The general composition here is not interesting, it shows a habit, but doesn't really have much of a compelling story to tell or get any emotional reaction from me. That said, I like the colors and exposure, the light is nice a diffused and gives everything a nice soft cast that enhances the details.
I like your horse shots, but I fail to see the connectionto the topic.....Oh, I get it.
Horses are YOU'RE habit. Up goes your score....8 which puts you in my top 28.
good luck.
Nice pony but not a habit. Riding is a hobby not a habit. I'll grant that someone can have a habit of taking a daily ride but then why not show someone riding? This is really stretching the boundaries of the guidelines. Astheticallly, the background is very blah. There is very little visual contrast between the color of the pony and the dirt.
If it is some habit of the pony's you are depicting (eating dirt?) it isn't very clear from this shot because its muzzle is falling out of the frame. I know equines can have some very bad habits but this really isn't showing it. I upped this by a point after reevaluating it but I'm still sceptical about it meeting the challenge.
That's an expensive habit you have there. It caused you to crop off the end of the horse's nose, which keeps this picture from being all it could be. I think you were trying to crop out a fence or feed trough, but a little patience could have gotten you a better picture. Heck, a carrot would have gotten you a better composition.