Dappled Light Galloping Horse in Estonian Inlet

Wet mud churns beneath hooves that blur into streaks of brown and grey as a horse gallops through a dusty arena beside a tidal inlet. Late morning sun falls through overhead leaves, casting shifting patches of bright gold and deep shadow across the wet ground. Rain-soaked foliage frames the background, where the grey water of the inlet reflects the clearing sky after a storm. Fine droplets of water hang suspended in the air, catching the light near the horse's flanks. The animal's mane whips back in a dark blur against the green canopy. one drop of water slides from a low-hanging branch onto the churned earth.