Special Invite to Owners of Equine-Related Businesses...Come Party!

Special Invite - Catskill Horse Magazine Fourteen Party

 

 

This is a special invite to the owners and marketing teams of all equine-related businesses. You are invited to come and celebrate the 14^th year of publication of the all-volunteer Catskill Horse Magazine and enjoy some special editorial support to grow your business.

 

Cash in on the success of the publication and enjoy a ramped up editorial and advertorial opportunity with a “Party Fourteen” package.

 

It includes 14 spectacular services to boost both brand and bottom line.

 

“This is a ‘give back’ offer that provides an inexpensive yet productive venue for creative content that engages a highly targeted demographic of 165,000 readers/month in the equestrian marketplace across multiple disciplines and across the U.S.. I’m happy to be able to share our success with others and to help fellow business owners raise both their sales numbers and their profiles alongside a glass of giggles to celebrate the results at package completion, ” says Nikki Alvin-Smith. 

 

 

As a local .org (extra SEO, GEO and AEO booster) digital community magazine the “Complete Resource for Everything Horse” may have begun as a small affair. But spurred on by the talents of the contributing writers known as The Merry Band at the Catskill Horse and with a leadership driven by a deep desire to bring the horse community together, the magazine continues to outdo itself. Its content offers clarity in equine care and management and training practices, with an active Yay or Neigh review column and this popular with a reach much further afield than where it began in the beautiful Catskill Mountains region that is known as New York City’s summer playground.

 

To receive your Party Fourteen invite, please email Editor@CatskillHorse.org 

 

New Year - 2026 Marks 14th Anniversary of Publication

2026 will mark the 14th year anniversary of the publication of Catskill Horse Magazine and The Merry Band at the Catskill Horse is very proud of that achievement.

 

Now reaching over 165,000 views per month the readership has blossomed far beyond the reaches of where it began in the mountains of New York's Western Catskills. What began as an earnest attempt to create a central hub for all equine enthusiasts in the Catskill Mountain region of Upstate New York now finds avid readers up and down the Eastern U.S. and even across the seas. 

Feature articles found among the digital pages include an impressive array of topics from advanced level dressage training advice that professional equestrians appreciate; to research overseas of horse breeds under threat of extinction and activities and events that readers interested across multiple equestrian disciplines can enjoy.  

Amazingly perhaps given the increase in expenses and the changes in the publishing world the magazine is still free to read for all. And it is still the community resource its original mission intended. The premise was to spread human-authored thought led advice and education from its band of dedicated volunteer contributing writers and the editorial features, news pages and event pages have all delivered on that original intent.

Over time writers have come and gone. Some have moved along to create their own marketing enterprises or advanced their writing careers where others have continued on their life journey in other directions. For each one that has made a contribution however big or small we thank you. 

Helping writers and horse aficionados navigate their careers has always been a central part of Catskill Horse's ideals. To have played a part, however small, in helping a writer gain confidence through publishing their works or by providing thoughtful, full reviews of their books in the Yay or Neigh review column is a wonderful ripple effect of working hard to create the magazine.

The expenses of producing the publication are in part covered by the stalwart advertisers, and in part underwritten by the publisher Horse in a Kilt Media Inc.

The intention was always to keep the magazine available to all, and to create a diverse and inclusive publication that would help horse people and of course then indirectly, horses themselves.

As Catskill Horse Magazine canters into 2026 we hope and expect that to be able to continue. Though for security purposes it may be necessary for readers to enter an email address to enter past a viewing wall in the future. That is all yet to be figured out. 

 

A heartfelt thank-you to you all dear readers, and of course to our advertisers, and to our band of contributing writers and IT professionals. 

The Merry Band at the Catskill Horse wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2026.

Catskill Horse Editor: Nikki Alvin-Smith

 

 

 

  

What's Coming in 2023 For Catskill Horse Magazine

 The New Year is always a contemplative time for magazine publishers. The round table at our publishing house, Horse in a Kilt Media Inc., was full of ideas, plans to execute and items to change on the publication based on feedback from you folks - our wonderful readers.

 

There are many new and varied experiences to be enjoyed both in the equestrian world and the rural lifestyle field in the region of the Catskill Mountains. Our publication began as an earnest effort to build a community resource. A mission that has succeeded with our unique views topping 100,000 per month.

Here is a snapshot of where we were 5 years ago:

 

But that viewership is not just in the local area and it continues to grow as time passes. It has spread even beyond the shore of the Eastern Seaboard, across oceans. So consideration to changing up the name and rebranding the magazine altogether was a natural progression of the media program.

