Drawing of a horse for @marty-arts contest

This is my entry for @marty-arts drawing and painting animals contest. This is the link of her post:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@marty-arts/thank-you-500-followers-and-drawing-contest

I made an animated gif so we can see the process:

The horse is one of the most difficult animals to depict in art: the proportions of a horse's body are very precise and if you get them slightly wrong the final product will look strange, but if you make your calculations right you'll have a portrait of one of the most elegant animals in nature.

Once you are sure everything is in the right place, you can start adding some details.

Now we can give a tone to the entire body:

And with the eraser and darker pencils we can add the shading:

Thank You for your support and 'till next time.