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2009 AHP Annual Awards Contest (for material published in and dated 2008)American Horse Publications Awards Excellence in Equine Publishing
Whenever AHP members mention New Orleans, the topic of discussion may have been about Katrina or Bourbon Street. But in June 2009, the topic uppermost in AHP members’ minds was the awards they won at the AHP Annual Awards Contest.
It starts in January when members start gathering their best work from the previous year to submit to the contest. By March, the entries are in, the judges selected, and the processing started. In April, the entries are shipped to judges from all around the country. In May, the results are in and the production of the program, plaques, certificates and PowerPoint presentation gets underway. The contest culminates in June when the wait is over and the winners are announced at the annual seminar.
Always an anticipated event, the awards presentations were held Saturday, June 27, 2009, during the AHP Free Rein in The Big Easy Seminar in New Orleans. The evening began with a reception co-sponsored by Dover Saddlery and American Horse Publications and was followed by the Awards Banquet co-sponsored by Quebecor World and Branch Smith Printing. Breyer Animal Creations sponsored three of their Ethereal Series Collection as centerpieces, and one lucky attendee at each table took a model horse home.
The coveted General Excellence Award is presented to publications who fulfill their statement of purpose and show excellence in editorial content and design. Honorable mention is presented in classes with over five entries. General Excellence in the Tabloid/Newspaper category went to Steeplechase/Eventing Times, a twice monthly steeplechase/eventing newspaper. Horsemen’s Yankee Pedlar, a regional all-breed, all-activity tabloid, claimed honorable mention.
Winning General Excellence Association Magazine circulation under 15,000 was Trot Magazine, Canada's national harness racing magazine. Hoof Beats, an international monthly harness racing magazine, and The Score, a magazine for team roping enthusiasts, captured honorable mention.
The General Excellence Association Magazine circulation 15,000 and over class winner was Living Cowboy Ethics, the Paragon Foundation journal celebrating the west. Honorable mention was awarded to Modern Arabian Horse, a magazine for Arabian horse enthusiasts, and to The Blood-Horse, a weekly international Thoroughbred racing and breeding magazine.
In the category for General Excellence State or Regional Publication, any format, the top honors went to The Florida Horse, a monthly state horse racing magazine, with honorable mention given to Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred, a regional monthly Thoroughbred magazine.
Topping the competition in General Excellence Self-Supported Magazine with circulation under 15,000 was Today's Pro Farrier, a bimonthly magazine featuring education for farriers, vets, and horse owners. Honorable mention went to Arabian Horse World, an international monthly Arabian horse magazine.
Keeneland Magazine, a magazine with in-depth coverage of Keeneland Racecourses and Bluegrass lifestyle, won the General Excellence for Self-Supported Magazine with circulation 15,000 and over category. Honorable mention was earned by The Horse: Your Guide to Equine Health Care, a monthly all-breed equine health magazine.
All winners in the General Excellence classes were eligible for the General Excellence Overall Publication award and were judged by a separate judge. The 2009 prestigious award was presented to Keeneland Magazine.
Member publications achieving multiple honors in a variety of categories included Western Horseman with 14 awards; The Florida Horse with 11 awards; The Chronicle of the Horse with 8 awards; America’s Horse, Hoof Beats, and Thoroughbred Times with 7 awards; Arabian Horse World, NRHA Reiner, Paint Horse Journal, and The Horse: Your Guide to Equine Health Care with 6 awards each; EquiSearch.com; Horse & Rider, Quarter Horse News, The American Quarter Horse Journal, and The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal, with 5 awards each.
Corporate members who placed high in this year’s competition included Pfizer Animal Health placing first in the Corporate/Affiliate Advertisement class with the ad, “Dormosedan” and honorable mention in Online Equine-related Advertisement (Animated) for their “Solitude IGR Widget.” Affiliate member, Kristy Badger, was the Account Director on the two winning ads submitted by Pfizer Animal Health. Purina Mills – Land O’ Lakes Purina Feeds placed second and third respectively in Corporate/Affiliate Advertisement with ads on “My Strategy” and “WellSolve W/C.”
