Equine Consumers’ Guide 2010 Readers’ Choice Awards

Celebrating Excellence in Canada’s Horse Industry

Horse Community Journals Inc. is pleased to announce that the winners of the Readers’ Choice Awards have been selected and are featured in the Equine Consumers’ Guide 2010. These 16 winners were chosen from among nominations from Canadian equestrians coast to coast, and represent just some of the many exceptional horse people, horses, and businesses in Canada’s equine community.

Congratulations to the following winners in eight categories:
EQUINE SHINING STAR — St. Lad Carib; Valentine II
EXCEPTIONAL EQUESTRIAN — Gayle Ecker; Jonathan Field
UNSUNG HERO (VOLUNTEER) — Bonnie Kennedy; Violet McKenzie
CLUB BEYOND COMPARE — Vintage Riders Equestrian Club; Standardbred Showcase Riding Club
MOST MEMORABLE — Richard DeSmet; Debi Katsmar
HORSE-OF-MY-HEART — Maiden Music; Chico
RED RIBBON BUSINESS AWARD — Intercity & Capri Insurance; Callan Saddlery
THE GREEN HORSE AWARD — Alex Milne Associates, Ltd.; Equine Guelph, Stewardship of the Equine Environment

A special thank you to the Readers’ Choice Awards sponsor, Arista Equestrian, who generously donated prizes to each winner. For full results and write-ups on each of our winners check out the Equine Consumers’ Guide 2010, now available on newsstands nationwide and by order at www.HORSEJournals.com.

Going national for the first time this year, the ECG  is “Canada’s Horse Industry at Your Fingertips.” With listings of thousands of services, products, and stallions, the Guide is every Canadian’s one-stop reference guide for all things horsey, no matter your discipline or breed. The Guide also features informative and industry-relevant feature articles to provide helpful information all year long. Special features include Horse 101: 10 Ways to Get Better Acquainted with Your Horse, the Enforceability of Waivers, the Cost of Horsekeeping, the Psychology of Horse Craziness, the Buzz on Local Food (and how the horse community can get involved), S-T-R-E-T-C-H Your Budget tips, and The Right Stuff, a collection of products, services, tack, gear, and horses to help you make informed buying decisions.

For more information, contact info@horsejournals.com, 1-800-299-3799, or www.HORSEJournals.com.
  

Photo: Members of the Vintage Riders Equestrian Club, one of the winners of Club Beyond Compare. Courtesy of Rita Rawstron.