A Quick Tour of The Equinest
So The Equinest has grown (and changed) quite a lot since the early days. Now that the re-design has had time to settle, I figured I might as well give you a tour of all the main sections, in case you’ve missed anything important.
Toxic Plants
It is amazing the amount of plants that are toxic to horses, everything from buttercup, to foxtail awns, to red oak tree.
Plant Identifier
If you know your horse ate something, but you have no idea what it is called, try the plant identifier to see if we can help you identify it.
Horse Jobs
For those of you who want to make a career of horses our jobs section lists openings in the US, the UK, Ireland, the rest of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South America, Canada, Asia, and Africa.
Horse Breeds
The list of horse breeds is very long, so this section will always be in progress until I can get through them all. Be sure to check back from time to time to see what has been added.
Horse Colors
Horses come in such a huge assortment of colors and patterns. Before you decide your favorite, be sure to check out the horse colors section to learn a little more about the black and chestnut base coats and all of the dilution genes and white patterns that affect them.
Horse Riding Schools
Organized by state, there is a great section dedicated to riding schools across the United States, this section will be updated as I find more and I will be adding schools in other parts of the world as well.
2008 Equestrian Olympics
Whether you watched every equestrian event with rabid intensity or missed them completely, the 2008 Equestrian Olympic cheat sheet will help you remember the summer in Hong Kong this year.
News
Updated as it happens, the news section is a good place to stay currant on horse blog news, event news, horse racing news, show jumping news and horse news from Google.
Events
Find out which equestrian events are coming up and be sure to let me know about any I may have missed.
Horses from around the World
One of my favorite sections, be sure to browse some of the horses of the world and see what horse culture is like in other places.
The Store
Show your support, purchase an item with The Equinest logo in the store.
Photos
If you have some space and are looking for a horse to share it with, the top section of pictures on the photos page are all rescued horses who need a home.
Videos
I find horse videos are an endless source of entertainment. In our video section you can look at videos sorted by most popular or most recent.
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December 16th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Beautiful redesign and an amazing breadth of great content. You’ve really raised the bar in the horsey blogosphere.
December 16th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Thanks very much Michelle, It’s been a fun project.
As always, if you can think of anything you’d like to see more of, less of, or improved please let me know.