Horse Coloring Pages
Horses are some of the most magnificent and majestic creatures in the world! With their sleek coats, flowing manes, and powerful bodies, horses are favorites among animal lovers and riders.
These horse coloring pages range from simple cartoons for little ones to detailed designs for adults. Color a realistic horse galloping through a meadow, a cute foal, a Clydesdale team, or a horse from the old myths and legends.
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Realistic Horse Coloring Pages
The gallop of a horse is a mesmerizing display of speed and power. As its hooves thunder across the ground, muscles ripple under the sleek coat, and the wind whips through its mane. With each powerful stride, the horse seems to fly, stretching out to cover ground quickly and effortlessly. The rhythmic beat of hooves and the rush of motion create a sense of freedom, showing off the horse's strength and agility in every stride.
Horse Coloring Pages for Adults
Cute and Cartoon Horse Coloring Pages
Foals and Baby Horses
Cartoon Horses
Holiday, Circus and Game Horses
Horse Breeds and Ponies
Horses have been domesticated for thousands of years and have played important roles in human history, from transportation to farming to warfare. They come in a wide variety of breeds and colors, from gentle ponies to powerful draft horses.
Clydesdales
The Clydesdale is a draft horse from Scotland and one of the biggest horse breeds in the world. Clydesdales can stand over 18 hands (about 6 feet at the shoulder) and weigh up to 2,200 pounds. Before tractors, they pulled plows and heavy wagons. Today you're more likely to see them in parades. Look for their "feathering," the long silky hair that flows over their hooves.
Icelandic Horses
Icelandic horses are small, often pony-sized, but very strong and hardy. Norse settlers brought them to Iceland over a thousand years ago, and no other horses have been allowed into the country since, so the breed has stayed pure. Most horses have three gaits (walk, trot and canter), but Icelandic horses have five, including a smooth, fast walk called the tölt.
Icelandic horse coloring pages
Welsh Ponies
Welsh ponies come from the hills of Wales, where they grew tough enough to handle the rugged landscape. They're known for their pretty heads, flowing manes and friendly personalities, which makes them a favorite for children learning to ride.
Ponies
Ponies are small horses, usually under 14.2 hands (about 4 feet 10 inches) at the shoulder. They tend to have stocky builds, short legs and thick manes and tails. Ponies are clever and friendly, which makes them perfect companions for young riders.
Horses in Greek Mythology
In mythology and legend, the horse is a symbol of grace, strength and freedom. Horses carry heroes into battle, pull the chariots of the gods across the sky and race over the waves.
The Mares of Diomedes
King Diomedes of Thrace kept four wild mares named Podargos, Lampon, Xanthos and Deinos, and he fed them human flesh, which made them savage and impossible to tame. For his eighth labor, Herakles (Hercules to the Romans) was sent to capture them. In some versions of the story, the mares grew calm only after Herakles fed them their cruel master.
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Pegasus
Pegasus, the famous winged horse, sprang from Medusa when the hero Perseus defeated her. With the help of a golden bridle from Athena, the hero Bellerophon tamed Pegasus and rode him into battle against the fire-breathing Chimera. Where his hoof struck Mount Helicon, the spring Hippocrene burst out, and it was said to inspire poets. Zeus later placed Pegasus among the stars as a constellation.
More Horses from Greek Myths
Greek stories are full of remarkable horses. The sun god Helios drove four fiery horses across the sky every day. Poseidon's chariot was pulled through the sea by hippocampi, half horse and half fish. Arion was an immortal horse and the fastest in Greek myth, and Achilles' horses Xanthus and Balius could even speak. Then there's the most famous fake horse of all, the wooden Trojan Horse.
Horses in Myths and Legends
Epona (Celtic Mythology)
Epona was the Celtic goddess of horses, ponies and mules. She was so loved that Roman cavalry soldiers adopted her too, and she was honored all across the Roman Empire, even getting her own festival day on the Roman calendar. She's usually shown riding sidesaddle or surrounded by horses, watching over riders and their animals.
Kelpies (Scottish Folklore)
A kelpie is a shape-shifting water spirit from the lochs and rivers of Scotland. It usually appears as a beautiful horse standing by the water, but anyone who climbs on its back finds they can't get off again, and the kelpie gallops straight into the deep water. The old stories say that if you can get hold of a kelpie's bridle, you gain power over it.
Unicorns
Unicorns are usually pictured as white horses with a single spiraling horn on their forehead. Stories of one-horned animals turn up in European, Chinese and Indian traditions, where they stand for purity, magic and rarity. The unicorn is also the national animal of Scotland.
