Jack Ryan and Essenar High Hopes at the 2018 RDS Dublin Horse Show — the chestnut Oldenburg gelding, bred in Germany by Arnd Deters and owned by Ann Marie Fagan, in the middle of a season that would culminate in the Irish Breeders’ Classic 7 & 8-Year-Old Championship weeks later.
The artwork was purchased by the rider and gifted to the owner — a gesture that closed the circle on what the painting was about in the first place. Hand-painted by Rolf Stenberg from his own photograph, no filters or AI.
