Horse Kelpie Myth Kids T-Shirts

The Brook Horse, Bäckahästen or kelpie is a fearsome river creature that takes the form of a white horse so beautiful and docile that the bewitched observer has the overpowering desire to ride it. Once upon its back however, THIS horse will pull you into the watery depths of its real home, the river or another body of water.

The brookhorse or kelpie is a fearsome river creature that takes the form of a white horse so beautiful and docile that the bewitched observer has the overpowering desire to ride it. Once upon its back however, the brookhorse will pull you into the watery depths of its real home, the river or another body of water.

A drawing of a kelpie from Scottish mythology.

From my Dark Mythos: Creatures of World Mythology art book (at charamath.com), comes the Kelpie! A murderous, shape-changing water horse!

Drawing of a Kelpie from Scottish mythology.

One of my favorite mythology beasts ever, the Kelpie. I plan to paint a whole artwork with it soon, so stay tuned for a new design.

From the dark water; a scary monster comes

Ink wash drawing of a kelpie

Mythical Creature

Mixed media drawing/marker and digital lineart of a mythical kelpie or brook horse. These treacherous creatures would appear as an ethereal white horse, enticing hapless people to ride upon them before dragging them down into a body of water, drowning them.

Ride!