I've had this sitting on the mantle partially done since ? October!  If you scroll down you will find a poorly lit photo of it collecting dust there, until very recently when I was inspired to finish it finally.  I decided to blot out the back horse, she was too dark in the reference photo to see much and it didn't really add to the piece, I like it much better now.  It's about color, the back lighting and the shadow anyway, really another mood piece.

6"x12" oil on board.