Winner selected for Horseball prize

Congratulations to our Equine Compare and Equiportal member 'Bonnie' who has been selected as the winner of our latest prize draw to win a Horseball courtesy of Horse Toys for Training

Horse training balls for horse training help to assist with ground work. They help your horse to gain confidence in a safe and controlled environment. These Horseballs make schooling more interesting and let you have some fun with your horse!

Horse Toys For Training are a UK based on line business bringing good quality, affordable, products for Natural Horsemanship, to the UK and European market place. 


Their  aim is to bring good quality affordable products to the Natural Horsemanship market place in the UK and Europe. Horse Toys for Training Ltd provides horse toys, horse treats and specialist horse training equipment. They also have a range of books focused on Natural Horsemanship training techniques.

Their own brand products include the Giant Green Horseball, professional training lines and head collars geared toward Natural Horsemanship market, Parelli/Clinton Anderson styles of training.


We hope 'Bonnie' has lots of fun with her Horseball!

An e-commerce solution every retailer can afford

Equine Compare are offering an easy and ultra low cost solution for retailers who want to sell online. Their commission based approach means that costs will only be encountered when products are sold.

With 47%* of  UK equestrian shoppers buying products online, having an online shop should be a serious consideration to maintain your market share in today's digital market.

Equine Compare will provide branded e-commerce solutions to equestrian retailers with no upfront costs. Retailers will only pay 5% commission when they make an online sale. Other price plans are available for retailers with higher turnovers.

Benefits include:

• No set-up costs
• No annual hosting fee
• No contracts or tie ins
• An easy to edit, leading edge website
• Free product listings and promotion on Equine Compare

Retailers can make use of the service to promote special offers or to list their full range of products. Having their products included in Equine Compare's comparison website will help drive customers to their new online shop.

Equine Compare Co-Founder, Kelly Battye stated: “Many retailers have still not tapped in to the lucrative online market, while those retailers who are selling online can be held back by low quality e-commerce solutions or high set-up and running costs. We believe that we can improve the online equestrian market place by making it high quality and all inclusive, benefiting both retailers and consumers.”.

Scheme to launch summer 2010 - if you would like to have an online store for your brand, visit: www.EquineCompare.co.uk/shops and register your interest.

How to bag free horse products

Fancy free stuff and discounts for you and your horse?

With the launch of our new Tried & Tested feature we are inviting horse owners and riders in the UK to register on our tried and tested panel. Simply register for free and you could be selected to:

• Road test equestrian products
• Mystery shop your local tack shop
• Complete equestrian surveys

Mystery shop till you drop..
Visit a tack shop to make a purchase or buy a product via mail order. Tell us about your shopping experience and receive either a shopping voucher or a free product.

Raving road test...  
Test out equestrian products and give no nonsense feedback on how you rate it. You get to keep the product and will be helping other people make better shopping choices.

The survey says...
Complete a short survey to help give equestrian manufacturers and retailers a better picture of what their customers want. In return for your time you will receive a shopping voucher or free product.

How it works

1. Go to Free Horse Products
2. Register for free and create a profile for you and your horse
3. We will invite you to take part in future research activities
4. Simply choose which ones you want to take part in

FAQs

Who can take part?

• You have to be a UK resident
• You need to have regular contact with horses
• Have no connection with the product / company you are testing for

Who will see my information?

We will not pass on or share your personal details with third part companies, we will only pass on anonymous data to other relevant companies. All of your personal details will be locked away to protect your privacy.

How long will it take?

It should only take 10 minutes to register and create a profile for you and your horse. The time required for research activities will vary, the longer the activity, the bigger the reward. For e.g. a 5 min survey could get you a £10 shopping voucher whereas a mystery shop could earn you a free horse rug. 

Free Horse E-Cards for Christmas

Christmas is fast approaching which means shop till you drop and despair when you see your bank balance!

Well here at Equine Compare we have given you one less thing to worry about by introducing free horse e-cards for Christmas.

You simply choose one of our horsey Christmas card designs, fill in the card and e-mail to your horsey contacts.

This is my favourite design, it reminds me of my yearly Christmas list!

When its time to start sending out Christmas cards to your horsey friends send Free Horse E-cards yet another way to save time and money from Equine Compare.

Winner Selected for Equestrian World Vouchers

We have selected the lucky winner of our prize draw to win £100 to spend with Equestrian World

Hanna Owen has been selected and can look forward to spending up to £100 with Equestrian World, who offer a wide range of top equestrian brands at competitive prices.

Look out for our next free prize draw coming soon - you never know, you may be the next lucky winner!

Robinsons Mid Season Sale - Up to 50% off

Robinsons are holding a mid season sale starting Tuesday 27th October and ending on Sunday 1st of November 2009. The sale starts at 6am online and will not be affected by the Royal Mail postal strikes. Happy bargain hunting!

More Details

Visit Robinsons Website

Derby House Sale 50% Off

Derby House's mid-season sale starts today with up to 50% off selected items. 

Bargains include this Harry Hall Ladies Padded Jacket now only £38.99 saving you £13.99.

 

Check out more bargains from the Derby House sale 

Stop Horse Owners Getting Taxed

As if the cost of horse ownership isn't high enough, the Government proposes to introduce a "stealth tax" for all UK horse owners in the near future. Owners will be charged on the same basis as owners of farm livestock which are kept for commercial purposes. Sounds fair!

The UK government are in consultation over a proposed animal health body to deal with major animal diseases. This new government body may lead to a tax on UK livestock which will include horses and ponies. Horse owners will have to pay £10.50 per year, per horse. According to the government, this would raise more than £6.8 million per year.

So what will the money be spent on you may ask? Well its not new bridleways thats for sure!

The money will help fund this new animal health agency which will cost £56 million to set up. The idea is that this agency will manage and contain animal health diseases such as foot and mouth (which as we all know doesn't affect horses) without putting more burden on the tax payer - well the ones who don't own horses that is.

Most horses are kept for leisure and are paid for through the owner's employment which is already taxed, so in effect horse owners would be taxed twice for the up keep of their horse! Naturally horse owners are against the proposal and a new campaign has launched to help stop the tax being enforced. The 'Rethink the Horse Tax' campaign urges people who own, ride or work with horses in the UK to sign a petition to the Prime Minister objecting to the proposal.

What do you think about this proposal? Vote in our poll.

Do your bit to help prevent horse owners being taxed in the future, go to www.RethinktheHorseTax.org and sign the on-line petition.

Win £100 to spend with Equestrian World

Entries are now open for our free draw to win £100 of shopping vouchers to spend with Equestrian World.

Equestrian World are leading suppliers of equestrian goods based in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire. They supply a large range of riding equipment, saddlery, clothing, supplements, rugs and much more. All available to purchase online or in their extensive store.

Its quick and simple to enter our free draw:

• If you are an Equine Compare member click here to enter.

• If you aren't a member you need to register for free and then click on the competition banner on our homepage.

Entries close at midnight on the 31st of October 2009. A winner will be selected on the 1st of November by a computer and announced on Equine Compare and Equiportal. Good luck everyone!

Robinsons End of Season Sale - 18th August

Robinsons are having their end of season sale on Tuesday the 18th of August.
The sale starts at:
6am Online
8.30am Phone Orders
10am In Store

Store Locations & Details:
Ashton Store (Wigan, Lancashire)
http://www.robinsons-uk.com/template/template.asp?pagename=ashton

Cannock Store (Staffordshire)
http://www.robinsons-uk.com/template/template.asp?pagename=cannock

The sale goes on until Monday 31st of August or while stocks last.

Visit the Robinsons Website