Thread by @Beavs

The back legs of horses can be tough to draw. I made these simplified notes based on common mistakes I’ve seen and made myself.

Note: I’m calling the before drawings “incorrect” in an anatomical sense. If you draw them that way and like it, do you.

I did some slightly more detailed notes for drawing a horse’s front legs

Those powerful sticks that hold up that beefy neck and huge noggin.

I know those front and back views are complicated. Here’s how I would approach simplifying and stylizing them. I’d make the outside the strong, straight lines and keep the curves of the joints on the inside

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These notes don’t cover unique breed characteristics like draft horses or some arabians.

If you’re looking to draw fairly representational standard looking horses you’d see in most films, that’s what these are for 🐴

Finally, pulling it all together with full body proportions and generalized tips for drawing hard poses.

Hope these were helpful! 🐎