Horses are one of the oldest friends of humans. However, today majority of horse lovers cannot afford to keep them as a pet because of the issues like space constraints, finance and busy lifestyles. But still there are many who are lucky enough to enjoy the company of horses which are well-known for their strength, faithfulness, wisdom and dignity.
More than 49,000 lucky horse lovers have formed an online group on Facebook.com, sharing their everyday experiences, incidents and simply their love for horses. The Facebook group named “Let’s See How Many Horse- Riders There Are On Facebook!” is created by a high school student named Channel Wilson from England, this fastest growing group has active members from almost every part of the world like U.S, U.K, Alaska, New Zealand, Australia, Spain, Germany, Holland etc. This is one of the largest groups of active horse riders not only on facebook.com but over the whole World Wide Web. With the majority of high school and college students “let’s see how many horse riders there are on facebook” is a most favorite online hangout spot for riders and those with passion for these wonderful creatures.
They have wide discussions on almost every topic related to horses including training, riding experiences, queries related to horse’s behavior, health and even topics related to riding injuries which has made this group a valuable resource not only for horse lovers but also for horse riders, breeders, trainers, show jumpers and even amateur riders. There are many good threads where you can enjoy reading posts and replies of members even if you don’t own a horse, one such thread is “what does your horse look like”, in this thread the members has described the physical appearance of their horses wonderfully. Another thread “What is the best breed of horse you decide” is regarding the kind of horses, Arabian, Stallion, Lusitano, Welsh section D, Connemara and so many other breeds and mix breeds horses, this provides additional knowledge to any one who wants to know about horses.
While looking into the discussion forum, we have learnt that this group is also helping people with problems related to their horse behavior. There are many such interesting threads to help riders with their issues and problems. One such thread was started by a member from Europe, complaining the way his horse was having some confidence issues. He received some very educated responses from members, giving their opinion and advice on how to train such horses. This thread went on for more than a month with varied responses from about 24 people. Lastly, the topic starter came back with a big thanks to those who had given their contribution in helping this rider and his horse.
Moreover, there are other plenty of activities like posting their horse’s pictures. More than 5000 photos of horses and 80 videos have been posted by members in group. Helping people in buying and selling their horses, getting riding accessories resources like websites or shops in their area etc. “Let’s see how many horse riders there are on facebook!” is one of the best place today for getting real experiences of show jumping and dressage, many members are professional show jumpers, their experience helping others to learn basic riding skills, jumping techniques and appearance.
“Let’s see how many horse riders there are on facebook” is inspiring, helping and motivating its members who are knowingly or unknowingly keeping alive a hundreds of years old tradition and culture of horse riding, which is now limited to some very remote and tribal areas of world or either on the professional race course and show jumping. By the medium of social networking and online groups these horse riders are crossing the boundaries of their nations, their cultures and finally meeting up and joining hands together for one reason, which is their extreme love for their horses.
After seeing this online group, it would not be wrong to say that horses are not only human being’s oldest friends but also one of the most beautiful friends.
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Its a beautiful group on horse riding.
Its a beautiful group on horse riding.
Hi, thanks for sharing!
I haven't got any idea that such a group is on FB, I will definitely join them!
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