More progress. I'm painting the horse as a bay - darker browns with near black main, tail, and lower legs. I've looked at a bazillion bay horses on the interweb and there is a wide variety of coloration, shading, and highlighting. Still working on it, but any suggestions would be helpful.
The area under the front rider's hands is a bit nebulous. Saddlery, I assume, but I can't identify anything specific in order to paint it.
Pressing on.
Glen