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| Publisher: BowTie Magazines
List Price: $23.94
Buy New: $12.99
You Save: $10.95 (46%)
Rating:  63 reviews
Sales Rank: 139
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
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 3 months
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| Customer Reviews:
 Young Rider Full of Ads July 13, 2006
Rainmama (Seattle, WA)
14 out of 18 found this review helpful
I purchased subscriptions to both "Ask" and "Muse" for my daughter (9 years old) and am thrilled at the lack of advertising in those magazines. I subscribed to "Young Rider," as my daughter is very much a horse lover. I was dismayed to find it full of advertisements. And not only that, but poor quality ads, irresponsible ads perpetuating gender stereotypes (e.g., males do not wear pink) and blatant consumerism ("From hoof to toe, wear the brand.") While I'm using the magazine as a means for teaching media literacy, we certainly will not be resubscribing. As to the content, it does seem informative, especially for a beginning rider, though the writing is not particularly compelling. And the articles are hard to find amidst all the marketing, making it visually confusing. While my daughter picked up her first issue of "Ask," sat down and did not get up until she'd read it cover to cover, she picked up "Young Rider," glanced through it, tossed it back down and has not yet returned to her first issue. And this is a child who is horse crazy -- not much of a testimonial for a horse magazine!
 Makes Learning about Horses Fun September 17, 2005
Bonnie Sayers (Los Angeles, CA)
13 out of 17 found this review helpful
This is a bi-monthly magazine with beautiful posters and pictures of Horses. Since I am allergic to Horses I thought this would be a good way for my son to explore his interest in Horses.
Each issue comes with 4 posters and they are very nice. There is a place to sign up for a penpal exchange. The classified section has ads for beanie babies as well as horse trading cards.
You can learn about choosing a horse camp, how to ride in a group, how to give a Horse a shot and how to give a Horse a bath. The magazine also covers the various horse breeds, how to put on a saddle, what is a bridle and interesting tidbits on horses. There are short stories and people send in pictures as well.
My son has enjoyed reading Horse Rider over the years.
Excellent! December 10, 2001
A 12-year old magazine reader (St. Louis, MO USA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This magazine is excellent! Offers horse care tips whether you own a horse or not. Helpful riding tips. Answers horsey propblems. You can win neat horse stuff. For kids who ride and don't ride. For begginers all the way up to advanced. I LOVE THIS MAGAZINE. I can't wait for the next issue to arrive.
Great for the beginner November 17, 2003
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Young Rider is a great magazine for the beginner- the articles are very simple and easy to understand. They have great posters, but there's usually an article on their backside. There are ads lining almost every page; there isn't nearly as much content as there used to be. The average YR magazine has about 60 pages/9 articles, which usually have half-page pictures. I'd reccomend a magazine such as Practical Horseman or Horse Illustrated for anyone over 13. But, for a young horselover, it's a very helpful resource. There's several pages displaying readers' pictures and stories, along with a few step-by-step articles. Things like coloring and markings are discussed in detail, and many famous events (like the Rolex Kentucky) are reported on. For the completely new English and Western rider, it would make a great gift.
Good - for a while December 18, 2004
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I'm thirteen and first got this magazine for my twelfth birthday. I did not own a horse at the time (still don't, looking for one and in a lease with my trainer and her 3 yr old pony), but instead took lessons as often as I could, and came out every time I could beg a ride to the barn. It was great! - at first. A lot of the exercises I couldn't necessarily do - lunging was hard enough to find the time to do let alone some of the other things they talked about. But they have good stories - predictable if anything and excellent posters (my walls bear testimony to this). Also some stoires are useful (like dealing with spooky horses, different types of illnesses). While this is PREDOMINANTLY addressed to ten year old competitive hunters with their own $50,000 pony, I am looking for one less than $3000, am competitive but not very, and hope to not get a pony - experience tells me so. And still some of the advice they give is great. And yes, THEY DO WESTERN and I've seen them do bareback once or twice. They also do quick 'seasonals' the latest issue was about twenty pages thicker all with equestrian Olympic events and pics.
So join it - almost something is bound to catch your eye with an article, posters are excellent and their classifieds are helpful although not specific to Maryland my state, it's more of a nationwide, and NOT so specific.
Overall, friendly and worth da money.
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