A rider in a rust-terracotta long coat, black boots and a black flat-topped wide-brimmed hat sits atop a tall, elegant horse, hair in a low bun and thin brown reins in hand. Both face left in a slow walking pose, shown in flat side profile.

The horse has a deep charcoal-black coat, cream socks on all four lower legs and a flowing cream tail. Sprays of cream leaves and vines with small rust-orange berry clusters are painted along its neck, shoulder and haunch.

Soft, even light and a mottled sage-khaki background leave generous open space around the figures, with only a faint shadow beneath the hooves. Smooth, flat color on the figures contrasts with the subtly grained, brush-mottled ground, giving a serene, whimsical, rustic feel.