Polo Pony with reference

Reference photo: A Winter Day by kattintheehatt.

Drawing time: About 3 hours

I drew this yesterday for my art folio. The photo doesn't do the shading justice, but it's acceptable. Tilt the screen and you can see the finer shading a bit better
I didn't get the angle of the horse's head right, (and I always draw the head first) so I adjusted the position of the neck and the rider to compensate.
I used a blue pen with a thin ballpoint which helped with the delicate pieces of shading.
It's funny how for drawing a half-run out pen is often better than using one that works really well!