From the Publisher
W
elcome to the inaugural issue
Want to read just the sections relating
of Community Horse! We’ve
to your state? The magazine is color coded
combined Massachusetts Horse
with purple representing a feature for all
and Connecticut Horse magazines and we’ve
three states, orange for Connecticut, blue
added Rhode Island to our coverage.
for Massachusetts, and green for Rhode
Community Horse is your source for
Island. Also look for your state’s icon in
everything equestrian in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island! Published each spring and autumn, every issue features farms, horsepeople, and a comprehensive events calendar prepared exclusively for each state. In our directory, you’ll find a range of horse products, horse-related services, and equestrian businesses in our community. Each lead feature will be a topic that touches each horse owner and will be specific to our region. Every issue will have profiles of horsepeople — both professional and amateurs — and farms — backyard and large facilities — as well as a Trail Guide location for each state. You’ll hear from Horse Logic columnist Nicole Birkholzer as well as other professionals with advice to impart. We’ve moved to a smaller format to
Miniature horse Peanut halfway shed out in the spring grass at Pocketful of Ponies Farm.
make Community Horse easy to take with you and to tuck into your truck’s door
the upper left corner of the first page of a
pocket. Every page is now full color and
section.
the paper is a joy to touch. (I say this as a paper connoisseur!) This Olde Horse is a spotlight that will include a photo from each state. Check
As we come out of a long winter and pandemic, I for one am happy to see the birds returning and the flowers poking up through the soil. Happy Spring!
the Is This Your Horse? contest in the back of each issue to see if you’ve won! Community Horse Spring/Summer 2021
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