EveryRider's Website of the Week

So as it turns running a horse business provides you very little time to devote to much else.  When the site began I intended to write more, read more, do more etc.  I think life and life with horses in particular have a way of taking all of your extra time and hiding it in a place hard to find... Kinda like the black hole that all the my left socks disappear into... I suppose Everyrider  has turned into more of a newsletter than a blog considering I am rarely able to post more than once a week. I don't know how bloggers like Mikael's Mania write (and write well) almost everyday in the midst of running a farm!

Although I have only written around 35 articles I have still managed to  make so many wonderful new connections in the horse community and found such a wealth of resources online that I never even knew existed. So I thought it might be a good idea to include a few posts that simply review an interesting site or a couple tried and true products. Perhaps I can even throw in a contest or two! Any other ideas  are more than welcome! Just drop me a line or leave a comment.

I got the website of the week Idea after reading my fellow horse blogger Patricia 's site "The Hinny Whisperer"  where she reviews several great horse and hinny related sites, giving you the highlights and reasons why each site is worth the visit.  I have tons of great bookmarks and links friends and students have passed along that I thought I might do some passing along myself!  So without any further ado here is our first website of the week!

Horses for Life 

 
 

Horsesforlife.com  is an amazing online magazine dedicated to preserving and bringing online the wonderful educational resources that should be available to all riders and instructors. While the magazines focus is on Discussing and reporting on topics related to the classical training of dressage horses there are a wide range of fantastic articles for horse enthusiasts of any discipline and breed.  Beautiful images and intriguing video accompany the wealth of in depth articles at horses for life.

While there are many free articles to enjoy, I highly recommend purchasing the subscription.  I believe it is 14.95 for a three month money back guaranteed trial or $34.95 for the entire year.  Once you subscribe you also gain access to the archives of over 175 past articles full of great information.  I think I have read them all!  The magazine comes out once a month and usually consists of a dozen articles or so.  The horse health articles alone were enough to make subscribing worth it to me.  There are several health related articles with all the latest veterinarian research and the possible impact on our horses.  A few examples of health related topics are listed below.
 

• What head position may cause your horse breathing problems?
• At what age are his bones mature, ready to go to work?
• What recent research discovered that fusing of the lumbar and thoracic vertebrae may be a concern for the horse that is put into work too early?
• Can the cavesson be causing your horse pain?
• Biomechanical Information that impacts upon our riding and our training

There are at least 3 free articles in every issue that you can read without registration so head on over to Horsesforlife.com and take a look ... You won't be dissapointed!

Comments

[Sabrina]

Wow! That's way cool! I'm gonna have to check that out...thanks for sharing!! :D

[Bethany]

Great blog!!!

Yes!Horses for Life is an awesome site! Tons of great articles... Well worth the price.

[Patricia Barlow-Irick]

Thank you for mentioning my neglected blog.

I am a Horses for Life subscriber.... I don't like a couple of things about it. First, for not getting a hard copy, it is very expensive. Second, there is a lot of pretty-pictures-but no-content sort of articles... they don't quite get to the meat of the subject in most of their work. I notice this because I WANT MORE INFO!!!!

The good thing is that you can access all the back issues. I subscribed the first year, canceled my subscription during the second and then resubscribed recently so I could read everything that I had missed. But, then because the content is minimal, it didn't take too long to catch up.

They get your credit card number and just automatically renew unless you notify them not to...yes, you just keep finding these 14.95 charges on your credit card every three months. Hmmmm....

The other thing that bugs me, and it is not the fault of the magazine, is that some of the articles are so interesting or have such great videos attached, that I want to send links to them to my buddies... but they don't subscribe so I can't.

EveryRider is a much better source of the kind of information I want to spend my time on. Kelly is always super detailed and gives you way more than you could have asked for. That's why I love this blog.

[Kelly]

Thanks for the compliment Patricia! I agree the articles leave you hanging to some extent. Some more so than others... I often use the site as a launch pad for things I would like to research further. They get me thinking... get the creative juices flowing and then I look more up on the subject. I agree about the videos. They are usually worth sharing and for the price you would be able to. I am a big fan of what they stand for and I do find them to be a very useful site for the average reader. I think your just a little bit like me... A big sponge just looking for more info to soak up.
Sometimes I feel like the robot from that old 80's movie short circuit... No. 5... Need INNNPUUUTTTT!... must have more input.... Pretty Random Reference I guess.. Might be dating myself:)

[Anne]

Good information, well presented. I'm so glad I found your web site!

[Victoria Cummings]

Hi Kelly - I really enjoy your blog. Please check out mine - it's called Teachings of the Horse. I just started it at victoriacummings.blogspot.com.

[risingrainbow]

Thanks for the reference to my blog. I find writing it helps me wind down. Since that's hard for me, making sure I post helps get me in a place I can sleep. Necessity, plan and simple.

That sounds expensive for an online magazine, then if they really get the information out there, I wouldn't like that much. but if you and Patricia pick up your blogging for the winter months, I'll be happy. Since you're both of my regular list of reads.

[Andrew]

Hi, your blog is great.
I think if you create a group in www.bloogroups.com your blog will be more great and get more readers.
And also other blog with horse topic can join your bloogroups.
Why don't you try it?

Thanks.
Andrew

[Sabrina]

Happy Thanksgiving!!