How to Draw Horses: An Illustrated Horse Drawing Guide

How to Draw Horses is a practical horse drawing guide by Carrie A. Snyder. This English-language digital PDF introduces materials, pencil techniques, anatomy, and step-by-step drawing practice.

The 36-page digital edition is available as an instant download after purchase. It is designed for readers who want to practise drawing horses with pencils, tracing paper, and structured exercises.

Written and illustrated by Carrie A. Snyder, the book was published by Watermill Press in 1985.

Book Overview

How to Draw Horses begins with a brief account of the horse’s historical roles in travel, communication, settlement, work, battle, sport, and entertainment. It then introduces the materials needed for drawing, including white drawing paper, tracing paper, pencils, erasers, and fixative.

The guide explains how pencil pressure and point placement create outlines, hair, shading, and different coat textures. It also teaches the basic parts of the horse, the construction of the body, the shape of the head, and the details of the eyes, nose, ears, legs, mane, tail, and hoofs.

Examples include the Shetland Pony, Thoroughbred, Percheron, Appaloosa, Pinto, and Arabian. The book uses tracing, observation, light construction lines, finished outlines, and shading as part of its drawing process.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• Recommended drawing materials, including #2 and 6B pencils, tracing paper, kneaded erasers, and fixative.
• Pencil techniques for outlines, hair, smooth coats, thick coats, spotted horses, details, and shading.
• A labeled overview of horse anatomy and the main parts of the body.
• A three-step method for building the horse from the head, chest, and hindquarters.
• Guidance for drawing horse heads from front, three-quarter, and side views.
• Practice details for eyes, noses, ears, front legs, back legs, fetlocks, hocks, and hoofs.
• Breed examples featuring the Shetland Pony, Thoroughbred, Percheron, Appaloosa, Pinto, and Arabian.

Why How to Draw Horses Matters

This art instruction book presents horse drawing as a skill developed through practice. Its structured approach connects observation, anatomy, construction, line work, and tonal shading.

The guide also places the horse within a broad historical and contemporary context, noting its former importance in transportation, communication, settlement, and military life. Its illustrated exercises provide a focused resource for readers studying equine form and pencil technique.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

This is a digital download, and no physical copy will be shipped. Access is available after purchase through the supplied digital file.

The PDF works with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and reading apps that support PDF files. Display and navigation may vary by device and application.

FAQ

When can I access the book?
Access is available after purchase, with the PDF provided as an instant digital download.

Will I receive a physical copy?
No. This product is a digital PDF, and there is no physical shipping.

Which devices can open the file?
You can use suitable Kindle apps, tablets, desktop or mobile devices, and reading apps that support PDF files.

Download the digital PDF and explore Carrie A. Snyder’s structured approach to drawing horses.

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