HORSECITY.COM
PICKED AS FORBES.COM BEST OF THE WEB
NEW
YORK, NY - HorseCity.com of Augusta, Georgia, has been selected
by Forbes.com Best of The Web magazine as one of the "Best of
The Web" in the Summer 2001 issue, available on newsstands today
and on the Forbes.com Web site.
Forbes.com Best of The Web reviewed
3,000 Web sites, then chose 175 for its Best of The Web honors,
and out of those, selected 26 as Forbes Favorites in categories
ranging from brokers to astronomy. Equestrian is part of its
"The Good Life" category.
Forbes reviewers said about HorseCity.com:
"One-stop portal for all things equine. Catch up on the Kentucky
Thoroughbred foaling crisis or ask veterinary questions, such
as how to prevent your horse from losing a shoe. Whether you're
interested in rodeo, dressage, eventing, horse racing, polo
or hunter-jumper events--or just how to grow the perfect pasture--you'll
find basic tips and expert commentary. Deep links, classifieds
and forums, with topics like what to do with a biting colt.
Plus: A link to Horsetv.net
offers video coverage of racing, dressage and steeplechase."
HorseCity.com General Manager
Ryan R. Dohrn said, "This is the ultimate compliment, when a
company completely unattached to the horse world finds your
site and finds it to be intriguing. Everyone at HorseCity.com
-- and we're all horse people - works hard to analyze our audience
and give them what they're seeking. Today, we share a special
feeling that our efforts have been focused in the right direction,
and we can't wait to do more."
HorseCity.com covers virtually
every aspect of the horse industry and serves more than a half-million
people monthly with free information on training, veterinary
care, stable management, tack, competitions and events, plus
its Horse TV allows riders to watch actual lessons from the
top professionals in the industry. The site includes free resources
for the general horse enthusiast, or for riders in the disciplines
of hunter/jumper, endurance, dressage, eventing, roping, cutting,
barrel racing, pleasure and more.
Additionally, HorseCity.com awards
a free horse each month to carefully screened winners randomly
selected first by computer. HorseCity.com has awarded nine free
horses since the contest's inception.
HorseCity.com actually includes
26 separate Web sites under its umbrella. The site is owned
by Morris Digital Works, a division of Morris Communications
Corp., headquartered in Augusta, Ga.