"It was my first trip out west and visiting the Sand Wash Basin in Colorado in 2018. I stumbled across a band of wild horses with three stallions. They had recently stolen these mares from a black stallion who was still dogging them. The large bay stallion and the dun stallion got into a small fight and inspired me to paint this action shot. I originally planned to paint the background with sagebrush and dust, but I woke up at 3 am and saw the painting with a fiery background. I only used a large brush to keep myself from doing so much detail on this painting."