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Mike,
"Hopefully you might be asked to do something like this"? You must love punishment. Working backwards (to my mind) would be a nightmare for me. Far better in my view would be a situation where photos support a composition. You did a good job with what you had.
After I studied your post I scrolled down to Chris and Michael's comments and pretty much agree with their take. (Chris's opinion, by the way, is easily worth two or three times more than her estimated worth). Michael's sketch shows movement, activity, and a composition that allows for a relationship of one rider to another and the horses now become a part of the story.
Otherwise, the young ladies might just as well be sitting on Pinto/painted rocks in front of a stage drop. My strong urge would include the trees behind the subject (nicely suggested in the photos) and whatever the horizon line, (I prefer level) I suggest the lakes/ponds do not descend nor rise without explanation.
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