HORSE JOURNALS'S FAVOURITE ANNUAL PHOTO CONTESTS BACK FOR 2009
Horse Community Journals Inc., publisher of Canadian Horse Journal, Canada’s favourite general interest horse magazine, and Pacific & Prairie Horse Journal, Western Canada’s leading equine publication, is pleased to announce the return of its two eagerly-anticipated photo contests.
“BEAUTIFUL BABY” PHOTO CONTEST
Show off your 2009 foals and favourite horses to Western Canada with the 18th annual “Beautiful Baby” Photo Contest. A reader favourite, winning photos and runners-up will be published in the November 2009 issue of Pacific & Prairie Horse Journal.
The categories are:
Category #1: Beautiful Babies of 2009 (for foals born in 2009)
1A: Foal
1B: Mare and Foal
1C: People and Foal
Category #2: Horse of My Heart (for horses of any age, any season)
2A: The Love of Horses
2B: Action, Winter, and Working Scenes
THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS…
First place winners will receive a $125 gift certificate from Donatello’s, who we are extremely happy to welcome back for a second year.
Also for the second year, Creekside Studio is sponsoring the ten Runner-Up prizes, offering a beautiful Pure Elegance poster featuring the art of Joan Larson.
ENTRY DEADLINE: OCTOBER 12, 2009
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“CELEBRATION OF HORSES” PHOTO CONTEST
The ninth annual “Celebration of Horses” photo contest will celebrate Canada’s beautiful foals and favourite horses. Winning photos and Runners-Up will be published in the November-December 2009 issue of Canadian Horse Journal.
The categories are:
Category #1: Stable Stork
1A: Foals of 2009
1B: Mare and Foal
Category #2: All Things Equine
2A: The Love of Horses — depicting the human-horse bond
2B: Horses in Action — working photos, winter scenes
2C: Personality and Humour — showing your horses “character”
GREAT PRIZES FROM GREAT SPONSORS
This year we are pleased to welcome Jonathan Field Horsemanship as the first prize sponsor. Winners of each of the five categories will receive a set of two DVDs from Jonathan’s Natural Foundation Program (value $129.90) PLUS his new DVD Inspired by Horses® (value $19.95).
We are very happy to welcome back Creekside Studio as our Runner-Up sponsor. Ten Runners-Up will receive a Pure Elegance poster featuring the art of Joan Larson.
Thank you to both our wonderful sponsors for their generous support.
ENTRY DEADLINE — OCTOBER 6, 2009
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CONTEST GUIDELINES
Photos in both contests will be judged on artistic and technical merit. Photos should be clear (in focus) and well-lit. Good quality photos improve your chances of winning. No unsafe situations should be depicted. Please include the age, sex, and breed of horse, and name, address, and telephone number of both owner and photographer. Other information about the horse is most welcome. These guidelines, and the rules below, apply to both contests.
CONTEST RULES
1. Amateur photographers only. A maximum of three previously unpublished photos per category.
2. Send colour prints, unmounted and unmated (max size 8” x 10”). If retaining the original print, send us a good quality reprint (no inkjets please). Digital photos submitted as prints should be printed on photographic paper.
3. To submit digital files, please indicate “Beautiful Baby Photo Contest” or “Celebration Photo Contest” in the subject line and email to news@horsejournals.com. Digital photos must be large size and high resolution (unaltered original files are best). Be sure to include in your email the information requested in the Guidelines.
4. Photos will become the property of Horse Community Journals Inc. and will not be returned. Entrants consent to have their submission published in Pacific & Prairie Horse Journal or Canadian Horse Journal, on our website at www.horsejournals.com, and elsewhere as determined by the publisher.
5. Winners will be selected by judges chosen by this publication. Prizes must be accepted as awarded and are not redeemable for cash.
HOW TO ENTER
Please carefully follow rules and guidelines when entering.
Online: www.horsejournals.com
Email: news@horsejournals.com, Subject: “Celebration Photo Contest” or “Beautiful Baby Contest”
By Mail:
“Celebration of Horses” Photo Contest OR “Beautiful Baby” Photo Contest
Horse Community Journals Inc.
Suite 201, 2400 Bevan Ave
Sidney, BC, V8L 1W1
OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS
For more information on the quality products and services available from our sponsors, please visit their websites:
Jonathan Field Horsemanship: Jonathan Field is one of Canada’s top horsemen, offering clinics, demonstrations, and horsemanship tools and products. Be Inspired by Horses®. www.jonathanfield.net
Donatello’s: Quality, equestrian-inspired woman’s apparel and accessories. www.donatellos.ca
Creekside Studio: Featuring the art of Joan Larson. www.joanlarson.com
For more information, visit www.horsejournals.com, call 1-800-299-3799, or email news@horsejournals.com.
Photo: First Runner Up of the 2008 "Celebration of Horses" Photo Contest, Category 1A, Foals of 2008. Photo by Monica Snow.