What a fun even Rick. #2 is my favorite. #3 doesn't quite make it for me as the masking for the gaussian blur to the background isn't quite complete, the body of the middle horse is blurred but the driver isn't. Also the blur was pushed too much as you can see the dark halo's around the horses areas and the drivers hat for example. So I like what you were going for in #3, but back off a bit.