A Little Learning

Day Two of the Equine Massage course here. Students are painting the horses with facepaints in order to learn the position of the muscles. I actually like the concentration in this picture - all focused on the task in hand, in different ways.
The horses have seen it all before and are snoozing in the April sun, enjoying the attention. I always like to watch people learn, see how they apply to the task and sense the growing understanding. Very rewarding.
I put the picture into TiltShift as I also liked the way there is a slight surreal aspect to the picture to my mind, not sure what it is, I think it's something to do with the colours and the composition of the people?