17 May 2011 – Montreal, Quebec – Equestrian products company ECOGOLD is launching a new website, “Horse Junkies United”, created by and for amateur equestrians from different English riding disciplines.
The content is written by amateur riders from across North America who are actively involved in dressage, hunter/jumpers and eventing. The goal is to provide cool, fun and meaningful content – with a point of view – that relates to amateur equestrians across all English disciplines. The blog will cover all aspects of English riding including coverage of events and shows across North America, clinic reports, fashion, informative product reviews, interviews with professional riders, special segments and of course contests!
The blog, which can be found at www.horsejunkiesunited.com, is the brainchild of Patricia Da Silva, ECOGOLD’s Marketing VP. “After the successful Ammie Blogger Experience at Rolex Kentucky, where a team of amateur riders covered the event on ECOGOLD’s blog, some of the bloggers expressed an interest to keep going,” she said. “It just made sense to create a separate website and to bring in dressage and hunter/jumper riders to be more representative of the North American horse show scene.”
In 2011 ECOGOLD was the winner of the Equestrian Social Media Award for Best Use of Social Media in Category 14 – Saddlery or Tack Company – International.
ECOGOLD is proud to welcome CHARLES OWEN & CO. as their first partner. Danielle Santos of Charles Owen said, “Horse Junkies United is a great idea! Amateur riders across disciplines love to share their experiences and this blog gives them a place to do that. Charles Owen is proud to be involved in such an exciting new project.”
Another feature of the blog will be reviews of Boyd and Silva Martin’s training videos. The Martins, who are both sponsored by ECOGOLD and CHARLES OWEN and compete at the international levels of eventing and dressage, respectively, have created a series of training videos. One of the Horse Junkies United bloggers will watch the videos and write something about each one.
Carrie Braff, an amateur event rider from Ontario, Canada will be Blogger-in-Chief for Horse Junkies United. “We really want this site to branch out to ALL the amateur English Discipline riders out there.” said Carrie. “What better way than to have the content be written by amateur riders who are not only intelligent but funny, witty and somewhat crazy. After all, if all of us horse junkies were normal, let’s face it, we’d have nothing interesting to write about!”
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While the blog will feature regular contributors, anyone can submit blog posts or get involved by emailing info@horsejunkiesunited.com
Horse Junkies United can also be found at:
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Horse-Junkies-United/209667785733519
Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/HorseJunkiesUtd
YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/HorseJunkiesUnited
ABOUT ECOGOLD
Ecogold is comprised of a team of experts in the field of textile engineering with more than 40 years experience in high-performance fabrics. All Ecogold products are made in a company-owned factory in Montreal, Quebec to ensure the best quality materials and workmanship.
For more information or to order Ecogold saddle pads or protective horse boots, please visit www.ecogold.ca or call 1-866-432-6465.
ABOUT CHARLES OWEN
Founded in 1911, Charles Owen & Company is a leading British manufacturer of riding helmets and body protectors. Over the past 100 years Charles Owen has grown to be an internationally recognized brand with nearly 70% of its British made products being exported.
For more information visit www.charlesowen.co.uk
