Besides me (http://www.facebook.com/ThistleRidgeSkillBuilders)

In 5th place – IotaMc Hippus 

In his “About” Section he says,

 ” Be who you are – everyone else is already taken. Come and snark with me as I start my career as a cultural icon and pet therapist.”

His Biography is very simple as you can see:

“I was born a small foal and grew. The I studied to become a therapy horse. I passed the test and now I’m looking to find some places to visit!

What I like about Iotamc Hippus is his daily posts. They are funny, though provoking and they make me smile. Take for example a resent post:

“The Lady’s in Chicago. Coho has an abscesses hoof. The grass is brown and brittle. And there’s a spider in my bucket. Happy freaking Monday.”

 ” I love all of you on this page, except for those who don’t have pet unicorns.”

His posts are fun and keep me interested. I often wonder What is IotaMc Hippus going to post today?

In 4th Place Summit Equine Nutrition 

Owner of this page Dr. Clair Thunes provides horse owners with valuable information concerning to horse owners and balanced nutrition for their horses.

Her about page says, ” Summit Equine Nutrition LLC is an independent consulting company”. She does diet evaluations, consultations, testing, farm visits and ‘ will help you create an optimally balanced diet tailored to your individual horse. We are highly qualified, independent and unbiased”.

She provides professional information with fun interactive posts. She offers professional advice and help. Take for example”

“Laminitic horses with insulin resistance (IR) should NOT be fed grains like oats, barley, corn. Also be wary of feeds suggesting they are low starch as they may not be low enough in these critical situations. Got questions about managing IR? Ask away. ~ Clair

And balances it with a bit of fun, like this with her Wednesday word play:

“It’s Wednesday word play. Read the last word in the comment string and enter a new word as a new comment, the first thing that comes to mind. So for example if the word was navicular you might enter hoof. Last time we started with bale and ended up at trouble. ~ Clair”

In 3rd Place – Professional Equine Grooms

Liv Gude of Pro Equine Grooms provides valuable tips for equestrians and professional grooms alike. Her company created for professional equestrian grooms, as she says in her about page, ” We are a place for Grooms to share ideas, dilemmas, and professional advice with each other.”

You can count on Liv to provide valuable information about your show ring turnout and to support you in your grooming endevours. She give practical advice take for example”

“Another way to keep cool in the summer – selective clipping. I just clipped the underside of the necks and flanks for some A/C stripes. Helps a lot!”

In 2nd Place Pixel Graphix

With Carolynne Smith you can be sure to get what you wanted. With a by-line of ” Shouldn’t your advertising be as beautiful as your horses?” you can be sure that it will be.

Carolynne has developed a loyal group of people who like her photos and graphics. Her Mission (from her facebook page)  is “To make beautiful advertising for our clients that creates a memorable and lasting impression.”

Carolynne is a great contributor and has created several time line cover  banners for several horsey related sites.

1st Place How To Market Your Horse Business        (HTMYHB)

How to Market Your Horse Business, hosted by Randi Thompson is the place to be if you have a horse business. Here you can meet, greet and get valuable tips on how to use social media, blogging and or course Randi’s speciality ~Facebook.

Loaded with tips and horse related interaction HTMYHB is the ” place to go to meet and talk with other people like us”. And by ‘us’ I think Randi means horse people.

Winner of many Social Media awards she has developed the HTMYHB not only for horse people but as she says in her about page, ” Though we are focused in the horse business, the advice, marketing tips, SEO, and promotional tips that are shared on How to Market Your Horse Business will work for any business”.

She hosts a ‘Friend Friday’ which is a free for all posting frenzy for horse people. just go to her Facebook HTMYHB site on friday and get involved.

Get involved and visit these pages and of course my page,

http://www.facebook.com/thistleridgeskillbuilders for all your horse related training.