User:FlightyFossa/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
American Quarter Horse

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have a Quarter Horse so it's of interest to me, and I think I already have some background information about it. This breed is incredibly common in North America so I think a lot of people may research about them, especially considering lots of people get them as their first horse. I think that it's a good article that has a broad range of information that is certainly a good starting place for information.

Evaluate the article
I think this article has a great lead section! It provides the main information that the breed is most well known for and gives the reader a good understanding of the main points that make the breed so popular. I think the content overall is fairly thorough. I think there is some information that could be added more about other studs and not just the main foundation ones and Impressive, However, as the page has mentioned there are over 3 million Quarter Horses in the world, so studs that are prominent and sought after here, would likely not be the same in Australia, which may be why they didn't include more. I think it may also be worth noting that there are more criteria for registering than just based off of colour.

I think the article is well balanced considering most of the disciplines that the Quarter Horse is used for are western disciplines. I think the halter section is maybe the most noted section, but it is certainly a hot topic right now. Considering this, I think the writers also did a very good job not stating personal opinions about what the ideal body type should be, and also not proposing a right or wrong view for the halter horse conformation, but certainly mentioning that there are health concerns to be considered. It seems like good references were considered and the links were in proper order. I think there could have been more peer-reviewed studies in relation to the genetic diseases, but it all seemed good overall!

The article is free of spelling mistakes and has good sentence structures and follows a logical progression of topics that naturally lead into each other. This makes it easy to read and to follow. I think the images in this page are becoming a little bit dated now which some of the body types not necessarily the current standard, but they're just behind by a few years and get the point across. They do help with understanding I believe. Upon reviewing the talk page, I can see that some other users had the same concerns I did. I think this might be part of the reason that the page is considered B class.

I think overall the page is good and with a few edits could be fantastic!