Good job on this sharp action image, I like the crop, but I would have straightened out the grass or even tilted it the other way slightly to give the horse even more angle.
Great photo. I think it's a stretch on this particular challenge. If it were somewhere else, I would definitely give it a higher score. I love the composition and this particular shot has so much action to it. Sorry to give you a 6. Great shot, wrong challenge.
Yes, common argument that runs through the Forum. Who's treasure is it anyway?
On the merits of the photo, good focus, action captured, nice settled tones on main subject, sky too light for me (damn isn't nature a b!@#$ for not giving you aqua blue?) but shutterspeed a tad too slow as right gloved hand blurred. I beleive in stopping the action dead in it's tracks or not at all.