Need help translating writing in Chinese painting?

Question

I recently purchased a beautiful Chinese painting of a horse and was wondering what the writing in the lower right said and if the orange text is the artist's signature:

 

http://www.rioactive.com/images/HorsePaintingText.jpg

 

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

It looks like some kind of personal letter/message to someone

 

"asking if you're healthy, doing well"

 

Just wondering how they're doing... a personal letter to the recipient of the painting?

 

That's all I got out of it.

 

The orange is a "chop," kind of like a stamped signature or seal. Powerful people used it on personal documents and whatnot, and artists on their paintings.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_(East_Asia)