A while back we built a custom classifieds, events and media publishing website for Cowhorse.
After a recent facelift, we decided we should probably show it off to all of you and demonstrate we do a little more than just real estate websites.
Built with a custom Ruby on Rails content management system, we developed Cowhorse.com.au as a one stop shop for buying, selling and breeding horses, as well as those interested in the cowhorse industry and events in general.
As a classifieds site it really is quite powerful. Generating massive amounts of traffic, Cowhorse.com.au allows visitors to place their own horse classified listings in a vast selection of categories that are managed by the client – including general horse equipment, DVDs, real estate, vehicles, working dogs and breeding related listings.
Of course, horses can also be advertised and are placed in Stock Horse, Coloured Horse and Quarter Horse classified categories. iProperty built in e-commerce integration so that paid classifieds listings are handled through a payment gateway.
Cowhorse also has industry partners that allow them to present high quality photographs and video broadcasts for the major Cowhorse events across Australia. In seperate, categorised sections, the Videos and Events Photos are a major hit on the Cowhorse.com.au site. Of course, the website also lists the upcoming events in the Calender area as well as major, industry related news.
The director of Cowhorse.com.au also wanted an increased focus on Community interaction. iProperty built the Cowhorse Community pages. With a steadily growing membership base (150+) it includes Blogs, a Forum, and individual pages for Members with a summary of the photos, videos and comments they’ve shared with others on the site.
So if you’re into your horses, you better check out www.cowhorse.com.au!