It’s Official! American Horse Publications Names Finalists in 2013 Awards Competition

Sixty-three American Horse Publications members are named finalists in the 2013 AHP Annual Awards Contest for material published in and dated 2012. Participation in this year’s contest increased over last year with 104 AHP members entering a total of 758 entries. This year, 177 awards will be presented to the finalists for first, second, third place, or honorable mention. Held since 1974, the AHP Annual Awards Contest provides members with an opportunity to be recognized for excellence in equine media as well as professional critiques for improvement.

The Adequan Human-Animal Bond Award will be presented to the author of the article that best reflects and promotes the strengthening of the relationship between human and horse. The winner of the award will receive a special engraved trophy presented by Adequan, who is the new sponsor of this award.

The Alltech A+ Equine Journalism Award will be presented to the author of an article that focuses on increasing awareness and love of equestrian sport to mainstream readers. The award winning author will receive a special engraved award, a LIFEFORCE gift basket, and a free registration/travel certificate to the Alltech annual Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium in May, sponsored and presented by Alltech.

The Awards Presentations will be held on Saturday evening, June 22, 2013, during the AHP “Meet at the Peak” Seminar at the Colorado Springs Marriott in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The entries of the finalists will be on display on Saturday to provide seminar attendees time to review them. Finalists will be sent a list of their entries that placed and asked to e-mail a jpeg file of their entries for use in the awards presentation.

Twenty-seven professional judges placed the classes and provided constructive critiques for all entries. The results of the Awards Contest will be posted to the AHP web site after the awards presentations in June as a PowerPoint presentation and as a digital edition of the awards program provided by Publishers Press. First Place winners will be sent an AHP Award Winner logo to promote their achievement for the year 2012.

Congratulations to the following AHP members who are award finalists for 2013.

PRINT PUBLICATION MEMBERS
America's Horse
Appaloosa Journal
Barrel Horse News
California Thoroughbred
Dressage Today
Equestrian Quarterly
Equine Journal
EQUUS
Hoof Beats
Horse & Rider
Horse Journal
Horse Sport International
Keeneland Magazine
Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred
Miniature Horse World Magazine
Modern Arabian Horse
NRHA Reiner
Paint Horse Journal
Paso Fino Horse World
Pennsylvania Equestrian
Practical Horseman
Quarter Horse News
Ranch & Reata
Speedhorse
Spin To Win Rodeo
Steeplechase Times
SureBet Racing News
The American Quarter Horse Journal
The Blood-Horse
The Canadian Sportsman
The Chronicle of the Horse
The Florida Horse
The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care
The Morgan Horse
The Trail Rider
Trot Magazine
USDF Connection
Warmbloods Today
Washington Thoroughbred
Western Horse UK
Western Horseman Magazine

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
Kimberly Brown
Jennifer Bryant
Kay Coyte
Natalie Defee Mendik
Tracy Gantz
Robert Heleringer
Dusty Perin
L.A. Pomeroy
Milt Toby
Katherine Walcott

CORPORATE MEMBERS
Blood-Horse Publications
W. F. Young, Inc.

DIGITAL MEDIA MEMBERS
AQHA.com
BloodHorse.com
Center for Equine Health
Chronofhorse.com
EquiSearch.com
MyHorseDaily.com
PleasureHorse.com
TheHorse.com

STUDENT MEMBERS
Catie Staszak
Liz Walsh

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 attending the annual seminar or awards banquet in Colorado Springs are available online at http://www.americanhorsepubs.org/programs/seminars/index.asp .

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