I saw this picture in an Art Gallery in Okeechobee. When I saw it I fell in love with it! It reminds me of my childhood. I can remember going out into the barn and looking up at the horses as they were sticking their heads out of the stalls. I would ride for hours everyday if my parents would have let me. The artist did a wonderful job at painting this portrait. It looks as if the little girl is there to cheer the horse up. The horse is sad so he leans over for the little girl to give him a sweet kiss. The artist gave many details from the hay on the ground to the little flowers on her dress and the sadness in the horses eye to the shadow effect on the stall door. Just looking at this picture makes me smile!