2019 Canadian Nationals Outside The Ring Vignettes
The Assignment
In May 2019, Arabian Horse Life editor Stephanie Ruff, knowing I would attend the Arabian Horse Association’s Canadian National Arabian & Half Arabian Championship Horse Show, asked me to write a 500-700 word vignette highlighting show competitors for AHL’s issue six.
Canadian Nationals is the only AHA Championship show offering a full range of competition, from Youth to Sport Horse to Main Ring. In 2019, it was held from August 11 to 17, at the Keystone Centre in downtown Brandon, Manitoba.
The Delivery
I delivered the fact-checked copy on four amateur competitors and their horses, along with several high-resolution images taken by one of the interviewees or me. Each image was accompanied by the needed release forms and photo credit text. Two photographs I took during the show were submitted and published as part of the Arabian Horse Life issue 6 article.
Click on the PDF icon to read the entire piece, “Outside The Ring.”
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