FLORIDA EQUINE ATHLETE
The Florida Barrel Racers Journal
Since 2004
What is Florida Equine Athlete
WHAT IS FLORIDA EQUINE ATHLETE??
The Florida Equine Athlete is a magazine for the barrel racers in the state. It was started in 2004 as part of my PhD work. The dissertation research was an exploratory, comparative study on women athletes and women business entrepreneurs. The barrel racer was used as the target athlete. The ability to communicate the valuable information obtained to fellow barrel racers was needed and therefore, it became an additional factor in the production of the magazine. Articles are written on business strategies that were found while completing my PhD.The vision for the magazine is not to be just an ordinary horse magazine. It is intended to be not only information with barrel racing needs but also, to be educational too. It is subscriber based only and now has members outside of Florida such as Kentucky, Indiana, Texas, Georgia, and S. Carolina. Recently, it has been changed to an online magazine and has had a lot of positive response. Everyone loves it, especially, since pictures are in color and they are clearer too. So, is the availability to produce more pages and write more information. In addition, there is no middleman.
What are the benefits of being a family member with Florida Equine Athlete?? • First is the ability to read educational articles of business strategies. For example, articles have been written on sponsorships, which has benefited many barrel racers.•
Second, to stay informed of statistical information (results, standings, calendar dates, and other information) of most organizations in the state and enjoy seeing your name in the magazine. • Third, the ability to read equine health articles written by veterinarians from the Equine Medical Center In Ocala.•
Fourth, is the ability to read articles on training tips and care written by Tina Spangler.•
Fifth, the ability to read interviews of various barrel racers in the state written by Tina Spangler and also by Melissa Greer, PhD.•
Sixth, read on State Health Requirements, Arena Directions, and other Miscellaneous articles written for the Florida Barrel Racer’s enjoyment, educational, and informational needs.•
Seventh, to read stories and view pictures of barrel racing event functions that took place around Florida. You may find a picture of you and your equine partner.The website also contains Picture Galleries and more. There are additional links for show updates and cancellations for information that did not make it in time for the magazine.
Furthermore, Florida Equine Athlete is the official publication for the NBHA 00, Suncoast Barrel Racers As
sociation, International Barrel Racers Association (IBRA – FLORIDA), WPRA SE Circuit (besides the WPRA official website and publication), Sunshine Barrel Racers Association, the Florida Equine Polebenders Circuit (FEPC), and the Florida Barrel Racer.com.Florida Equine Athlete has also expanded services to provide videos of competitors runs. While at the shows, videos are taken of each run and the contestants can view them at the arena. Orders can be taken for their runs to be put on DVD or CD. These runs are put in movie form that contains the original run and that run in slow motion.
An additional asset for the business, currently in production, is the first video broadcast that will be aired on the
website. It is hoped, in the near future, that these videos will be able to be televised. In these videos, commercial advertising spots are available.The Florida Equine Polebenders Circuit is an additional expansion of the Florida Equine Athlete. This circuit provides Open Polebending, Youth Polebending, Senior Polebending, and Open Barrels. All events are 3D with a one second split.
And Finally, MY PhD Dissertation, that provided the availabilty of this awesome business, is being published and pre-releases are available for purchase. Get your prelease special price by ordering now.
Products and services can be purchased in person with sales representatives, at shows, or on the website:
www.floridaequineathlete.comCome be a part of the Florida Equine Athlete Family. We look forward to serving your barrel racing needs.
