Rearing Horse with Ribbon Coloring Page

About this page

Standing on its hind legs, the horse in this drawing rears up with both front hooves folded in the air on the left. Its head is turned in profile and its mane flies out to the right in thick, layered locks. A wide ribbon with notched ends loops around behind the animal, passing near the head, curling out to the right, and swirling back toward the tail, so it frames the pose like a banner. The tail is full and long, sweeping down toward the lower right. At the base, a small rocky patch holds a few stones and clumps of tall grass, and the hind hooves rest on the flat top. Muscles of the chest and belly are marked with short curved lines. The wide ribbon bands are generous areas for pattern or lettering ideas, which makes this a good fit for teens who like dramatic poses with medium detail.

In this picture

• rearing horse
• ribbon
• flowing mane
• full tail
• front hooves
• rocks
• grass clumps
• chest muscles

Coloring ideas

• Fill the ribbon with a gradient that shifts from deep blue at the head to gold at the tail
• Give the rocks cool gray tones so the warm horse stands out against them
• Use a glossy dark coat and leave highlights white along the neck
• Draw a small pattern, such as stars, along the ribbon's inside face

Suggested palette

• deep blue
• gold
• dark bay
• slate gray
• ivory
• forest green

Good for

• a poster-style print for a bedroom wall
• a themed party activity about horses
• practice with shading a dramatic pose

Coloring tips

• Start with the largest areas, then add detail.
• Test markers on spare paper to prevent bleed-through.
• Use lighter layers first when working with colored pencils.

Print guide

1. Choose the PDF that matches your paper size.
2. Print at 100% scale or “actual size”.
3. Use portrait orientation and normal print quality.