Rearing Horse Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Worked up this rearing horse as a coloured version of the classic pose. Its up on its hind legs, front hooves tucked and raised, and the colour split is what makes it interesting: warm amber brown body, orange-gold on the chest and inner legs, then black for the mane, tail and all the outlines. Three colours total, two colour changes. The contrast between that orange chest and the dark mane is genuinely the thing that makes it pop on light fabrics.

I digitised this in professional digitising tools, five sizes from 3.01x2.36 inches up to 7.01x5.51 inches, stitch counts 9,731 to 27,455. Dont underestimate the density at 711 on the mid-size, youll want cutaway stabiliser and a firm hoop or the body fill distorts. The directional fill follows the muscle groups so at the 5-inch and 7-inch sizes it genuinely looks like a rendered illustration rather than flat colour. Stitch it slow on the first run if youre not familiar with this stitch density.

A customer asked about the 7-inch version for a western jacket back panel and Im glad they went for it because the scale really suits the pose. You can also go small, the 3-in version settled on a shirt pocket is clean and the 3 colours still separate properly even at that size.

Best on medium-weight cotton, canvas, or denim. The orange chest highlight disappears a bit on cream or yellow fabrics so stick to white, black, navy, or mid-grey grounds for the best colour separation. Add topping on textured fabrics to keep the satin fill smooth. Reach me if you need a different size or want to know which stabiliser setup worked best.