Young Rider (1-year) | 
| Publisher: BowTie Magazines
List Price: $23.94
Buy New: $12.99
You Save: $10.95 (46%)
Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 119
Format: Magazine Subscription, Print
Type: Consumer magazine
Subscription Issues: 6
Subscription Length: 12 Months
Issues Per Year: 6
First Issue Lead Time: 6-10 Weeks
ASIN: B00005NIPY
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 3 months
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Editorial Reviews Who Reads Young Rider?
Pony-mad youngsters have their own magazine filled with features, facts, photos, and fun stuff about horses and ponies. Aimed at kids aged 8-15, Young Rider is the only glossy, full-color equestrian magazine for young people in the United States, and includes easy-to-read articles on improving their riding skills, grooming, horse health, show-ring secrets, and much more including three or more posters in every issue.
What You Can Expect in Each Issue:
- Pony Pen Pals: Make horsey friends!
- Horsey Happenings: Readers find out what's going on in the horse world.
- Horse and Pony Problems: Readers' questions answered - help for a horsey hassle.
- Short Story: Entertaining fictional stories that readers can relate to.
- Western Lessons and English Lessons: Tips to improve your riding.
- Ask Dr. Julie: Veterinarian Dr. Julie Fox answers readers' horsey health questions.
- Me & My Horse: Pictures of the readers and their horses.
- Posters: Three posters of beautiful horses and ponies in every issue.
- Features: Each information-packed issue includes: English and Western training articles to help you become a better rider, advice from the best riders and trainers to help you with common problems, tips on everything from grooming to feeding, and spotlights on inspirational equestrians. Recent feature topics include deworming tips, trailering your horse, camp guide, horsey summer jobs, and making your own horse treats.
Past Issues: Contributors: Our editors and writers are equestrians themselves, each skilled in riding and keeping horses. They are passionate about the lifestyle in the same way our readers are, and they share their extensive knowledge with the Young Rider readers to help ensure their riding experience is the best that it can be. Magazine Layout Young Rider contains articles that are easy to understand and read, and every page features color pictures showing kids riding and looking after their horses and ponies. It is designed to be fun and interactive. Every issue includes at least three beautiful posters. Comparisons to Other Magazines While other equestrian publications are filled with clinical articles, Young Rider seeks to educate and entertain. We strive to make riding an enjoyable experience for young riders of all abilities. Each issue is filled with fun facts, quizzes, games, and opportunities to win prizes. It is the only equestrian publication in the United States specifically for children. Readers also get exclusive subscribers-only access to our website forums. Advertising Advertising is relevant to the magazine, offering products and services that would be of interest to young horse and pony lovers. An Ad Index is included in each issue featuring the page number of the advertiser and the website url. Awards The United States Equestrian Foundation, the national governing body for equestrian sport in the United States, has recognized Young Rider for excellence with a Pegasus Award for Media as Overall Publication of the year in 2007.
Product Description
Pony-mad youngsters have their own magazine filled with features, facts, photos, and fun stuff about horses and ponies. Aimed at horse-owning kids aged 8-15, Young Rider is the only glossy, full-color equestrian magazine for young people in the United States, and includes easy-to-read articles on improving their riding skills, grooming, horse health, show-ring secrets, and much more including three or more posters in every issue.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 55 more reviews...
 Show your Welsh Pony every weekend? This is your magazine. August 25, 2002
Linda (NC)
30 out of 35 found this review helpful
I received a subscription of this magazine for one year, and although it has its good points, there were enough bad points to cause me not to renew. The magazine has tons of beautiful, full color posters of beautiful horses and ponies. I really enjoyed the quizzes and short stories, as well as some of the features. But my problem with this magazine was that it seems to lean towards the well-to-do little girls riding Welsh Ponies that are trained to show every weekend. I haven't read an issue yet that didn't contain an article about 'winning lots of ribbons in shows.' There is no focus on the other side of horsemanship: caring for your horse, keeping up your stable, and health care. It is simply assumed the 'young riders' will hand their lovely ponies away to their grooms and saunter off to hang their ribbons on the walls of their bedrooms, which will, presumably, also have the mega posters featured in each issue of the magazine.
 THE best! No other words to explain it! September 21, 2003
20 out of 24 found this review helpful
I absolutely love this magazine because it's hours of fun for someone who's looking for a great magazine, plus it's informational and fun for the horse-owning kid. If you've read 'Blaze Magazine', you probably know that it's good, but it's not very realistic and VERY short. Young Rider gives information on the proper way to care for your horse, games, colorful photos, and the do's and don't's of the equine world. The authors are dedicated to let kids learn more about horses, they have a short story every issue about special kid and a horse, and a new quiz every issue. Although tons of kids (especially little girls) LOVE horses, I don't recommend it to kids who don't own a horse of their own. I think that in order to enjoy this great magazine, you should have your own horse. There are many great articles that I have to say are really helpful to the horse-owning kid, like how to care for your horse when the temperature is very, very cold, or very, very hot, but I don't think it would mean very much to people without a horse. Anyway, this is a fantastic magazine that I have to give AT LEAST five stars. I read every issue over again until it's falling apart, that's how much I love this magazine. Plus, if you don't know if you should order the whole subscription yet, you can always pick up the latest copy at your local riding store and see how you like it. If you do, it's definately worth a year's subscription. Two "hooves" up! : )
Contest-Lover April 18, 2002
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
I love Young Rider magazine! Anything you ever wanted to know about horses and ponies is in this magazine. There are a lot of contests, usually about five to six per magazine, that you can participate in. The best part for me is that you don't have to be "18 or older to enter". I enter every contest I can, and Young Rider is my best opportunity for contests. Plus, the prizes are great, even if you don't own a horse! You can even send a letter and get a penpal! I don't have a horse, but I love this magazine anyway, and it's always good to know about horses in case you ever drive by one. You'll know to slow down instead of just zooming by. You can learn the names of parts of the horse and equipment, as well as getting introduced to books and authors who have written books about horses and ponies. The only bad part is waiting for the next issue to come in the mail. All in all, this is a great magazine that I encourage anyone who likes horses to get!
Love This Magazine! April 18, 2004
susan cassidy (simi valley, ca USA)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
My 6 year old horse-loving daughter adores this magazine! She can read the articles and stories--they are well written and interesting and not too old for her, and she loves the games, quizzes and, of course, the pictures! She likes it so well we are going to get her a subscription of her own, as we have been having trouble finding it in the horse stores. It is wonderful someone makes a great magazine for the younger horse-lovers!
Great horse magazine! December 12, 2001
An 11-year old viewer (Maine, USA)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
This is PERFECT for girls who love horses and own one or don't own one. Good articles, and lots of pictures. I have posters from the magazine all over my room!
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