Horse Drawing for Kids
Let’s learn how to create a horse drawing for kids.
Follow along with these clear 9 drawing steps. You’ll learn the fundamentals for drawing a horse.
This lesson only takes about 30 minutes and has a PDF near the bottom of the lesson you can easily print or download. The pdf guide even contains a “coloring book” page with just the line art. This pairs perfectly with crayons or colored pencils. It’s perfect for very young kids in the need of extra guidance and are looking to fill in a horse.
Trying to learn to draw is much more fun when you have a easy to understand lesson to reference. Keep practicing!
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- Horse Drawing for Kids Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)

In this how-to article, we will begin with a blank piece of paper and learn how to draw a horse drawing for kids in no time. It makes sense to pay attention to the proportions of each part of the horse.
Time Needed: 30 minutes
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Outline The Head
Draw a curved line to form the horse’s head.
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Add The Eye
Draw a shaded oval to add the horse’s eye.
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Draw The Snout
First, create a line curving downwards. Next, add a dot for the nostril. Then, form the mouth by drawing a line curving upwards.
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Attach The Ear
Attach the pointed shape of the horse’s ear.
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Outline The Body
Outline the curvy shape of the horse’s body.
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Draw The Mane
Draw the horse’s long flowy mane on top of its head.
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Add The Legs
Add the horse’s legs connected to the bottom of its body. Draw a curved line near the bottom of each leg to form the hooves.
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Attach The Tail
Attach the horse’s wavy tail at the end of its body.
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Complete The Horse Drawing For Kids
Let’s now color our horse drawing! First, color the mane and tail with a gray crayon. Use a black crayon to shade the hooves. Color the snout and inner ear with a brown crayon. Then, fill in the rest of the horse’s body with white and orange crayons.
Horse Drawing for Kids PDF Download
Click the link below to view or download this drawing lesson. The PDF is a printable drawing lesson for Horse Drawing for Kids. The last page of the downloadable PDF includes a coloring book page with just the outlines and an extension exercise for prompting kids to get creative!