Sure. First thing let me again say how much I absolutely love the photo itself. That's what's so great about photography. Sometimes, something just hist you. It may not be for everyone, but it works perfectly for me.

What I meant by "close" was that the large branches in the front seem to be more in focus than anything else. It seems that the camera may have focused a little bit in front of the horse instead of on the horse itself but again it absolutely works out fine so I wouldn't think twice about it.

I made the changes using Aperture three and it literally took less than five minutes. I used their cloning tool which in Photoshop elements 10 I believe it's called the rubber stamp. Just a suggestion if you're just getting into this. I have had all the Photoshop elements through the current number 10. But I find that have never used it). if you need to use layers than Photoshop elements is the way to go. If you don't plan on using layers then I think you can get more done, equally well, in less time, using Aperture or light room. but the reality today is that no one can tell the difference. It is virtually impossible to tell if a photo was taken with a Nikon, Canon, Sony et cetera. They all do fabulous jobs.
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I love the cropping on the horse photo. Exactly right on in my mind. I hope you don't mind but I fooled with it a bit. I apologize in advance if you don't want that, some posters do, some don't. I basically took out two of the poles and that brown thing behind the tree. Also the big branches in the front and then I blurred the branches in front a little. I think your focus was a little too close but it works perfectly in this case. Finally, I put in a very very strong vignette. Not everyone's taste but I am a vignette guy. Great photo.