February 13, 2026
Neigh-sayers assemble!
Gradient.horse
Whimsical horse drawer wins hearts—and sparks AI ‘leg day’ drama
TLDR: A tiny site called Gradient.horse lets you draw a horse that runs, with AI moderation keeping things clean. The community split between loving the silly, nostalgic charm and joking that today’s web has “spoiled” them into expecting auto-detected legs, while hacks, Pegasus fan art, and mild speed complaints kept the drama lively.
The internet has a new obsession: drawing a trotting pony on Gradient.horse. The creator, spython, popped into the comments like a proud showrunner, calling it “something small, optimistic and whimsical,” and revealing there’s AI-assisted moderation inspired by drawafish.com to keep the “horse parade” family friendly. Cue the cheers for old-school web fun—plus a stampede of hot takes.
The loudest whinny? Expectations. One user joked they’re “spoiled by AI” and expected the app to auto-detect legs. Another brought the spicy behind-the-scenes: the hardest part of a similar project was filtering, ahem, not-safe-for-stable drawings and hate symbols. Meanwhile, the hacks rolled in: color the head and tail as “legs” so they wiggle too, then boom—“Fake edit: I just drew a Pegasus!” It’s half wholesome toy, half chaos engine. Performance drama even entered the arena, with one commenter dropping a “TTFP was 5 minutes lol” (translation: slow load), but fans shrugged it off because the goofy animation is “hilariously charming.”
So yes, there were neigh-sayers demanding more AI magic. But the crowd mostly rallied around the quirky, lo-fi joy: a tiny site where your doodle horse runs, the tail swishes if you cheat, and nostalgia gallops faster than any algorithm. The weird web is back—and it’s wearing horseshoes.
Key Points
- •The web app focuses on drawing a horse that faces to the right.
- •Users draw distinct parts: Body, Hind Legs, and Front Legs.
- •A size control is available to adjust drawing parameters.
- •Editing tools include Undo and Clear.
- •An animation feature is indicated by the “Let your horse run!” prompt.