Getting back into manips again; wondering what your favorite stock/photo sites are. I usually use Diviantart, but feel like it's pretty picked through and want some alternatives. Thank you so much!

bumping for you (: I use Adobe Stock for mine. 

Pexels and Unsplash are my usual go-to's. I also use paid Photoshop stock, if paying for stock subs is an option for you :)

DA is a nightmare these days because the search function is so wrecked, but is a good source for a wide range of horse stock. A couple of good stock providers to go to for horse stock are:

https://www.deviantart.com/chunga-stock

https://www.deviantart.com/colourize-stock

https://www.deviantart.com/xxmysterystockxx

https://www.deviantart.com/mwilliams-stock

https://www.deviantart.com/fillyrox

As for BGs - unsplash and pexels offer by far the highest quality free stock images that you will be able to find, and the search function for both of those websites is pretty decent! If you have an Adobe account (with a photoshop subscription, for example), then there are also tons of excellent quality free stock images available via adobe stock: just select 'free' in the dropdown menu by the search bar.

ETS: a lot of the stock I use these days is purchased, as Skell mentions doing - though I use Shutterstock or Dreamstime as my go-to (shutterstock is best for range/variety; dreamstime has the best subscription options for me).

thank you so much guys! bookmarking these as we speak!