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Dear all,

This is a permanent sticky post in order to update HHO users about current editorial opportunities in Horse magazine. I’ll be adding all new requests to this thread, so please do check regularly if you would like you and your horse to appear in the magazine. However, it’s best if you get touch via email – victoria_gray@ipcmedia.com – rather than reply below!

MARCH UPDATE: at present, we would love to hear from you if:

* You'd like a picture of your horse or pony to appear in print. The themes for our upcoming Collecting ring photo galleries are the most gorgeous ponies (ie must be under 14.2hh!), and Escape artists – horses and ponies who are masters at untying themselves or opening stable doors. Send a high-res image, plus a bit of info about your horse/pony and your full name and address, to victoria_gray@ipcmedia.com
The first Coloured horse collecting ring gallery will be in the May issue. I had an amazing response to this – with more 100 emails. We’ve only had room to include a few pictures this month, but we’ll be returning to this theme several times and I’ll be in touch with everyone when we’ll be running their pictures in the magazine.

* We've started a new page in the May issue called ‘Horse counties’, which will give the lowdown on the best yards, tack shops, show centres, hacks, main shows, and famous rider residents from your area. It will be packed with useful information for newer residents and let others know why they should visit your county, while long-term residents will have the chance to share the best things about living (and horse-owning) where they do.
We kicked off the series with Cheshire (and plan to cover all the other counties across England, Wales, Scotland and N Ireland). Next we’ll be looking at East and West Sussex, so if you want to share your thoughts on Sussex-life, please do drop me an email ( victoria_gray@ipcmedia.com )

Thanks

Victoria
 

There was an interesting post on the HHO forum recently, which debated the issue of stable hygiene. So in the next issue, we’ll be looking at just how hygienic your horse’s everyday surroundings should be.
Do you scrub and sterilize daily, from buckets to wheelbarrows and even mucking out tools?
Or do you think a bit of dirt is inevitable around horses, and should be the least of your equine worries?
Whatever your viewpoint, send your thoughts to victoria_gray@ipcmedia.com
 
Have you ever suffered humiliation at the hands of your horse? In a brand new series in Horse magazine, we'll be featuring some great rider confessions every month. An HHO user is the star of the first part of this series – the issue will be on sale from 27 March if you want to find out who it is!

If you'd like to be next, please do tell us your story, and you could win the original cartoon depicting you, your horse and your sticky situation! Let us know what happened, including some background information about you and your horse, in no more than 400 words – email victoria_gray@ipcmedia.com
 
It's brilliant!!!! LOVE the cartoon. Thanks for contacting me to have my story included.
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(No one on the forum seems to have noticed it yet though
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Are you an adult who owns and competes a pony in dressage, eventing or show jumping? Do you ever feel discriminated against, or that pony riders have things tougher than those who compete a horse? If so, I'd like to hear from you as possible case studies for a feature in Horse. Drop me an email – victoria_gray@ipcmedia.com

Thanks
 
Fancy a lesson with a top trainer, and the chance to appear in the magazine? The Horse team are organising a fantastic lecture/demo, featuring a host of top equestrian names, and you and your horse could be one of the stars!
The Horse Masterclass Live will be held at Unex Towerlands in Braintree, Essex, on Friday 25 April at 7pm. Featuring an all-star line-up, the evening promises readers an entertaining and informative insight into the training methods of some of the UK’s top riders.
To apply for a lesson, email victoria_gray@ipcmedia.com, with the subject line Horse Lecture Demo, and tell us:
* Your name, age, address and contact details
* Your horse’s name, age, height and breed
* Your riding experience, and whether you would prefer to concentrate on flatwork, jumping or both.
If you've already applied for a Masterclass and have sent the above details already, just drop me a line saying you'd be interested – I will have your details on file.
Successful applicants will be notified after 11 April. You will need to be able to travel to Essex for this event.
If you want to be in the audience, tickets for the Horse Masterclass Live are on sale now and are limited, so buy now! For more details and to buy tickets, visit: www.horsemagazine.co.uk
 
Horse Masterclass Live

Friday 25th April 2008, 7pm

Horse magazine is proud to present Horse Masterclass Live. Some of Britain’s best riders and trainers will be appearing at this Lecture Demo, including Oliver Townend, Andrew Gould and Dane Rawlins, and show jumping legend Graham Fletcher.

This event will be held in support of the International League for the Protection of Horses.

Horse Masterclass Live will give you an insight into the training methods of the stars, and promises to be interesting, informative and entertaining.

Ticket holders will automatically be entered into a fantastic competition, to be drawn at the event, with five pairs of tickets to the Festival of British Evening at Gatcome on offer, and lots more great prizes to be won.

Tickets for Horse Masterclass Live are on sale now, so buy now to ensure your seat at this fantastic event. HHO users can receive £5 off both ticket prices by entering the following code: subs

To buy your tickets or for more information visit www.horsemagazine.co.uk
 

Do you own a stunning horse or pony and have access to a picturesque location? Then Horse magazine wants to hear from you! Horse is looking for models – human and equine – to take part in photo shoots for its summer issues.

