Back in September, I was asked to write 70 in-depth articles about various breeds of horses that were to be between 600 and 1500 words each. They were originally intended for http://www.horseclicks.com but as yet they have not been posted online there. I have requested permission to post either the full articles or excerpts of them for my portfolio, but I have not yet heard back from the client who purchased them on behalf of Horse Clicks.
The breeds that I was contracted to write about, as well as come up with my own "catchy titles" for them, were the following:
Quarter Horse:
The American Quarter Horse: Faster Than a Speeding Thoroughbred
Paint:
A Splash of White Gives This Paint Horse a Dash of Flash
Thoroughbred:
The Thoroughbred Horse: Thoroughly Bred For Distance Racing
Arabian:
The Arabian: The World's Oldest Horse Keeps Getting Better with Age
Appaloosa:
The Appaloosa's Heritage Is As Colorful and Unique As Its Coat
Tennessee Walker:
Have Some High Times with the High Stepping Tennessee Walker
Miniature:
Miniature Horses: The Tiny Horse That Is Hugely Popular
Warmblood:
Hot-Blooded Plus Cold-Blooded Equals the American Warmblood Sporthorse
Pony:
Is It A Pony Or Is It A Horse? Sorting Out the Difference
Welsh Pony & Cob:
Welsh Ponies and Cobs, the British Knight's Choice
Morgan:
Striking the Superb Figure of the Morgan Horse
Saddlebred:
Made in America - the American Saddlebred Horse
Friesian:
The Friesian - The Black Horse of Friesland
Andalusian:
The Antediluvian Andalusian - An Ancient And Aspiring Horse
Pinto:
The Colorful Pinto Horse
Paso Fino:
Los Caballos de Paso Fino – The Horses with the Fine Walk
Fox Trotter:
Missouri Fox Trotter - The Versatile Gaited Horse from The Ozarks
Haflinger:
The Haflinger Horse - Tyrolean Charm in a Chestnut Colored Package
Hanoverian:
The Olympic Horse that No One Will Talk About -- the Hanoverian
Mustang:
From Feral to Friendly, Meet the Mustang
Oldenburg:
Oldenburg Warmblood - The Small Town Horse with the Big Time Success
POA:
A Horse of Their Own - The Pony of the Americas - For Young Riders Only
Spotted Saddle:
The Spotted Saddle Horse - The Gaited Horse of Many Colors
Shetland Pony:
America's Favorite Shetland Pony
Belgian:
The Big, Bold and Beautiful Belgian Draft Horse
Rocky Mountain:
The Kentucky Appalachian Bred Rocky Mountain Horse
Draft:
Draft Horses - the Gentle Giants of the Equine World
Percheron:
That High Perch You're On Might Be a Percheron - the French Draft Horse
Mule:
The Myth of the Mysterious Mule and Molly
Trakehner:
The European Trakehner Warmblood Horse Is On Track to Glory
Standardbred:
Harness a Retired Standardbred Racing Horse to Your Life
Donkey:
When Is A Horse Not A Horse? -- When It's A Donkey
Dutch:
The Olympic Medal Winning Dutch Warmblood Horse
Peruvian Paso:
The 100% Naturally Gaited Caballo Peruano de Paso - The Peruvian Paso Horse
Palomino:
Go For the Gold with the Golden Palomino Horse
Clydesdale:
The World's Most Famous Draft Horse - The Clydesdale
Gypsy Vanner:
The Gypsy Vanner Horse - A Flash of Magic by Many Names
Connemara:
Aye, Laddie, The Largest Pony is the Irish Connemara
Holsteiner:
Germany's Rarest Warmblood Olympian -- the Holsteiner Horse
Kentucky Mountain:
The Most Popular of the Mountain Horses - The Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse
Bashkir Curly:
You Have a What? The Horse with the Permanent Wave - The American Bashkir Curly Horse
Racking Horse:
The State Horse of Alabama is the Racking Horse
Buckskin:
The Buckskin Horse is Not Just A Color
Canadian:
The Rare Canadian Horse is the National Horse of Canada
Hackney:
The High-Stepping Hackney Group of Horse and Pony
Irish Sport Horse:
The Irish Sport Horse - Untangling the Confusion
Morab:
The Magnificent Modern Morab Horse
Fjord:
The Fjnomenal Fjord Horses of Norway
National Show Horse:
The New National Show Horse for the New Millenium
Shire:
Living Large in the Land of the Shire Draft Horse
Lippizan:
The World Famous Performing White Stallions - The Lipizzan
Icelandic:
The Icelandic - Is it a Pony or is it a Horse?
Pintabian:
It's All About Color - The Pintabian Horse Adds Color to the Arabian
Azteca:
The National Horse of Mexico - El Caballo Azteca
AraAppaloosa:
AraAppaloosa Horse - The Best of Both of the Ancient Worlds
Lusitano:
The Ancient Portuguese Bull Fighting Lusitano Horse
Westfalen:
Westfalen or Westphalian - A Wonderful Warmblood Horse by Any Name
Shagya:
The Missing Third Arabian - The Shagya-Arabian Horse
Colorado Ranger:
The Colorado Ranger Is the Original Rocky Mountain High Horse
Walkaloosa:
The Walkaloosa Horse - A Splash of Color And a Rainbow Of Gaits
Akhal Teke:
The Ancient Akhal-Teke - The Horse with the Metallic Sheen
Irish Draught:
Irish Draught Horse - Not Your Typical Draft Horse
Mountain Pleasure:
The Foundation of All American Gaited Breeds - The Mountain Pleasure Horse
Asturian:
The Rare Asturian Horse - Following in the Footsteps of Extinction
Cleveland Bay:
Britain's Oldest and Rarest Breed - The Cleveland Bay Horse
Dartmoor Pony:
The Moorland National Heritage of the Dartmoor Pony
Mangalarga:
The Magnificent Marching Mangalarga Marchador Horse
Nokota:
The Nokota Mustang Horse - Created by Lightning
Florida Cracker:
Whipping Up Support for the Rare Florida Cracker Horse
Bavarian Warmblood:
One of The Most Expensive Horses in the World - The Bavarian Warmblood
If you have seen any of these articles and can tell me which website you found it on, I would really appreciate it. I would love to have links to them here in my portfolio since I worked very long, hard hours researching each and every breed (avoiding Wikipedia), sorting through inconsistent information, and compiling the results into articles that were more in-depth for their short length than any I had seen on the net at that time. It took about 3 months of spare time out of my life to accomplish, and I really would like to share them with you.
In a future post, I will share with you some excerpts from my emails to the client that show how not only how crazy this particular assignment was making me (bad jokes abounded!), but also highlighting some of the frustrations and inconsistencies I came across while writing about certain breeds that I could not put into the finished articles.
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