Since I have been working harder on my riding than my painting, I will share that I have been noticing the anatomical connection of the horse's head to neck right behind the ears. It is very flat and square shaped when you sit in the saddle and look at it. The bridle sits into it quite nicely.
The other thing that I have noticed, and this is very different between my two horses, is the flexion of that area when they graze.
My gelding, the Grand Prix level horse, has tremendous flexability there. My mare not as much. This probably is also from the conformation of their necks. His is longer and he has a nice wide jaw for the throat to fit into. Her neck is shorter and thicker, not very pretty at all. But the dressage training will help that. I wonder if she will be willing to put up with the slight discomfort of giving more and more behind the jaw as we move up the levels. It was difficult for my gelding.
I digress.....what I noticed is how he has more flexion forward when he grazes and hers follows the topline of her neck more closely.
Both things will now be incorporated into my artwork.
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