Note the details on these two stallions. As mature herd stallions, they show the scars, literally of thier past battles to attain and keep thier position as herd leader. This stallion is galloping towards the intruder while his mares and foals run the other way to escape danger. The stallion shakes his head with his ears pinned back in an obviously threatening display of aggression. He may rear and paw the earth before turning to race after his herd, or, he may even charge and attempt to bite and pound the intruder with his hooves! This beautiful stallion proudly arches his neck and tests for scents on the wind that help him define his world. This montage is a study piece of the life of the herd stallion. My intent is to show the various personalities of the herd patriarch; the jealous and tyrannical leader, the warrior battling for his right to possess, defender who positions himself between the herd and danger to allow even the smallest foal to escape, the proud suitor strutting and displaying his charms, and the attentive mate bonding with and caring for each of his family of mares and foals. Painted as a color study also, a split complementary theme is used as a unifying element in the painting to help tie the various elements together. Only orange, blue-violet, blue-green, black, and, white are used. Painted in oils on stretched medium weight linen. When I paint a montage like this one, I generally work out my composition as I go, while sketching the figures onto the canvas using thinned oil paint. I worked out a couple small thumbnail sketches on this painting beforehand, but, ultimately reworked a unique composition on the canvas as I lay in the figures. Shipping for this item is included in the price to anywhere in the continental US. International destinations will have to contact me for specific shipping costs. Due to the size of this painting, it will be removed from its stretchers, rolled, and, mailed in a shipping tube. This is a safe and secure form of shipping for the artwork, but, will require you to re-mount on stretcher bars prior to framing. Any framing shop should be able to do this for you if you do not want to do it yourself. Thankyou for looking!