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The Art of Classical Riding

Presents

The Badge of Equestrian Excellence

Award program launched on January, 10th, 1999.

View the Honor List for winners.


Select member of Award Sites!

Purpose of the award: To recognize and honor sites on the web that have offered exceptional knowledge and advice to the equestrian world. Equitation, stable management, training, horse care and similar horse-related topics may be considered for this award.

Before applying for this award, make sure your website is consistent with the following criteria:-

Content

  • Website must not contain rated material. It should be suitable for viewing for all ages. The award must be removed immediately if a winning site should change the content it was originally awarded for.

  • Any abusive content to the horse will immediately disqualify the site. Respect for the horse should be evident.

  • Content should be accurate in the case of sites that provide facts.

  • If some of the content belongs to another party, prior permission should be acquired and credit must be clearly stated.

  • The site should demonstrate a high level of professionalism, i.e. spelling, grammar, vocabulary.

Layout and Design

  • A clean, well organized layout is essential. Most of the graphic work should be original. If the site uses graphics that belong to other websites, credit must be given as appropriate. No stolen material is accepted.

  • Color coordination and skillful, innovative designs will help earn higher scores.

  • Broken images or graphics are not accepted. Exceptions are for material loading from a source other than your server, i.e. banner exchange, advertisement logos, etc.

  • All Links should be valid. Due to server problems, a linked page will be allowed to reload three times before the link is declared invalid.

General Guidelines

  • Commercial, non-profit, and personal websites are eligible.

  • An overall effort must be evident.

  • The website should have a clear, focused objective. Originality will be rewarded.

  • Only relevant use of graphics should be demonstrated. It is not preferred to keep visitors waiting for irrelevant graphics to load.

Scoring System

Relevance of content: 10 points
Accuracy of information: 10 points
Coverage of topic: 30 points
Layout & design: 30
Navigation: 10
Originality: 10
TOTAL: 100 points

Your website will need a score of 85 points or higher to win the Equestrian Badge of Excellence.

If you feel your website is eligible, please submit the form below. Your site should be reviewed within 10 days. If you do not receive a reply, it means that your site did not win the award. Do not be disheartened if your web site does not win, you may re-apply once you have improved your site.

Award Application Form

Name

E-mail address

Country

URL

Title of the site

Site Description

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