‘Tis the season for gift giving! And if you’re in the 76% of adult shoppers who plan to make holiday purchases right up until Christmas, then this list of gift ideas for horse lovers - young and old – isn’t arriving too late to help you out.
* The horse racing industry has a few publications that offer gift subscriptions. A magazine subscription is a gift that keeps on giving throughout the year.
Examples: Canadian Thoroughbred, Trot
* For a little bit of old-fashioned family fun, bring a board or card game home this year.
Examples: Horse-opoly, Hold Your Horses
* A picture’s worth a thousand words, and the frame is part of the story. Print off a copy of a special photo and gift it a unique frame.
Examples: Horseshoe or barnwood frame
* If bringing together Hollywood and holiday magic is the ultimate way to inspire the horse lover in your life, then pick up or e-gift a classic movie to enjoy by the Yuletide fire.
Examples: Black Beauty, Seabiscuit, Secretariat, Champions, Hidalgo
* A gift inside a gift? Pick up a shiny new feed pail, tie a bow around it, and pack it with small items that will come in handy around the horse barn.
Examples: Carrots, moisturizer for working hands (e.g. O’Keefe’s), grooming brush or gloves, lead, hoof pick
* For collectors, there are a number of gifts that celebrate horses.
Examples: Breyer’s model horses, Pandora jewelry charms
* Imagination and creativity are integral parts of play in children. Help kids nourish these skills with toys that encourage their engagement.
Examples: Build-A-Bear ‘My Little Pony’, ‘Round the Ranch’ Playmat
* If you’re looking for a gift that gives back, consider donating to a charitable or not-for-profit organization
Examples: a post-racing adoption society, equine rescue farm
* Give the gift of choice with a gift certificate. Don’t underestimate this as a gift idea: more than three quarters (79%) of Canadians want to receive a gift card.
Examples: A tack shop, a racetrack, Amazon.ca
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