EEEEEEEEEEEEE This is the coolest surprise EVER. Thank you so much, look how pretty she is!

Y'welcome! :D Sorry she's all...vague and sketchy. Her markings are tough to get decent when the colouring is kindof slapdash. O.O

That said I LOVE her colours/markings, so...may have to draw her again soon. ;)

No worries, her colors are crazy difficult to reproduce for me too-- I saw her in a dream, and she was like a living watercolor. Ironically, I have yet to actually paint her -in- watercolors. Go figure. XD She's completely lovely, thank you so much. You, btw, were the one that made me like appaloosas, way back in the days of E-R. With all those crazy layers of markings for the colored game graphics!

XD!!!! So ironic that I was totally BANNENATED from that damn game. e.e Unfortunately the creator was kindof fucking insane and allsuch...in the meantime, I'm occasionally kicking around on VHR, if yer ever in need of a gaming partner, LOL!!!

Ooooh, sounds pretty. I may have to bust out my paints sometime soon!!! 8D!!! *cough*ifIcanfindthemthatis*cough*

That is really most marvelous. These kinds of guides are really handy. You've distilled the essence of the body types down really quite nicely.

And you know what I really like? You didn't draw thick feathers on the percheron. Its a pet peeve of mine.

Thanks! :) I did it largely because lately all my horses, from Arabians to Suffolk Punches, look alike. Makes me INSANE, and I wanted to refocus myself and force myself to recognise how many different body types there are again. I plan to do a similar one for stallions, and if I can find enough subject matter, geldings too. :)

Feathering rocks my world...on the Clydes, Shires, Fresians, Irish Cobs and Drums where it belongs. ;) On any other, it just looks silly. :P I swear, some days it is like people have no idea that more than one kind of heavy horse exists!!!

You mean not every draft horse looks like a Gypsy Vanner? XD That's a problem I have too.

It's difficult to remember to exaggerrate the differences when drawing horses. It's easy to draw a horse..it's when you get into specifics it's tough.

If you..um..need a gelding character to draw in your lineup I have a miniature one: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2059094/ (because goshdarnit more people need to just geld their damn minis. small =/= not contributing to over-population)

all those except the small one have the same lines right

Actually every single one started it's life as the exact same loose sketch. ;) Even the lovely pony mare.

stand up job you did there

Thanks! :)

She definatly has higher breeding than I do. Her head is very much like an arab and you have the shapely shetland body

Hence why I drew her as pony perfection...she has a wonderful head. :) Makes for a great subject, LOL!

Im told in her past she won awards but hated the shows... or I think more hated her handlers which is why she is here.

Beautifully done, and with little details...I think I'm gonna draw her up a reference sheet. Because I love seeing how others draw her, and when someone asks what her colour/body type is like, I can just point to the reference.

Thank you. And I'm sure she'll love it when she sees it.

-Korkan

Y'welcome. :) Sorry the dappling isn't more distinct, I wasn't sure how to make 'em without diverting attention to her build. :P

Thank you for the lesson :). I've been strugging to draw Shadowwalker for some time. Any lessons on wings? :)

- Shado

Ack, wings are terribly hard for me...I'm not yet very good at them. Learning, always learning, but not there yet. :P

Not surpised :). But appreciate what you can do :)

- Shado

Very well done, nice to see all the varied body types compared like this. Thanks for including my Farfalla too! ^_^

Thanks! :D And no problem, she's lovely and fun to draw. :) I just get frustrated when I try to draw her and it looks like a QH or something, LOL. I'm getting back to basics, trying to rediscover my own groove...I may have found it again. :)

What can I say, sometimes Quarter Horses happen!

i love horses :3 this'll help very much, thanks!

I must second the Tathiburd's EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. Had forgotten just how awesome the NDH's body type is – and the way you drew Fever, she looks so tense and violent!

