Categories
1. YouTube channel
2. Facebook
(Open pages and groups only, user profiles may not be nominated)
3. Twitter
(Open Twitter accounts only)
4. Charity
(Must be a registered charity)
5. Professional rider
6. Amateur rider
7. Feed company
(Covering all aspects of horse feed, supplements, forage and treats)
8. Publication
(Print or online)
9. Horse attire brand
10. Rider attire brand
11. Event/competition
12. Talking animal
13. Most informative
14. Riding school
15. Saddlery/tack shop
(Open to online, brick and mortar or mobile stores offering a variety of brands)
16. Best newcomer
(For those who have joined the social world since the opening of the 2011 ESMAs)
17. Blog
(Can be one blogger or a group of bloggers using a single platform)
18. Social network
(Equestrian related social networking site/forum)
19. Broadcast media
(TV channel, radio station or online)
20. Celebrity
(Different to the professional rider category, this ESMA celebrates mainstream celebrities who promote equestrianism to a wider audience)
We're delighted to introduce new regional ESMAs, based on the Fédération Equestre Internationale's (FEI) regional groups.
21. UK & Ireland
22. Group I - South-West Europe
Albania, Czech Republic, Luxemburg, SerbiaAndorra, France, Macedonia, Slovakia, Austria, Greece, Malta, Slovenia, Belgium, Hungary, Monaco, Spain, Bulgaria, Israel, Portugal, Switzerland, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, San Marino
23. Group II - North-West Europe
Denmark, Lithuania, Sweden, Estonia, Iceland, Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Germany, Latvia, Poland
24. Group III - Central Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Armenia, Iran, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine
25. Group IV - North America
Antigua, Canada, Jamaica, Virgin Islands, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Trinidad & Tobago, Bermuda, Haiti, USA
26. Group V - Central America
Colombia, El Salvador, Netherlands Antilles, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Cuba, Honduras, Panama, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico
27. Group VI - South America
Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
28. Group VII - North Africa and Middle East
Algeria, Kuwait, Palestine, Tunisia, Bahrain, Lebanon, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iraq, Morocco, Sudan, Jordan, Oman, Syria
29. Group VIII - South-East Asia and Oceania
Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia , Singapore, Brunei, India, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, China, People’s Rep. Japan, New Zealand, Chinese Taipei, Korea, Philippines
30. Group IX - Central and Southern Africa
Botswana, Madagascar, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Congo, Malawi, South Africa, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Swaziland, Kenya, Namibia, Zambia
The winner of each regional group will be put forward to the FEI to decide the overall winner of the: FEI World Award.
Nominations closed on the 24th of December. Finalists will be announced soon.
