Wild Horse Herd Galloping on Beach

Wet sand reflects the pale blue of a cloudless sky as a herd of wild horses charges across the shoreline. Rain has just passed, leaving the ground slick and dark against the bright foam of breaking waves. Muscles ripple under coats of chestnut and dappled grey, hooves kicking up fine sprays of water. The animals move with synchronized urgency, ears pricked forward, heads low. Behind them, the glacial stream cuts a milky turquoise channel through the gravel, bordered by green alpine grasses still wet with dew. Sunlight hits the wet fur, creating a sheen of silver highlights. at the edge is a single spray of seawater frozen mid-air above a galloping flank.