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The Books |
Magazine Reviews |
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Magazines are the ideal
way to keep up to date with current events, products and ideas.
They're in a handy format that allows you to take them anywhere and read
the articles as you want to. Unfortunately, they're also relatively
expensive in NZ.
This page sets out the
range of magazines that I've found in NZ, the price on the shelf (this
will vary from shop to shop) and the published subscription price, the
type of coverage in the magazine and how much of it appears to be
advertisements vs articles.
Note: These aren't listed in any particular order
Prices are as at 1999\2000
New Zealand Horse and Pony
Price NZ: $4.95
Subscription
Price (NZ): $49.90 per 12mths Phone: +649 302 1318 -
Subscriptions are SLOW
Published: NZ,
official publication of the NZ Pony Club
Topics Covered:
General, NZ people and events, NZ Shows, Vet notes, For Sale, Books &
Videos, various sports, NZ Pony Club News: Between 50 - 80 pages
+ 'Sale-Ring" section. If you're looking for information on the
local scene this publication certainly covers it well and has plenty of
stories on local horse events and people. However it doesn't
really cater for anyone new to riding or provide much information to
improve your riding.
Update 2001 - this has improved over the
last mths - dressage and jumping clinics have begun to appear but still
tends to cater more for the show scene.
Practical Horseman
Price NZ:
$11.50 - original price $US 3.50
Subscription
Price (NZ): $US 34.00 per 12mths Phone: +649 302 1318
Published: USA
Topics
Covered: General, expert advice, training, News, health care,
equipment and products
Review: Approx
120 pages. Certainly worth a look. Good mix of articles, reader
forums and expert advice. Riding articles range from very basic
advice to training clinics for the more advanced rider, although
there's little specifically targeting the adult beginner.
The Horse Interactive
Price tba,
original price $US 2.95
Subscription
Price (NZ): $US 42.00 per 12mths
Published: USA
Topics
Covered: Equine health topics
Review: 130
pages and highly recommended if you are interested in any aspect of
horse health. Articles are well written, easily understandable
and comprehensive, average is around 4 pages per topic. Also
liked the impartiality of many of the articles, various viewpoints are
provided. Topics are diverse covering all aspects of horse
health including dental, handling, nutrition, fitness and products
The website provides a searchable database of articles,
these do not include the photos from the original magazine article and
may have been shortened somewhat but it is still an excellent
resource. www.thehorse.com
Horse & Rider
Price $11.30,
original price UK £2.30
Subscription
Price (NZ): UK £44.60
per 12mths
Published: UK
Topics
Covered: General Horse and Riding.
Review: Around
120 pages. (see below)
Your Horse
and
Horse & Rider
are so alike that I often have to check the front cover to check which
mag I'm reading. However, both do an excellent job of providing
lots of information for riding enthusiasts of all abilities.
There's also plenty of product reviews and experts providing riding
advice readers' feedback areas and veterinary advice. Riding
clinics with readers and expert instructors usually include
plenty of helpful photos, diagrams and drawings to illustrate.
Your Horse
Price $10.95,
original price UK £2.50
Subscription
Price (NZ): $UK TBA
Published: UK
Topics
Covered: General horse and riding
Review: Around
140 pages. (see above)
Horse
Price $10.99,
original price UK £2.70
Subscription
Price (UK):£32.40/12
issues, Australasia £59.85
Published: UK
Topics
Covered: General horse and riding
Review: 130
pages More sport oriented than the previous two British magazines,
this again covers a wide variety of equestrian topics. Quite a
lot of the format is 'Question and Answer'
website:
www.horsemagazine.co.uk
Australian Equestrian
Price $5.95
Subscription
Price (NZ): 6 issues $AUS 23.70
Published: UK
Topics
Covered: Lots of Dressage and Showjumping, especially Australian
events
Review: 100
pages Highly sport oriented, an excellent magazine if you are
interested in keeping up with equestrian events in Australia.
Devotes lots of space to Dressage and Showjumping but also tried to
cover anything happening in other equestrian sports. Also covers
nutrition, health, performance and plenty more.
h + p
Price $9.95
original price UK£2.15
Subscription
Price (NZ): 13 issues UK£22.95
* UK Price only overseas subscriptions prices unavailable
Published:
UK
Topics
Covered: Lots of Dressage and Showjumping, especially Australian
events
Review: 100
pages For the younger/teenage equestrian reader. Riding tips,
horse 'centrefolds' for your walls and a variety of riding articles.
The style is very typically British 'girls own'. Online
version available.
Hoofbeats
Price $6.90
original price AUS $.95
Subscription
Price (NZ): not known - refer to distributors Gordon & Gotch
Published:
Aus
Topics
Covered: An interesting variety including eventing, basic training,
gear and health. Also includes "The Green Horse" a specialist
section on environmentally friendly horse husbandry.
Review: 60
pages An interesting read, well worth a look. Covers a wide
variety of topics
A White Horse Mag.,
Daily news and discussion from horse owners and breeders.
Arabian Horse World Magazine Arabian Horse Forums Chronicle of the Horse On-line, published weekly. Conquistador Magazine Equestrian Live Equijournal.com, Equine Journal On-line. Equine ImagesThe National Magazine of Equine Art Horse of Kings Horse Sport Horse review.com Latierrapublishing.com Stallions of the Quest by Robert Vavra. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the AHSA Equestrian Youth Development Fund. Please use order #A100 when purchasing. Hunter and Sport Horse, coverage of Dressage, Eventing, and Hunter Jumper Disciplines Magazine Mane and Tail Magazine Mid-South Horse Review NewJerseyHorse.com OklahomaHorseOnline.com Trail Blazer, an on-line Magazine with advice, sales, etc. |
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