waiting for me

We all have skeletons in our closets; things we'd love to keep buried deep. Little do we know they always wait for us, in a place where we least expect, and least want, for them to show up.

There's really nothing behind this piece at all. I LOVELOVELOVE the way the ghost horse turned out. It's really a beautiful effect. I love the background. This was just a beautiful piece for me to work on all around. Still, I'd like some constructive criticism.
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background [link]
horse [link]
ghost horse tutorial [link] (btw, I realize mine effect's completely different, but hey! I'm not the best, and it was my first attempt.)
ice texture [link]
wave texture [link]
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I used GIMP.
This was an ongoing project of about three weeks.
I used about 10 layers, 13 if you count my claim.