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How to Draw a Show Jumping Horse
Draw a show jumping horse in 14 easy steps, about 11 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 head.
Step 1: The head
Near the top left draw a sideways head like a fat peanut: big round cheek, smaller nose end.
Tip Leave lots of room on the right, and underneath for the jump.
Step 2: Eye and nose
Draw 1 big eye. From the nose top, curve a line down to the chin. Add a nostril and smile.
Tip Give the eye a black dot and a white shine. Only 1 eye: we see the side.
Step 3: The ears
On top of the head draw a pointed leaf ear, and a second ear peeking out behind it.
Step 4: Neck and back
Start behind the ear: curve the neck into a long back, stopping at the round rump. Add the neck's front.
Tip The horse tips up at the front: it is flying over a jump.
Step 5: The mane
Start with a tuft in front of the ear. Draw fat locks down the neck. Stop at the shoulders.
Tip Each lock tucks behind the one above, like roof tiles.
Step 6: Tucked front leg
Start at the chest: draw a fat leg to the knee, fold back to a hoof. Stop under the chest.
Tip The folded part is thinner than the top part.
Step 7: Trailing back leg
From the front leg draw the tummy, a round thigh, a bent hock and a hoof. Stop at the rump.
Tip The leg is fat at the thigh, bends at the hock and is thin down to the hoof.
Step 8: Far legs
Behind each leg draw a short thin strip with a hoof, peeking out from the other side.
Step 9: Streaming tail
From the top of the rump draw a long wavy tail flying out behind to a point.
Step 10: The jump
Under the horse draw 2 tall posts standing on a ground line. Join them with 2 long poles.
Tip Leave a gap between the horse and the top pole: it is clearing the jump!
Step 11: Stripes
Draw 2 short lines down across each pole to cut it into 3 equal stripes.
Step 12: Cream and tan
Colour the nose patch cream. Colour the head, ears, neck, body and legs tan. Leave the eye and mane white.
Step 13: Mane, tail and hooves
Colour the mane and tail brown and the hooves dark grey.
Step 14: Red and blue jump
Colour the posts blue and the end stripes red. Leave the middle stripes white. Your horse clears the jump!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a show jumping horse, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
