Okay, here’s my blog post about my “best of horse” project, written in a casual, conversational style, just like the example.
So, I had this kinda crazy idea the other day. I wanted to create, like, the ultimate horse. Not a real one, obviously, but a digital one. Think of it as a “best of” compilation, but for horse traits. It’s more like playing around some data I collected.
Getting Started (and Getting Lost)
First, I dug around for any data I could find about horses. I mean, everything. Height, weight, speed, coat color, even temperament – you name it, I wanted it. I scoured websites, read articles, and even looked at some scientific papers (which, honestly, were mostly over my head).
It was a mess. Some data was in hands, some in centimeters, some in pounds, some in kilograms. It was like everyone was speaking a different language!
Wrangling the Data (The Fun Part… Sort Of)
Then came the real “fun”: getting all this data into a usable format. I decided to use a simple spreadsheet because, well, it’s what I know. I spent hours (probably too many) copying, pasting, and converting everything. I standardized everything to metric, because, you know, science.
- Height: Converted everything to centimeters.
- Weight: All in kilograms.
- Speed: This was tricky, but I settled on kilometers per hour.
- Coat Color: I just used the most common names, like “bay,” “chestnut,” etc.
- Temperament: This was totally subjective, so I used a simple scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “super chill” and 5 being “fiery.”
Finding the “Best” (My Totally Subjective Opinion)
Once I had all the data in one place, I could finally start playing around. I sorted and filtered the data to find the “best” in each category. For example:
- Tallest: I found a record of a Shire horse that was over 200cm!
- Fastest: Some racehorses can hit speeds of over 70 km/h!
- Heaviest: Draft horses are HUGE, some weighing over 1000kg.
- Color and Temperment: It is not a big deal.
The Result: My “Best of Horse”
I took each “best” feature such as:
the height of the Shire,
the speed of a Thoroughbred,
the weight of a Belgian,
color of my will
a calm personality.
I kind of visualized what it would be. It was fun!
So, that’s it! That’s how I spent my weekend building my “best of horse.” It was a bit silly, a bit nerdy, but definitely a fun way to mess around with data and learn some stuff about horses along the way.