To be considered you must be located in Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Warwickshire or Worcestershire. Don’t worry if you live elsewhere, as we’ll be covering other areas soon.

Please email some information about yourself and your horse, and your yard/location, including your age, to: joanna_browne@ipcmedia.com. Please include a photograph if possible.
 
The Collecting Ring special on Ponies is now complete and will be included in the June issue, on sale next week.

The theme for next months page is escapees - horses and ponies who can untie themselves, open gates and stable doors, or are prone to escaping from their field. If you have to keep an eye on your equine at all times, get in touch - victoria_gray@ipcmedia.com. Please include one high res photo, your full name and address, and details about your horse and his houdini tendencies.

Thanks
 
No, please do keep sending your applications to Jo if you want to be considered for a cover shoot.

The Escapologists Collecting Ring page has now gone to press and will be in the summer issue, on sale from 22nd May. Thank you to everyone who contacted me about this feature, and the adults who ride ponies feature, which is also part of the Summer issue.

The theme for next month's Collecting Ring is ex-racehorses. If you own and compete an ex-racer, please send one high-resolution photograph, a bit of information about you and your horse, as well as your full name and address, to victoria_gray@ipcmedia.com. If we print your photograph, you will win a prize from Toggi.

Finally, since there's often some confusion about high-resolution photographs, here's a basic guide:
* A photo taken with a digital camera is normally a large enough file size - those taken from websites or with mobile phones are nearly always too small
* A scan from a printed photo is fine, but make sure you save the file at 300dpi resolution.
* Watch out for Hotmail, which automatically shrinks photographs to make them easier to email. This leaves them too small for us to print.
* If you email the photograph, look at the size of the email. Anything less than 1MB is probably going to be too small to use
* If you don't have any electronic photographs, you can send a print to Horse Magazine, 9th Floor, Blue Fin Building, Southwark St, London SE1 0SU. Don't forget to include a return address.

Thanks

Victoria
 
We are looking for a rider to have a lesson with eventer Matt Ryan on the afternoon of Tuesday 20th May – short notice, I know! The lesson will be held at Matt's yard near Abergavenny, Wales - and will focus on building jumping confidence to help you go cross-country.

If you are available and would like a lesson with Matt, courtesy of Horse, please get in touch. The lesson will appear in a future issue of Horse, and you must have your own horse and transport.

Please email victoria_gray@ipcmedia.com with details of:
Your name, age, where you live and your contact details
Your horse's name, age, height, colour and breeding
Your riding experience
Any schooling problems you have

If you've already applied for a Masterclass, no need to send these details again - just drop me an email saying you're available for the lesson.

I'll be choosing someone by tomorrow morning (Thursday 15th).

Thanks

Victoria
 
Have you (or anyone you know) turned your life around through becoming involved with horses? We're looking for interesting and varied case studies for a feature on this subject, so if you have a story to tell, please get in touch – victoria_gray@ipcmedia.com
 
I have never bought Horse Mag before and what a lovely surprise it was when one of my liveries gave me her copy to read yesterday as their was an article about tendons which she knew would be helpful to me at this time. I was so impressed with the format, competitions, giveaways and horse owners experiences that I am going to subscribe
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As soon as I saw the front cover it almost felt like I recognised the beautiful model and her horse
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Thank you Horse Mag - where have I been all this time?
 
As you'll see above, we've started a new page called ‘Horse Counties’, which will give the lowdown on the best yards, tack shops, show centres, hacks, main shows, and famous rider residents from your area. It will be packed with useful information for newer residents and let others know why they should visit your county, while long-term residents will have the chance to share the best things about living (and horse-owning) where they do.
The next area in the series is Glamorgan, so if you want to share your thoughts on horsey Glamorgan-life, please do drop me an email ( julia@ponyqueens.com )
 
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Splutters and falls around in hysterics - you worded that wrong honey, should have been model and her beautiful horse
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The theme for next month's Collecting Ring is miniature horses. If you own a miniature horse, please send one high-resolution photograph, a bit of information about you both, as well as your full name and address, to victoria_gray@ipcmedia.com. If we print your photograph, you will win a prize from Toggi.

Finally, since there's often some confusion about high-resolution photographs, here's a basic guide:
* A photo taken with a digital camera is normally a large enough file size - those taken from websites or with mobile phones are nearly always too small
* A scan from a printed photo is fine, but make sure you save the file at 300dpi resolution.
* Watch out for Hotmail, which automatically shrinks photographs to make them easier to email. This leaves them too small for us to print.
* If you email the photograph, look at the size of the email. Anything less than 1MB is probably going to be too small to use
* If you don't have any electronic photographs, you can send a print to Horse Magazine, 9th Floor, Blue Fin Building, Southwark St, London SE1 0SU. Don't forget to include a return address.

Thanks

Victoria
 
Awww... when will there be a collecting ring for naughty, conformationally challenged, indeterminate-breed, rocket-fuelled, 14.2hh ponies? I'm sure readers would be fascinated to know the exact circumference of Brandy's grass belly and just how many kilos of mud she can cake onto herself in autumn.
 
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