How to Draw a Hobby Horse (Easy Step by Step)
Discover how to easily draw a hobby horse using simple shapes like a rounded head, pointed ears, and a straight stick. You'll learn to add details like loopy reins and a wheel to make it look ready to ride.
- Begin your hobby horse drawing with simple shapes.
- Form the head using a long, rounded shape.
- Add two distinct pointed ears to the horse's head.
- Incorporate dots and loopy reins for playful details.
- Complete your drawing with a straight stick and a small wheel.
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A hobby horse is a toy horse head on a stick, made for galloping around the yard. This drawing is built from simple shapes: a long rounded head, two pointed ears, a few dots and loops, and a straight stick. It is a fun one because the big loopy reins and the little wheel make it look ready to ride.
- Easy
- 10 minutes
- 9 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
How to draw a hobby horse step by step
How to Draw a Hobby Horse · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch this oval. It only shows where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase it at the end.
Step 2: The head
Draw a tall rounded shape like a long egg or a bean, with a gently curved top. Make it a little narrower toward the bottom, with a rounded chin.
Step 3: Ears and forelock
Draw two pointed leaf shapes on top of the head, leaning slightly outward. Then draw a small pointed drop shape in the middle of the top of the head for the tuft of hair.
Step 4: The eyes
Add two round dots for eyes, side by side, about halfway down the head. Keep them the same size and the same height.
Step 5: The nose band
Draw a gently curved line across the lower part of the head, like a smile, from one side of the head to the other.
Step 6: Side loops and nostrils
At each end of the band, draw a small rounded loop that sticks out past the side of the head. Then add two tiny dots near the bottom of the nose for the nostrils.
Step 7: The reins
From each side loop, draw a big curve that swoops down and around under the chin. The two curves are mirror images and stop with a small gap between them in the middle.
Step 8: The stick
Draw two short straight lines going down from the gap below the chin. Keep them close together, parallel and the same length.
Step 9: The wheel
At the bottom of the two lines, draw a small circle to make the wheel. Put a dot in the center of it.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your hobby horse? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a wind-up mouse or how to draw a pull-along duck toy next.
Tips for drawing a hobby horse
- Sketch the head as a light oval first, then shape the narrower bottom. This keeps both sides of the head even.
- Draw the two reins so they match, starting from the side loops and curving down under the chin. If they are a little different, that is fine, since a hand-drawn toy can be wobbly.
- Draw the two lines of the stick slowly so they stay straight, and trace a coin to get a round wheel at the bottom.
Free hobby horse coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this hobby horse coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your hobby horse drawing
Try brown or gray for the head, with red or blue for the reins and the wheel. For a creative twist, give your horse a rainbow tuft of hair and striped ears.
Hobby horse fun fact for kids
In Finland there is a sport called hobby horsing, where people ride toy horses on sticks and jump them over fences, just like in real horse jumping.
Questions about drawing a hobby horse
What shapes do I need to draw a hobby horse?
You need a long rounded shape for the head, two pointed leaf shapes for ears, a drop shape for the tuft, a few dots, two small loops, two big curves for the reins, and two straight lines with a small circle for the stick.
How do I make my hobby horse look cuter?
Make the eyes a little bigger and set them a bit lower on the head. Add a colorful tuft of hair and some bright reins.
Is a hobby horse hard to draw for a 6 year old?
It is a good beginner drawing because most parts are simple shapes. The big curving reins are the trickiest part, so take your time with them.
