- Breeding
- Horse Breeding, Part 3: Birth and Care of a Foal
- Horse Breeding, Part 2: Breeding and Gestation
- Breeding Costs: Things to Consider
- General Horse Articles
- Nearly $7 Million Generated Annually for the District of Columbia
- Ask Chelsie Natural Horsemanship - What Does It Mean To Disengage My Horse?
- Equine Appraisal: The Value Of Our Horses
- Horse Feeding
- 5 Horse Feeding "Don'ts"
- You’ve Got the Right Feed, Now What?: Proper Feeding Practices
- A Look at Horse Feed
- Horse Grooming
- An Overview of Horse Grooming
- Keeping Your Horse Beautiful with Horse Products
- Mane Saving Ideas
- Horse Health Issues
- Let Sleeping Horses Lie: A Look at Horse Sleep Patterns
- A Look at Horse Feed
- Common Horse Illnesses: Laminitis
- Horse Training
- Help Your Stiff Horse Bend
- It's Hard to Get Back to Basics When You Haven't Been There To Start!
- Training Mythunderstandings: Groundwork: From Basics to Games
- Horses & History
- Horsing around the Sierra Madre - 1974 Style.
- The Missing Equine Link: How the Modern Horse Came to Be
- Battle-Ready: A History of the War Horse
- Horses & Sports
- In Defense of Horses in Sport
- Nearly $7 Million Generated Annually for the District of Columbia
- Ask Chelsie Natural Horsemanship - What Does It Mean To Disengage My Horse?
How to Use the Latest Technology to Get Your Equestrian Fix
03/23/2009
In order for you to be able to get your equestrian fix, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best online equine directories available.
Podcasts aren’t just a great way to get the latest music or news—they can also be a great way to connect with others in the equestrian community. Podcasts like HorseGirlTV, or Horsing Around have vast online directories where users can download episodes of their news shows. Equine directories aren’t just online search engines anymore—any list of horse links, horse videos, or horse blogs can be an interactive equine directory that connects you with the best in digital resources. In order for you to be able to get your equestrian fix, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best online equine directories available.
Horse Videos
Remember that bygone era where the only way you could order videos of your favorite races and competitions was through tattered newsprint equine directories you found in tack-and-feed shops? Those were hardly simpler times. A big benefit of Web 2.0 on the equestrian community is the widespread availability of horse videos listed in the online equine directory. Whether you want to stream these videos live, or order them for you’re your collection, many an equine directory lists links to streaming video clips or online ordering information. The Equestrian Information Center lets individuals stream shows live, but the real reason to visit the site is their impressive equine directory, which lets users order DVD or VHS versions of the Washington International and the Hunter Finals. Horse and Country TV lets you order DVDs of FEI’s competition from their online equine directory of race videos. If your taste leans towards training videos or historical documentaries, you can find equine directories for those too by visiting sites like Horse-Videos.com.
Clubs and organizations
Clubs and organizations are a great way to get into the competitive circuit, and to spend time with other like-minded horse lovers. But one underused resource is the equine directory section of most equestrian club websites. Groups like the Arabian Horse Association of Arizona have an interactive website with a digital equine directory which lists all the Arabian shows and competitions you can stream live and for free. The Ocala Horse group has a show every year, and lists every competition on their equine directory. If you’re interested in exploring clubs and organizations, Go Equine has a list of some of the major players, as well as some of the most popular equestrian chat forums. Go to the horse show associations website and download videos.
Blogs
The benefit (and sometimes the drawback) of blogging is that anyone, anywhere, can say anything. And with a community as passionate as the horse community, conversation and information exchange is particularly useful. Some of the best equestrian blogs act as a kind of equine directory for articles, both user-generated content as well as outside links. The Equestian Blog acts as an equine directory for the latest dressage fashions, as well as a resource for interviews and behind-the-scenes race information. If straight up definitions and factual information are more your taste, the Encyclopedia Equestrian is an information equine directory. The posts are meticulous “How To” articles that deconstruct the science behind a canter, or how to sit while at a trot.
Microblogging sites like Twitter have become a great resource for the equestrian community. By using Twitters keyword search, the entire site can become a real-time equine directory, where riders, trainers, farriers, and veterinarians can send 140-character blog entries about their work. Veterinarian Twitter user Amateur Dressage blogs about horse competitions as well as her work as a veterinarian. Microblogging allows those who are interested in the horse community to create a Twitter equine directory, where they can follow the latest news and gossip from the equestrian community
So no matter what you’re looking for—videos, conversation, news, or gossip, the new world of user generated content has something for you. Be sure to take advantage of all the information an online equine directory has to offer!
