Unique Horse Portrait paintings to commission, by Equestrian Artist, Andrew Hunt.
Fine quality paintings that capture the true likeness and character of your horse.

Equestrian quote for the day

“The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit and freedom.”
Sharon Ralls Lemon
As an established, professional horse portrait artist, I am based in the South Downs National Park, West Sussex. My specialisation in finely detailed equestrian portrait paintings, with an emphasis on capturing the horses’ true likeness and character has brought a wide range of commissions from throughout the UK and abroad.
My paintings can be based on your own photos, or equally, I can visit the horse(s) to produce my own studies for a painting, suited to match your particular requirements.

Gallery of commissioned Horse Portraits and equestrian studies.

My gallery of horse portraits shows a wide variety of potential options for a portrait of your own horse.
There’s close-ups of the horse’s head & neck, which allow for finely detailed studies of their expression and markings. Full body options that can best portray a horse's conformation and posture. Also there's examples which demonstrate both plain backgrounds or placing the horse into a setting or landscape.
Equally, with my particular interest in classical, 18th century equestrian art, and the likes of master artists such as George Stubbs, I show some portraits that have been styled to reflect something of this classic period in horse art.

News ...

A very satisfied client
When the title of an email reads "Well done, it's awesome!!!", you know you've just made a client very happy.
I had completed a horse portrait painting of a lovely Irish Thoroughbred, and got back a highly complementary response from the client in Southern Ireland, who had just received the finished painting.
He continued... "You are truly amazing - Ringo is there in all his full glory and character, and Harriet just loves it - we didn’t quite get tears, but we did achieve awe, delight and social media frenzy!"
Click here to view Ringo's gallery page.
Period-style commission
I was recently commissioned to produce an 18th Century-style equestrian painting for a pub refurbishment, which needed to retain and enhance the history of the building, initially a farrier's forge serving the local village, in the early 1600's.
The resulting painting has been made a central part of the pub's identity.

Read what my clients have to say about their paintings...

“Andrew has perfectly captured Wanno's facial expression and every muscle in his body.”
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“... you clearly understand horses and your paintings are beautiful.
The painting is so obviously Connie, I was blown away by how you have so accurately captured her.”
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“The painting is absolutely lovely, a true likeness of all 3 horses and produced quickly before Christmas also.”
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“The painting is fantastic!
My wife cried as soon as she unwrapped it....”

Can you do my painting urgently?

As I work in acrylic paints rather than oil paints, this enables a painting to be supplied much faster, with no delay waiting weeks for it to dry.
If at all possible, I will accommodate urgent requests, though this can only be answered when all circumstances are known, and balanced against my current workload.
Should you have an urgent request, please contact me as soon as possible, and we can discuss what may be achieved.

Cherished memories of your horse

Adjusting to the loss of your beloved horse, and keeping a connection.
It’s not something we want to think about before it happens, but when your horse succumbs to illness or old age, it can be both traumatic and devastating. The pain of losing your cherished horse can be little different to losing a close family member. The emotional, physical and financial investments you have made into them run deep.

Horse portrait prices

The price of a portrait is primarily dictated by the size of painting that you require - click below for a quick and easy guide to my competitive prices.

How to commission a painting of your horse

A step-by-step guide with all you need to know, to order your own horse portrait painting.

Contact the artist

For any queries, or to discuss commissioning a painting, please do get in touch...