I was thrilled to learn that Equine Ink is a finalist for the Equestrian Blogger of the Year Award. I started writing this blog back in March of 2008, I wasn’t sure how much I had to say about my horses and my experience with horses. I hadn’t read many blogs and I certainly didn’t know what anyone expected from a blog. I knew nothing about blogging platforms or how to create a blog. So, I opened a WordPress account and wrote about the things that obsess me.

My very first post? Goldilocks and the 31 saddles. I will admit that I’ve added a few more saddles to the list since then, but think that I’ve finally gotten my saddle addiction under control.

I didn’t tell anyone when I started my blog. Instead, I just started writing. My first month, I had 315 views. My second month, that number jumped to almost 1,000. I was hooked. I started reading other horse blogs and realized that a tremendous, worldwide community was out there, all of us joined by our love, or perhaps, more accurately, our obsession with horses. I made friends.

Ten years later, I haven’t run out of things to write about. Perhaps it’s because no matter how long I ride and take care of horses, there is never a shortage of things I need to learn, and the joy of being around horses is as strong as ever.

The Equestrian Blogger of the Year award was created and is powered by Blogger Portal Haynet and sponsored by Equestrian PR & Social Media Marketing Agency, MirrorMePR. The competition is now in its seventh year.

The 12 finalists named were purposefully diverse.