Text based communication is the basis of all messaging on the internet. We send and receive emails and on sites like Love Horse we might send and receive messages and instant messages. We might use the chat rooms and engage in live group chat, and we might also use other forms of text based messaging e.g. MSN, Skype Chat etc., but a few pounds spent on a webcam can open up a whole new dimension to online communication.

Webcams are cheap, easy to use, and a great leap forward for the online dater or cyber penpal. As well as adding to your Love Horse experience your webcam can also by used with Skype, MSN, and a whole host of other applications. You can take still pictures, make short video clips, and even keep an eye on your own home or office when you're away.

Check out the selection below. Click on any you see to read reviews and see the prices. Once you take the step into the world of webcams you'lll wonder why you waited so long!

Another useful tool is a microphone for your computer. Again, it will not only enhance your enjoyment of Love Horse but can also be used in all kinds of ways online. You can make Skype and other phone calls, and record sound clips to share and send to friends. Here is a selection of top selling microphones for you to browse:

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Horse Shows and Events - If you're looking for horse shows and equestrian-related activities, Equinetourism.co.uk lists masses of equestrian events across the UK and internationally - from racing, eventing and show jumping, to all types of horse shows, competitions, clinics, workshops, demos and talks - from a host of experts across all disciplines and horsemanship methods. So check out Equinetourism.co.uk's Events & Shows section before you plan your diary!


Horse Holidays and Training - If you're thinking of either taking your own horse on holiday or travelling further afield for the horse-riding adventure of a lifetime, Equinetourism.co.uk includes a huge range of horse holiday options from warm, welcoming farmhouses and equestrian centres with horse facilities in some of the UK's best riding areas, to the chance to improve your dressage technique in the rolling Chianti Hills of Tuscany, or your show jumping technique in France - through to challenging horse treks in India, the Andes, New Zealand and Mongolia - to name a few. You'll also find a wide choice of fabulous ranch holidays in the USA and Canada - from basic, authentic cattle drives to luxurious spas, gourmet cooking and inspiring horsemanship programmes.


Promoting Good Horsemanship - Equinetourism.co.uk was launched three years ago to encourage people to get involved in more equestrian activities, promoting good horsemanship and horse welfare - and to increase understanding of horse behaviour and psychology. The initiative helps to put people in touch with experts, professionals and services, across all equine disciplines, and endeavours to promote quality establishments and equine businesses, where commitment to good horsemanship is paramount. You'll also find special editorial sections on wild and free-living horse and pony herds around the world, as well as information on riding terrain and horsemanship methods.


The Equinetourism.co.uk Team - Equinetourism.co.uk is run by a small team of passionate and dedicated horsemen who are all horse owners and involved in a range of disciplines from natural horsemanship, classical riding, TREC, eventing, dressage, cross country and the conservation and promotion of the rare Exmoor pony breed.


Exmoor-based founder and MD of Equinetourism.co.uk, Dawn Williams, is qualified in Monty Roberts methods of horsemaship and also trains classically. This combined approach works well with her young moor bred Exmoor ponies. It initially took a long time to win the trust of the young colt, but once established, he has enjoyed a successful first showing season, winning many championships, culminating in the 2006 breed show supreme championship. He is now a licensed stallion and will eventually be brought out under saddle. Dawn's yard also includes arabians and a thoroughbred. For more information on Exmoor ponies, see the Exmoor pony editorial section on Equinetourism.co.uk.



Caroline Tout develops new business for Equinetourism.co.uk as well as assisting Dawn with the horses. She is completing her Animal Science degree and has horses of her own. Caroline's passion is travelling, so she's in the right job. See the Equinetourism.co.uk Worldwide Horse Holidays section for a a selection of destinations Caroline has sourced from across the globe. Anne and Katie favour thoroughbreds and compete at TREC, cross country and dressage. Anne tirelessly researches and edits the Events & Shows section, while Katie develops business for the South East and East Anglia.


Opportunities with Equinetourism.co.uk - We are looking for dynamic, resourceful, responsible people to help develop business for Equinetourism.co.uk, both in the UK regions and overseas. Freelance business development roles ideally suit self-motivated people who can work from home, effectively manage their own time, have a love of the horse industry, and would enjoy selling the benefits of advertising on the top quality, integrity-led Equinetourism.co.uk initiative. This type of role works on a commission on sales basis. Please contact Dawn Williams if you are interested in this opportunity.


We hope you enjoy the Equinetourism.co.uk website and please do let us know what you think. Email Dawn at marketing at equinetourism.co.uk or telephone 01984 640668.

Do You Have A True Pioneer Spirit? - If so, then why not buddy up for a while with Ray Murray and his associates in Almería, Andalucía, Spain to help establish any one, or all, of the following:

• The first Equine Sanctuary in the whole of Almería province;
• The only formal Riding For The Disabled facility in Almería province;
• A new European Centre for Natural Horsemanship;
• A new “Spaghetti Western” and “Rural Spain” themed horse-trekking business, (short, medium and long-distance) whose purpose will be to help create and sustain all the above…plus
• Other Equestrian Enterprises that will also support the charitable and social enterprises of Horse World Spain.

Horse World Spain - All of these ventures, viewed as a whole, will be known as Horse World Spain. As well as benefiting the horses, donkeys and mules of this region, and creating much needed social facilities, this ethical business development project will also help create new job opportunities, both for local people and internationally.


More Than A Normal Holiday – You may have heard of VSO (Voluntary Services Overseas) or perhaps Earthwatch, which specialise in providing experiences, rather than merely holidays, where the clients attending do have free time in order to vacation, but they also use their skills and know-how to help projects that aim to do something to help make this world a better place. Well, Horse World Spain experiences and holidays will be rather like that, except that Horse World Spain will offer both equestrian holidays and value-adding experiences to people.


For Trail-Blazers and Trail-Riders - Once this is all properly established, some horse-lovers will come just to enjoy a riding holiday and have a great vacation. Others, however, will pay to come to design new trails, help with the marketing material, come up with ways of improving the whole thing and so on… and of course they can still go riding in stunning countryside, in or near the only desert in Europe.


For The Love Of Life and Horses – Horse World Spain is still an embryo, but you can be part of helping it to be safely born and nurtured to maturity, until it becomes a self-sustaining Ethical Business, which happens to have, at its heart, a focus on adding value to the life of local equines and the economy of the area (areas) in which it operates.


The Horse World Spain Team – Horse World Spain is being established by a small core team of compassionate and dedicated horse lovers and ethical business development facilitators, based in Almería, the UK and the USA, but the general idea is that this organisation is created, enabled to grow “organically” and, once formally established, thereafter run and developed by a community of people, some of whom may well live nowhere near Spain.


Pioneers Wanted! – Ray and the team are looking for experienced, responsible and caring people to help co-create and sustainably develop all aspects of Horse World Spain – with a special focus on establishing the Equine Sanctuary and Riding For The Disabled facility, plus Natural Horsemanship Centre here in Almería.


Things are developing quite quickly with this project, and we are currently updating the “provisional” Horse World Spain website, so please feel free to make any suggestions regarding what you would like to see on the new site. You can contact Ray under username nature.horseman on this site, and also telephone Ray on (0034) 950 464 535 – mobile (0034) 63 888 68 60. See http://www.horseworld.es