There are many pluses to changing names and rebranding, but there are also a significant number of drawbacks. Name recognition is obviously doing well, and despite celebrating our 10th Anniversary last year our content production is still reaching new audiences. A good harbinger of things to come.

Ultimately, with a clear vote to maintain the imprint name and current branding, Catskill Horse, it was then a matter of decision making in regard to the focus of the content.

Country lifestyle articles have long permeated the home page of the magazine, and are certainly growing their metrics nicely as time proceeds. So it was determined that keeping some broadband interest in not just horses, but also a nod to equestrian lifestyle and rural lifestyle was a good idea.

Of course the continued production of the magazine has long been underwritten by the graciousness of Horse in a Kilt Media Inc. alongside collaboration with a group of wonderfully supportive advertisers. Some of those names, such as The Horse Studio, Willowview Hill Farm, Sorrel House, Horizon Structures LLC,Trafalgar Square Books, are well known and appreciated by the readership as stalwart supporters of Catskill Horse. Others come and go, and all are always welcome.

 

The decision as whether a subscription sign up to collect emails to monetize the magazine also needed to be made, and this was also voted no. The reason that the magazine was founded in the first place was to provide a community resource under the umbrella of Horse in a Kilt Media Inc., as a give back or pay forward to the equestrian and local community. Thus is shall remain free to read and without need for subscription even free email sign up. 

The sister publication, Eastern Equestrian, that was to launch early in 2022, was also discussed. The merit of adding another equestrian imprint to the menu at Horse in a Kilt Media Inc., whose staff time and expertise is volunteered to the Catskill Horse production, was ardently discussed. 

Horse in a Kilt Media Inc. currently has several major projects in production. Including working on a film production and several book titles currently in editing awaiting publication. Artwork projects, the much valued PR/Marketing client roster and the ongoing development of new author profiles and management, revisions and reprints of popular titles like international artist Mary Brazier's book, 'Season's Greetings," and the attendance of the team at local PR Chapters and other association meetings all take much time and effort. The result is that time to run another imprint magazine would be limited and would detract from the production and development of Catskill Horse. As a result the Eastern Equestrian domain and social media pages have been dropped permanently. 

As time progresses, there may be a new 'Field and Stream" style magazine added to the roster of imprints that specifically addresses country lifestyle, but that will depend on how business develops over the next 1-2 years. 

So in conclusion dear readers of Catskill Horse magazine, you can expect to continue to receive FREE copy of the fun, informative and educational articles that Catskill Horse will continue to provide alongside development of more features on rural lifestyle interest pieces such as deer hunting, land development, landscaping and eco-protection plantings, trails and of course, all things Equus.

"The Merry Band at the Catskill Horse" gives a big shout out and heartfelt thanks to the current advertising base at the magazine for their support and looks forward to continuing to serve the equestrian and rural community far and wide through the forthcoming seasons.

New writers are always welcome! Please don't be shy to ask about adding your contributions to the magazine.

 Photo: Your Editor! Training time in FL back in the '90's!

 

 

The Broad Reach of Catskill Horse Expands

 The Merry Band at the Catskill Horse have worked hard for several years now to grow the magazine and it has steadily harvested a larger readership reach over the period. We are on course to continue to expand under the umbrella of our parent company, Horse in a Kilt Media, Inc.

 

 

We are very pleased to announce that the unique monthly viewership has now topped 90,000! Not bad for an all volunteer, community publication.

Not only has our viewership increased exponentially, our reach has also gained geographic ground. New York State as a whole is saturated with a heavy rain of return readership, but Catskill Magazine is also seeing the visitor numbers climb across all neighboring states especially in the NE and also SC, NC, and FL.

Coming soon is the launch a new equestrian magazine, also an imprint of our parent company, Horse in a Kilt Media,Inc., - that will address this broadband interest with a different format altogether.We can't wait to welcome our sister magazine to the fold. Pun intended. Stay tuned!

Meantime we will continue our mission to be a super resource for all things horse, and work even harder to develop captivating content and offer meaningful equestrian advice from savvy sources. 

The Merry Band at the Catskill Horse couldn't produce this magazine without the support of CH wonderful advertisers. Please support them in return, and let them know you saw them here!

Meantime, if you have a penchant for writing and would like to contribute to our magazine please don't be shy to reach out. Guest bloggers, feature articles and event coverage are all options for you to shine with a byline. Simply email Editor@CatskillHorse.org with your submission ideas/content.

As vaccine rollout becomes a reality we are hoping the 2021 events season will be active, so if you would like a free listing please send us the info! Our valuable .org backlink can really boost your organics under the 2021 Google core analytics. Deets here.. 

Meantime stay safe and stay warm!