Indianapolis Colts Horseshoe C Leaping Colt Embroidery File | 10 Sizes | 26 Formats

The Indianapolis Colts horseshoe C letterform with the leaping colt mascot passing through the interior and breaking the frame on both sides. The navy fill horseshoe arc is framed by a silver-gray satin outer border including both squared terminal ends at the right opening. A row of white dot nail marks runs at regular intervals along the inner concave curve. The white colt is positioned diagonally upward from lower-left to upper-right inside the C: the head and mane face right with gray shadow lines detailing the facial structure and flowing mane strands, the front hooves extend toward and past the right C opening, and the rear legs and tail exit through the left arc of the horseshoe as freestanding satin elements with gray outline borders against the garment surface. The colt body occupies three spatial layers — behind the right arc, inside the C body, and in front of the left arc — achieved by splitting the horseshoe into upper and lower arc segments with the colt fill sequenced between them. Ten sizes from 2.5 to 7 inches.

Ten sizes from 2.5 to 7 inches wide. Minimum hoop required is 4x4 inches. Three thread colors: navy blue, silver-gray, and white.

Sizes and Stitch Counts

Embroidery Formats Included

26 formats included, compatible with virtually every home and commercial embroidery machine currently in use.

Recommended Uses

Center or left-chest on jerseys, hoodies, and zip-up jackets where the wide horizontal span fills the embroidery window naturally. Cap front panels at 4 to 4.5 inches where the navy horseshoe and white colt contrast sharply against a navy or white cap. Sleeve patches and bag embroidery at 3 to 3.5 inches. The breaking-frame construction gives this design more visual energy at distance than a standard badge or wordmark, making it the strongest choice for stadium-style fan apparel in the Colts collection.

Stitching Tips

Use a firm cutaway stabilizer on all knit and stretchy garment types. Apply water-soluble topping on fleece or terry surfaces to prevent the white colt fill from sinking into the pile. Reduce machine speed when stitching the freestanding tail strands and dot accents at 3 inches and below to maintain placement precision on the small elements. The gray outline border on the freestanding tail and leg elements serves as both a visual edge and a structural lock stitch — stitch it as the final pass on those elements.

License

Licensed for personal use and commercial sale of finished embroidered goods in any quantity. Redistribution, resale, or sharing of the digital file in any format is not permitted.

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ZIP file delivered immediately after checkout. Contains all 10 sizes across all 26 formats, ready to load and stitch. No waiting, no shipping.

Want the standalone horseshoe without the colt figure? The Indianapolis Colts Stacked Wordmark Embroidery Design gives you the primary mark in 11 sizes. Both designs plus six more Colts marks are in the Indianapolis Colts 8-design embroidery bundle.