Equine-Friends.com Monthly Photo Contest

The deadline for all photo contests is the 15th of the ending month.

Winners will be announced on or before the 20th of the ending month.

Winner will receive an Italian Horse Charm Bracelet and 500 Member Points to be added to their bank.

Runner-up will receive 250 Member Points to be added to their bank!

Honorable mentions will be awarded 50 Member Points to add to their bank as well!

Rules: Eligible photos must contain a horse! Photos may be submitted by the person who took the photo or the legal guardian of a minor photographer. To enter you MUST be a member of EQUINE-FRIENDS.com (remember it is free to join).

Also, this is an amateur photo contest. Professional photographers (those who accept money for their photographs) may still enter if they are just starting out, but we ask that established professionals not enter. We LOVE variety, so you never know what we may be looking for in any given month. We hold on to our favorites for many months if we think we may use them at another time. You may submit a different photo each month.

If you submit more than one photo per month (please limit to TWO entries per month), we will pick the better one to compete in the contest. Make sure your photo is clear and of good quality! If your picture is blurry, it is not likely to win. This is a photo contest, not a picture contest; photos may be cropped, lightened or darkened, but no other enhancements. Winning photos may be used in Equine-Friends.com advertisements and to promote our Photo Contest.

To Enter: It's easy: FIRST READ THE RULES! Then goto the Photo Gallery and upload a photo to the CONTEST Category (PLEASE SELECT THE CORRECT CONTEST CATEGORY OR YOUR ENTRY WILL NOT BE COMPLETE ).

Winners will be selected by the Equine-Friends.com staff and member voting.

Good Luck!!!

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September-October 08 Photo Contest Winners (This month's winners were selected by a guest judging panel, all honorable mentions are based on user ratings.)   Thank you to ALL of our guest judges!!

Please join us in congratulating this month's winning members:

Grand Prize goes to crazy_kismet for the trio of adorable foals.  500 pts and the Italian Charm bracelet compliments of our own EF member, Davis!

(tied) Runner Up goes to pasorider for this closeup capture of the horse's eye. 250 pts.

(tied) Runner Up goes to painthorseluver for this close moment between mare and foal. 250pts.

Editor's Pick Winner goes to Gailanngkn for her stallion, Star, photographed while bowing (so what is the story with the rider being cut off at the head??) 50 pts.

Editor's Pick goes to Medora for their version of the treasure awaiting at the end of a rainbow.  50 pts.

Editor's Pick goes to WHQH for their exhuberant foal, Ripley, caught in full extension. 50 pts.

Honorable Mention goes to crystalsprings for the energetic stallion at play with his ball.  50 pts.

Honorable Mention goes to dandersonhughes for the car curious horse. 50 pts.

Honorable Mention goes to bj29544 for the closeup on the paint foal face. 50 pts.

Honorable Mention goes to justrope for the horse caught with their tongue out. 50 pts.

Honorable Mention goes to short_angel_101 for the girl n her horse photo. 50 pts.

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August-September 08 Photo Contest Winners

Please join us in congratulating this month's winning members:

Grand Prize goes to dustiesgirl with her photo included here, thank you to one of our original members who has always been at the lead of most popular pics!  500 pts and the Italian Charm Bracelet compliments of our own EF member, Davis!

Runner-Up goes to luckycowgirl with her kodak moment caught just in time as "King" plays with a garden hose!  250 pts

Editor's Choice 1st Place goes to MissKatie for the blossoming garden grazing horse and is another highly suitable advertisement photo.  50 pts

Editor's Choice 2nd place goes to RustyRider for an underdog favorite in our discussions with friends and other EF members.  50 pts

Honorable mention goes to cinntisurf for the comraderie in horses captured here.  50 pts

Honorable mention goes to Gailanngkn for the lovely mare and foal photo.  50 pts

Honorable mention goes to WildHorseSoul61 and the lovely Belledona captured in motion.  50 pts

Honorable mention goes to blackmountain and her touching moment with her horse.  50 pts

Honorable mention goes to daniels1142 for the "big girl" at heart!  50 pts

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June-July 08 Photo Contest Winners Announcement

Please join us in congratulating the following members:

Grand Prize goes to CountrygirlT with her photo included below, how can you go wrong with kids and horses!  500 pts and the Italian Horse Charm Bracelet

Runner-Up goes to heatherc and confirms that kids and horses are a winning combination!  Both were tied for first based on member points/ratings.  250 pts

Editor's Choice 1st place goes to crazy_kizmet and is a beautiful picture that we have chosen as a highly suitable advertisement picture.  50 pts

Editor's Choice 2nd place goes to cowgirlsblues for an amazingly vibrant and cute photo, we love the color contrast and the framing for this miniature.  50 pts

Honorable Mention goes to jmontes for the touching mare and foal photo.  50 pts

Honorable Mention goes to dustiesgirl for the picture in memory of Racing Kaine who passed away far too early.  50 pts

Honorable Mention goes to Jenn for the exotic foliage that frames this walking horse.  50 pts

Honorable Mention goes to Kayty for the beautiful sunset captured above a horse.  50 pts

Honorable Mention goes to ShannonC for the photo that shows a horse's ability to heal us more beautifully than a thousand words.  50 pts

All of the photos submitted were wonderful and it was very hard to choose just a few, please do not feel left out if your photo wasnt selected.  Submit it in the following months contest as it may be what we're looking for then!  Thank you to all of our participants, and we look forward to seeing the next round of contest photos :)