That aside this is a splendid look at the wide variations within the species – everything from the width, length, and set of the legs, to the curvature of the spine, to the shape of the thighs, to the myriad angles and proportions of the head.

BTW, what's the rib anomaly you mentioned in Arabians? You've prolly explained this before but - you know my memory. >_>;

LOL, I may not have...I don't often discuss the random oddness with various breeds insofar as actual anatomical anomalies. :) Though let me look it up to make sure I have the numbers accurate...

...from the book Spirit of the Horse: "One of the most notable differences between the Arabian and other breeds is the number of vertebrae: all other equine breeds have eighteen ribs, six lumbar vertebrae and eighteen tail bones; the Arabian has seventeen ribs, five lumbar vertebrae, and sixteen tail bones. He has another unique feature known as the mitbah, which is the angle where the head meets the neck."

*gnaws on Fever* :D I'm planning a similar sketch project for gelding and stallions, and maybe a combination to show the physical differences between a mare, gelding and stallion (and to subtley berate the majority of equine furries for basically slapping testicles onto geldings...seriously.) and Mulefoot had an awesome idea...a sketch project to show the glaring differences between horses and other equine species. :) Lord knows most folk just slap a lion's tail onto a horse and call that a donkey. e.e

So yes. MUCH TO DO, and it's helping me not totally suck, artwise. :)

*blush* my fav is still clidesdales <3<3<3 I don't get to see them nearly enough tho

clydesdales?

LOL, knew whatcha meant. ;) In retrospect I could have done several more, to show the differences between various drafts...I may do that one fine day. :)

Hell I'd just be happy with a good clydesdale piccie <3 they're so pretty and powerful and BIGGGG

I know its not reasonable, but a dream of mine is to ride a clydesdale one day.

One riding those probably isn't common at ALLLLL.

two. Although i've wanted to, i've never really ridden a horse other than fairs around in a circle.

I'd love to though <3

If you live anywhere close to Williams, Arizona, I could tell you exactly where you could go to ride a Clydesdale.

-Korkan

ROFL

XD I live in Toronto, Canada

I COULDN'T BE FURTHER AWAY ;.; well i could, but that REALLY FAR

Oh! This is really nice and helpful! Will you do this for stallions, too? I would volounteer with my Boulonnais-Stallion as a draft horse. ^_^

This is exceptionally well drawn. I really like this!

OOOOH, I now demand refs of your Boulonnais. Also you win the internet for knowing that breed even exists. XD So many folk on this site seem to think the only drafters out there are Clydes and Shires. e.e

But yes, I will be doing this for stallions and geldings, too. :D

yay! :D I love boulonnais! they are so very awesome. For me, the most beuatiful draft horses out there! Broad shoulders and chest, well muscled, enourmous neck and tiny well muscled butt! I love their heads and eyes.
Unfortunately I have no actual refs of my character as a quad. =/ He has a quad form, yes. But i seldomly draw him. I have not enough time to draw all the things I'd like to draw. -_-

Well he's an unnatural color, though. I don't know if that botheres you. In Quad form he is *just* a boulonnais - no wings. I usually draw him with the horns, though, and sometimes with eight hooves, but four legs. But he exists as a normal quad, too. :)

Here's a ref-sheet for his anthro form: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1904242/ the colors came out odd... I usually want to achieve a red roan with grey shading dapples. I love red roans. I know there are no boulonnais roans, but I just love the color anyway. ;)

Damn I dearly need to draw a ref for his quad form. I will do so, soon. I love this picture I found on the web: http://www.learn-about-horses.com/i.....is-draught.jpg
So utterly adorable. I would give everything to have a boulonnais some day.

Odd colours bother me not! :D He's neato. :)

thank you!

I'm late to comment, since I just found you, but I love this picture of various mares. I've always loved an Arabian, but the Percherons really are the most lovely of the draft horses. Belgians and Quarter horses are pretty high in my regard as well.

Damn, the purple and white horse reminds me of my character Shoshana. x3 Nice!