Horse Looking Back Coloring Page

About this page

Seen mostly from behind at an angle, this horse stands with its rump toward you and twists its neck around so its head rests near the base of its tail. The big rounded hindquarters take up the middle of the page, with the long tail falling in a thick, wavy curtain on the right side. The mane trails down the far side of the neck at the left, and the ears point up and back. Two front legs show at the left and a hind leg at the right, all ending in hooves with tufts of grass around them. The turned head and the smooth curve of the neck make a graceful shape. The picture is mostly large, open areas, with a few light lines for muscles. It is an easy page that kids can color with big, confident strokes.

In this picture

• standing horse
• turned head
• rounded hindquarters
• long tail
• mane
• front legs
• hind leg
• hooves
• grass tufts

Coloring ideas

• Make the tail a rich dark color so it frames the pale body
• Color the large rump in smooth, even strokes and shade a little along the curve
• Give the mane a contrasting streak, such as gold, to match the nose
• Fill the grass tufts around the hooves with two greens

Suggested palette

• buckskin
• dark brown
• gold
• grass green
• pink
• gray

Good for

• a drawing-from-different-angles lesson
• a stable-themed activity
• a calm moment for a group of young kids

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.