Your Guide to Horse Magazine Gifts for the Young Rider

There is only one horse magazine in wide circulation that is specifically designed for the pre-teen. However, other magazines such as Horse Illustrated and Horse and Rider would also be good choices for the young person with reading skills of 6th grade and above.

Young Rider

- issued bi-monthly, is geared towards the young equestrian, ages 8 through 11.

That is the "target" age group, but this horse magazine is fun and entertaining reading for all age groups (though the content may be a bit basic for the older youth or adult). Young Rider contains a mix of articles, fact and fiction, with much information of value the young horseman or horsewoman.

A popular feature of this magazine is the set of posters (usually 4, two-page width) which accompany each issue.

The magazine is a basic guide to the youngster starting out with horses and includes safety tips, tack care, and lots of "how-to's".