In the Equine-related Book class, Trafalgar Square Books took home the top
honors earning first for “Beyond the Track: Retraining the Thoroughbred from
Racehorse to Riding Horse” and placing third with “The Complete Guide to Hunter
Seat Training, Showing, and Judging on the Flat and Over Fences.” Equine Network
earned second place with “Healthy Hooves: The EQUUS Guide to Understanding Your
Horse’s Feet and Keeping Them Sound.” Affiliate members are eligible to enter their own work published in member publications.
Jennifer Bryant won the Online News Reporting: News Breaking Story class with her series on, “2008 Olympic Equestrian Competition of Horse Health Coverage” published on TheHorse.com. L. A Pomeroy earned honorable mention in Feature Article circulation under 10,000 for her article titled, “The Art of Roping” published in The Score. Denise Steffanus wrote the first place entry, “Winning Ways” in Personality Profile circulation under 10,000 published in The Texas Thoroughbred. Her article published in The Florida Horse, earned the magazine second place honors in Horse Care circulation under 20,000. Denise was also one of the authors earning Thoroughbred Times a honorable mention in News Reporting: Related Feature Story. Kara Stewart earned third place in Horse Care circulation 20,000 and over with her article, “Holistic Healing,” published in Horse Illustrated. “Square Horses and Round Holes,” published in USDF Connection, earned a second place for Katherine Walcott in Personal Column 20,000 and over.
Other Affiliate members whose work was published by an AHP member publication or website included Robin Stanback, Irene Stamatelakys, and Arnd Bronkhorst.
In 2009, AHP expanded its Electronic Media division to recognize the variety of digital media published by members in 2008.
Equine-related website members that received awards included BloodHorse.com with firsts in Online Service to the Reader Article for “Losing the Iron Horse?” and Equine-related Video for “Reliving a Classic Rivalry.” The website also placed second in Equine-related Website. EquiSearch.com earned five awards including firsts for Equine-related Website and the Online News Reporting: Related Feature Story titled “On the Rail: Do the FEI Drug Testing Rules Need to Change?” The website also placed second in Online News Reporting: Related Feature Story, Equine-related Newsletter, and Equine-related Blog. Hoofcare.com won the Online Equine-related Advertisement (Still) class for “Wake Up to Fran Jurga’s Hoof Blog.” “The Jurga Report,” written by Fran, earned a second place for EquiSearch.com. MyHorse.com had the second place entry in Online Service to the Reader Article. TheHorse.com won the Online News Reporting: News Breaking Story class with their “Hurricane Ike Coverage.” They also earned second place in Equine-related Newsletter (Electronic) and Equine-related Video.
The Student member who won the Student Equine-related Journalism class was Kandace York for her article, “Balancing Act” published in Equine Journal.
The Merial Human-Animal Bond Award was presented for the eighth year to the article that best reflected and promoted the strengthening of the relationship between horses and people. AHP members were allowed to submit only one entry in this class. The winner of the Merial Human-Animal Bond Award is the author of the article and received a special engraved trophy presented by Merial. The member publication, in which the article was published, received an engraved plaque. The winner was Tracy Spurlock, a reader who submitted her article, “A Chance Meeting” which was published in Horse & Rider.
The AHP Annual Awards Contest provides members with an opportunity to be recognized for excellence in equine publishing as well as professional critiques for improvement. AHP Executive Director, Chris Brune, performed the duties of processing the entries with assistance from Judy Lincoln. Webmaster, Christy West, produced the PowerPoint awards presentation. AHP newsletter editor and design team, Jeremy Law and Kim Kulers at 360° Marketing Solutions, designed the awards program. Daniel K. Lew, of California Horsetrader, is the official photographer. The Executive Director acquired this year’s slate of 25 professionals judges.
The Awards Committee reviews the contest rules and procedures annually for improvement, clarity, fairness, and variety. Rules for the 2010 Annual Awards Contest for material published in 2009 will be available to members in early January. Past Awards PowerPoint Presentations
Past Awards Programs
[2009 Program | 2008 Program | 2007 Program | 2006 Program | 2005 Program | 2004 Program | 2003 Program | 2002 Program ] |
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