2008 AHP Annual Awards Contest (for material published in 2007)

American Horse Publications Names Finalists in Annual Award Competition

Sixty-nine American Horse Publications members are named finalists in the 2008 AHP Annual Awards Contest for material published in 2007. Participation in this year’s contest represented 105 AHP members and 1,092 entries. Held since 1974, 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.  

For the seventh year, the Merial Human-Animal Bond Award sponsored by Merial, will be presented to the author of the article that best reflects and promotes the strengthening of the relationship between human and horse. The 22 entries in this class had to be published in 2007 in an AHP member publication and were judged for exceptional quality and on the ability to convey this concept and connect with the reader. All 2008 AHP Members were eligible to enter with no entry fee, but entries were limited to one per member. The winner of the Merial Human-Animal Bond Award will receive a special engraved trophy presented by Merial. The member publication, in which the article was published, will receive an engraved plaque. 

The Awards Presentations will be held on Saturday evening, June 21, 2008, during the AHP “Break from the Gate in 2008” Seminar at the Saratoga Hilton in Saratoga Springs, New York. The entries of the finalists will be on display on Saturday afternoon to provide seminar attendees with ample time to review them. Finalists will be sent a list of their entries that placed and asked to e-mail a jpeg or PDF file of their entries for use in the PowerPoint presentation.  

Twenty-nine professional judges placed the classes and provided constructive critiques for all entries. The Awards Program booklet will include the contest results and be distributed with the judges’ comments after the awards presentations in June or mailed to non-attending members. AHP Award Winner logo will be sent to First Place winners to announce their achievement for the year 2007.

Congratulations to the following list of members who are award finalists for 2008. 

PUBLICATION MEMBERS

American Farriers Journal

America's Horse

APHA Connection

Appaloosa Journal

Arabian Horse Times

Arabian Horse World

Barrel Horse News

California Horsetrader

California Riding Magazine

California Thoroughbred

CEH Horse Report

Conquistador: The World of Spanish Horses

Covertside

Cutting Horse Chatter

Dressage Today

Equestrian Magazine

Equine Journal

EQUUS

Eventing USA

Hoof Beats

Horse & Rider

Horse Capital Digest

Horse Connection

Horse Illustrated

Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar

John Lyons Perfect Horse

Keeneland Magazine

Louisiana Horse Magazine

Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred

Modern Arabian Horse

NRHA Reiner

Paint Horse Journal

Performance Horse

Quarter Horse News

Quarter Horse Track Magazine

Rocky Mountain Rider Magazine

Sidelines

Steeplechase/Eventing Times

The Aiken Horse

The American Quarter Horse Journal

The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal

The Blood-Horse

The Blood-Horse MarketWatch

The Carriage Journal

The Chronicle of the Horse

The Florida Horse

The Horseman & Fair World

The Northwest Horse Source

The Peruvian Classified

The Texas Thoroughbred

The Trail Rider

The Whip

Thoroughbred Times

Today's Pro Farrier

USDF Connection

Western Horseman Magazine

ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION MEMBERS

EquiSearch.com

TheHorse.com

CORPORATE MEMBERS

Circle Y Saddles, Inc.

Merial

Pfizer Animal Health

Storey Publishing LLC

The Lyons Press

Trafalgar Square Books

AFFILIATE MEMBERS

Amy Dragoo

Dr. Rossana Figuerola

Kara Stewart

STUDENT MEMBERS

Nicole Lanphear

Kandace York 

For further information contact: Chris Brune, American Horse Publications, 49 Spinnaker Circle, South Daytona, FL  32119; (386) 760-7743 or AHorsePubs@aol.com. A schedule of events and information on the annual seminar are available online at www.americanhorsepubs.org.

Past Awards Programs

Download 2007 Awards Presentations (PowerPoint, 45.2 MB)

Download 2007 Awards Program (PDF, 409 KB)

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