Our final project for the Fall 2019 Visual Aesthetics course in Interactive Media was to create a prototype of an application of our choosing. As a horseback rider, I chose to draw on my own experiences and create an application that could assist riders in tracking their rides, workouts, and horse’s health all in one place. I had come up with this idea a couple of months prior while trail riding with other riders, and had asked them what they would want to see in an application. At the time, we were just shooting ideas, but I reached back out to them when this assignment started and I started putting what they said down on paper. 

I started my process of creating this prototype by researching other horse and health and fitness apps, taking note of what reviews of their apps complained about or liked, and what I personally liked and did not like. From there, I started with sketches of different possible layouts and color schemes, again turning to my rider friends for feedback on different screen ideas. Should I ever create this application further, I have a notebook of feedback from people that I could implement to make it even more impressive for the horse community.