The drawing & coloring pages have persisted as some of my most popular posts. Recently I’ve posted a couple more, so I thought I’d put them all in one place.

Whether you want to draw horses or just color them in there is something for you here.

It’s one thing to enjoy some art, quite another to add your own two cents and contribute to the result.

Horse Coloring Pages | Equestrian Coloring Pages | Horses for Coloring | Even Big Kids Like to Color Horses | Ever Wanted to Draw a Horse? | More Help Drawing Horses

Ever Growing

This is one list that will continue to grow and I’ve even gotten an interview with one of the artists. Stay tuned for more art you can color.

The Emos take a lot of flack, but they aren’t so bad. In fact, even the animal kingdom can appreciate the look and as you can see horses are no exception.

As I dig through pages and pages of horse images, I collect all kinds and my collection of emo horses is large enough to share with the world. A tribute to emos everywhere.
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The Centaur comes from Greek mythology and is said to be a race of creatures with the head and torso of a man and the body and legs of a horse.

Mythology says that the Centaur had a taste for the drink with a tendency to be overindulgent. This paired with his already wild and lusty nature made for notoriously delinquent behavior.

Origin Theories

Perhaps the most commonly held belief is that the centaur myth comes from the reactions of those seeing a horse and rider for the first time. The Aztecs were said to pass on similar myths surrounding their first glimpse of the mounted Spanish cavalry.
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As I delve into the world of public domain images and art I’m constantly surprised with the sheer amount of horses there are to be found. From the strokes of an artist’s brush to the focus of a photographer’s lens, it seems that the equine animal is never far away.

This is a collection of old black & white horse photography and where I could find dates & descriptions I’ve added them. Each one tells it’s own story (whether it is happy or sad), and the writer in me wants to elaborate on each one.

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I’ve become quite the horse mythology buff recently and have been on the hunt for as many of these strange creatures as I can find. Hippocampus comes from both Phoenician and Greek mythology, although their name is purely Greek.

The creature was said to have the head and front legs of a horse and the tail & hindquarter of a serpent or a fish, a curious creature indeed.

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Image from Micah A. Ponce

One thing we can say about horses is that they are almost always in motion. Their sheer strength & grace has always been a source of inspiration for mankind.

My horses in motion collection was a fun one to put together, although many of these motions are better seen from a distance.

Here is a fun collection of horses doing the things horses do, some of them taking someone else along for the ride.

Bucking | Playing | Pulling | Rearing | Running | Racing | Jumping

More Movement?

Although there are a lot of movement here, I feel like the collection is still incomplete so I hope to be adding more soon.

To learn more about our equine friends, I spend a lot of time translating information from other languages.

For this reason I put together my horses translated post, so people could see the word for horse in a list of different languages.

Unicorn mythology can be found around the globe and there is a great deal of information about them in different languages.

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Image from Rennett Stowe

Some of the most celebrated equine athletes have been famous racehorses. The heart, courage & determination of just one Thoroughbred has been known to provide enough inspiration to fill up entire countries at a time.

Over the past two years I’ve only written a few articles about famous racehorses, but as I revisit old posts I create new ideas.

A Few of The Greats

For now, why not learn a little more about the greats I have covered? Sadly, most of their stories end tragically. As is often the case, stars that shine the brightest generally burn out young.

Phar Lap | Seabiscuit | Secretariat

*I’ll add to this list as I write more posts about the giant heart that seems to accompany all great racehorses.

Image from Doctors Foster and Smith

Out of all the posts I’ve written, the celebrity lookalikes have to be my favorites. They took a long time to create, but if I was going to do it each one had to be a perfect match.

I’m often asked why I left Sarah Jessica Parker off the list. To which I reply “Talk about beating a dead horse…”

Here is my take on Celebrities lucky enough to look like our fine equine friends.

Horses That Look Like Celebrities | Pt. 2 | Pt. 3
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Image from Lisa Phoenix

The kelpie isn’t a mythical creature you want to make friends with, although they may seem very friendly.

The creature under the Kelpie name comes from Celtic folklore, however it seems to have cousins throughout much of northern Europe.

His Plan

This is a shape shifter which can take different forms, however generally it chooses a horse or a pony. The plan is to lure an unknowing horse lover on to his back, then go for a ride.

Their skin contains adhesive so once you’ve hopped on there is no getting off.

Once the Kelpie has got his prey, he will head for the water where he drowns & inevitably eats them (except for their heart & liver). Not a pretty way to go, so watch yourself near lochs & lakes in northern European countries.
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