Stephanie Land's Blog (9)

It recently came to my attention that a member joined our network with the sole intent of sending our members inappropriate emails. I would like to apologize to anyone that may have received an email from this person, and let you know that they have been removed from our network. When… Continue

So the majority of members on Equine Enthusiasts are from Oregon, for now, and are also members of South Valley Oregon High School Equestrian Teams. Lately it seems as though the OHSET that I went through is not the one that you are all experiencing today. This may make me sound like an old person, but back in my day OHSET meets were about having fun, making friends, and t… Continue

About every week or so I like to check out the American Quarter Horse Association website to see whats going on. I just found this cool contest called the Make Over My American Quarter Horse contest, you can read about it here. If you are an AQHYA member all you have to do is log on her… Continue

Check out this video that the Oregon Daily Emerald did about the UO Equestrian Team, and our move to Triple Rise Equestrian Center. Continue

The American Quarter Horse Association announced it is lowering the amount of points necessary to qualify for the Bayer Select, Bank of America Amateur and FedEx Open World Championship Shows, the three biggest competitions for the association. The decision comes after a trying first half of the year. The price of hay, grain, and… Continue

A few weeks ago my BA 317 marketing professor was lecturing about what gets consumers attention these days. Companies are no longer finding success using traditional advertising and marketing techniques. Consumers have trained themselves to ignore more and more of the advertising messages they see on a daily basis. My professor says that these days, to get the attention of consumers, companies must s… Continue

The American Quarter Horse Association - the largest equine breed registry in the world - made history last week by becoming the largest breed association to introduce association approved classes in "open" and 4H shows. You can read about it here. This means that AQHA me… Continue

If you are in the market for an awesome gaming, or kids play horse check out Katie's page for more information http://horsespace.ning.com/profile/Katie. I have taken Rosie on many a wonderful trail ride and she is always great. She has done 4H and OHSET and almost always qualifies for state in Barrels and other events. She has also done drill team, parades, roping, team penning, and play days. She has a great heart and is one of the most sweet, honest horses I have ever known. If any of you know… Continue

I created this network with a lot of different uses in mind. It started as an idea: Wouldn't it be nice to have a social networking site just for people who ride and enjoy horses. But after a while I started thinking that this could be a useful tool for people in the horse community. Here are some reasons I came up with for using Equine Enthusiasts: 1. To make friends with other horse riders/trainers/owners in your community and throughout the world. 2. To learn more about horse related issues… Continue