The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care was honored on Saturday, June 24, as the best overall publication in the General Excellence category at the 2006 American Horse Publications (AHP) Annual Awards. Sixty publications were entered. The Horse also was named outstanding publication in its class, self-supported with circulation over 15,000.

“This monthly publication has big shoes to fill as an all-breed, all-discipline resource, but it certainly fills them beautifully,” remarked the judge. “This extremely tough decision boiled down to who best served their targeted audience. This magazine does an outstanding job of delivering helpful, hands-on information to its target audience of horse owners involved in a deep way in their horses’ health care.” Seventy-one AHP members were named finalists in the awards contest. Participation in this year’s contest represented 105 AHP members and 1,058 entries. Thirty-one professional judges placed the classes and provided constructive critiques for all entries