That tilt of the head says so much. Excellent work.

Almost tempted to suggest painting a gloss trail down both cheeks for tears.

YES!!! This turned out very well! I love the horse in general and the harness looks very very nice. I also love the little touch of the grass stuck to the sweaty horse obviously from a fall.
Very nice to be able to tell a whole story with just one man and one horse!!
Bravo my friend,
J

You were right about the grass. It also hid too much of your hard work on the horse and helmet. Great results!

I think you made the correct choice. I am also happy to see the grass still sticking to the sweaty horse. Very nice touch. Only a "horse man" knows how much horses sweat.
J

None of your pics really show the mouth that clearly

Now that you pointed it out I can see it but initially I thought it was just the usual lighter color around the mouth. In person it probably is much more obvious.
J

Nice work Kurt

Lots of good stuff.... all the details mentioned above, the base (as stated, better without the long grass).

Cheers

Sean

Hey mate,
nice topic there!
what camera are you using or are you modifying the pictures in some way? They look a bit weird and not really clear. It's a shame.
Cheers
/Stefan

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Now that you pointed it out I can see it but initially I thought it was just the usual lighter color around the mouth. In person it probably is much more obvious.
J

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Well , i didn't gave much of an explanation either . It took me a while to find out exactly why horses create foam on the lips .... Some say that it is because a horse can't swallow properly whit a (bit?) in his mouth others are saying that it is because the horse is well trained . Eather way it's not because a horse is in pain or feels stress , it's just an overconsuming of sweat during a long ride that even can be spotted on the side and in the nek of the horse ... the sweat turns into a white foam..

I hope that makes sense ???

Kurt

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Now that you pointed it out I can see it but initially I thought it was just the usual lighter color around the mouth. In person it probably is much more obvious.
J

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Well , i didn't gave much of an explanation either . It took me a while to find out exactly why horses create foam on the lips .... Some say that it is because a horse can't swallow properly whit a (bit?) in his mouth others are saying that it is because the horse is well trained . Eather way it's not because a horse is in pain or feels stress , it's just an overconsuming of sweat during a long ride that even can be spotted on the side and in the nek of the horse ... the sweat turns into a white foam..

I hope that makes sense ???

Kurt

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Hi Kurt,

From a horse back!
A good bridle allows a horse to swallow and even eat.
Foam is caused if a horse chews on the bridle. It shows a gentle rider. That is possitive.
But the bridle may also create pains which makes the horse chew. Negative therefore.
Your horse has actually a curb bit ( the highest) and a snaffle bit (the lowest) which require very much sensitivety from the rider. Being in a battle and 'over the top' of exhaustion, the foam may be more likely from pain and stress, created by its rider.....
So, foam on a horse mouth may have various reasons.
But if this should show a very exhausted horse I suggest the challenge to show foam between the last legs and on the sides. The foam is created due to the consistency of horse sweat ( not only water, but also proteins to create a highly effective cooling system).
Anyway, I liked the build and the result can be shown!
Happy New Year!