Tanya's Feedback On Gif 1 & 2
I emailed my first two gifs to Tanya for feedback and this is what she said:
For the Explode Gif, I think you need to just change the composition of the head and feet after the car goes past. Horses will plant all four feet and from their weight before exploding - and pull the neck back a bit so the reins look slack. Have the horse start for jump when the explode happens.
Look up “anticipation” under the 12 principles of Animation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8OtE60T8yU"