3 friesians sketch

Still coming: Gypsy vanner/Irish cob gelding.

These are the first sketches of my latest commission. F.l.t.r.
-Friesian mare, 19yrs old. Some grey hairs above the eyes, back starts to get weak. Less roundness, lines start to accentuate the bones in her old body.
-Friesian gelding, youngest son, very friesian-like, but walks like a regular warmblood horse. Has a fairly broad cheek.
-Friesian gelding, absolutely no friesian head, has a white spot on his forehead, yet he has a very breed characteristic body, which can be seen in his movement as well. Eyes are a bit slanty. No long manes due to allergies.

Resemblance is my main goal. For each horse I used at least two reference photos I took myself, poses are made up. I have yet to come up with ideas for lighting and background. All I know is the walls where they're gonna be displayed are a neutral colour, and the lighting is ambient and not too bright, so I have to make sure the paintings won't get too dark.

First update will be a sketch of the Irish cob/Gypsy vanner. These sketches took me roughly half an hour a piece.