Nominations for the 2012 PagePlay Equestrian Social Media Awards closed on the 24 December. Equestrian businesses, personalities, charities and brands in the world of social media who made it through to the finals will be available in mid January. 

Nominees will be subject to strict engagement criteria such as how quickly they respond to comments, post original content and demonstrate good online etiquette. The top ten in each category with the highest number of unique supporting statements will go through to the finals in the New Year.

Finalists will be awarded points, 30% by the public (using a voting form on this site) and 70% by a hand-picked group of the best equestrian marketers, digital professionals, social media gurus and branding experts from across the globe.

Horsezone's Marketing Manager, Haylie Martin, is thrilled to be one of the judges of this year's Equestrian Social Media Awards!

The 2012 ESMAs will see the introduction of regional categories, based on the FEI’s regional groups. The winner in each region will be judged by the FEI to decide the overall winner of the FEI World Award.

FEI President, HRH Princess Haya said: "The FEI is delighted to be part of the 2012 ESMAs and looks forward to judging the international categories from the online equestrian community."

In the spirit of social media, finalists will submit their acceptance speeches online for inclusion in an online award ceremony. This allows everyone to attend the award ceremony via the PagePlay Equestrian Social Media Awards' YouTube channel in early March.

Quick Link

• Visit Equestrian Social Media Awards website