I’m not exactly the cutting-edge type, especially when it comes to computers and social media. But a good friend talked me into trying Twitter last spring -- and I’ve been truly impressed with the friends and colleagues I’ve met there.
There are many terrific horse people “tweeting” -- both locally and nationally. Some of my favorites include:
@alexbrownracing: Alex Brown is committed to racehorse welfare and also is an exercise rider at Steve Asmussen’s barn at Woodbine.
@juliegoodnight: Julie is the star of The Horse Master, a RFD-TV show about horsemanship.
@Monty_Roberts: The original horse whisperer and author of The Man Who Listens to Horses.
@Featherliteinc: Featherlite Trailers has turned out to be very active on Twitter, often providing great advice on trailer shopping and maintenance.
What I like about Twitter is that you can follow people’s “tweets” without having to tweet about anything yourself. It’s very much like listening in on many conversations at a big party. I’ve found myself following all kinds of horse people from every part of the US. And I also follow nature photographers, rattlesnake experts, lady truck drivers and mountain climbers -- just for fun.
Since the spring, the LOPE Twitter account has collected around 2400 followers. We’ve even placed two horses through Twitter too!
If you’d like to see what LOPE is tweeting about, please check out our Twitter account.
looking forward to all the fun,hope they have plenty of copies of your book!
Posted by: Sheila Gersmann | November 18, 2009 at 05:41 PM
am looking forward to Thursday night ,it will be such fun , hope Book people have plenty of BEYOND THE HOMESTRETCH
Posted by: Sheila Gersmann | November 16, 2009 at 09:16 PM