stop at the bottom.

Tip The back leg is wide at the top and bends halfway down. It holds the horse up.

Step 8: The far legs

Behind each leg draw another leg peeking out. Then draw a ground line under the back hooves.

Tip Only draw the parts you can see. One far leg paws the air, one stands.

Step 9: Flying mane

Start behind the ear. Draw 3 fat locks of hair blowing back, and stop on the back.

Tip Each lock is a soft wave with a round tip.

Step 10: Flying tail

From the top of the bottom draw a long tail streaming out to a point, then back to the bottom.

Tip Thick where it grows, pointed at the tip.

Step 11: Cream mane and tail

Go over your lines. Colour the mane and the tail cream.

Step 12: Colour it brown

Colour the horse brown, around the mane and tail. Leave the eye and the 4 hooves white.

Step 13: Grey hooves

Colour the 4 hooves dark grey. Your rearing horse is done!