boy attracting attention (1)

Sam,

  I like the feeling of mutual interest in the two, especially the horses attention to the boy.  Even the boy's smirk has meaning.  However, if one composes an image to eliminate what is not really part of the interaction it can become a stronger and more forceful image. I offer my suggested crop.

Jerry

Jerry,

thank you very much for your suggestion.

In your interpretation of this scene, I feel the horse is floating in the air & not grounded.

How about that?

cheers

Sam