Sept 1st, 2017, we enter into our 17th year and have a host of activities and gatherings planned around the country to celebrate. Look for our upcoming newsletter. We will also post the link here. We hope you will share your memory or story about ES and what the site has meant to you. Or share a memory about one of the members we lost through the years to keep their memory alive in our community.

I was once known as txrdhossgal49 and met the best people on this site with one exception but I won't go into that...I leave the past in the past. I have gone to several events that I will never forget the loving people, laughter we had, memories made. I lost my husband in 2001 and came on here probably in 2003 or 04 and went to Tims for my first event...boy did I have a blast, and that wasn't the last event at Tims, I guess probably two holidays and two benefits. George and Evelyn took all of us in as family next and made our get togethers VERY interesting with obstacle racing, sorting and lots of laughter. There were sooooo many that came from all over. I went to Las Vegas once, to the Mustang Makeover twice and you cant bet the family that adopted me and made my time on ES memorable. Im a lot older now, haven't slowed down much but have kinda fizzed out but still keep in touch with many of my ES family on Facebook. I hope we can make more memories on Labor Day at my ranch....maybe you'll meet that cowboy/cowgirl or "the one." I wish happiness for all. This site can be a great tool if you just put yourself out there and get it going again. Thank you for Marsha for making a place for us to find friends or our love. Now known as Dodgeram aka Judy

Heck I have been on here so long my membership number only has four charters in it... not much has changed, still single, can not get Marcia to marry me..lol..but hell I am still looking....

Bumping the up again. I just wanted to read it and reminisce about all the friends and marriages and events that have come to pass these past 15 years.

Hi there! I have been on this site since 2002. Met friends here that are still my friends and will be until I kick the bucket! LOL A great bunch of good, honest, Christian people. And there are as we all know some that are less desirable!! I have not met "the one" here, that is perfectly fine. The companionship from the men and women here are the best. Other sites are not as personable. I have laughed so hard in the chat rooms, and received great info on caring for my horse and "created stories" for fun!! Such great memories! Still a paid member because I believe in this site. Thanks Marsha. PJ aka chickielady

I came across an add in a Western magazine. I believe it was in 2000 or 2001. Many of late nights chatting with some of the funniest, sincerest people. Talked to a few on the phone, but never met anyone in person yet. Well, I take that back. Rawhide also join shortly after I did. Living in the state, we eventually met. We met for the first time in 2001. We married in 2005. But as things stand right now, life has thrown me a curve ball and not sure that are life will continue as husband and wife. We tend to go back to the things that brought us the most joy and ES is top on my list of places. Enjoying life regardless of my situation is a choice. Life is not always fair, nor is it easy 24/7. I lost my youngest son on Valentine's Day in 2006. Instead of allowing these obstacles to harden my heart, I have chose to be the light and keep on keeping on. Thank you ES for a giving us a place to feel welcomed and not judged.

Hmmm, What has Equestrian singles meant to me??? Very good question, one not able to be answered in a few, token words... I joined ES, I believe back in 2004, I was coming out of a 25 year marriage, and my girlfriends were insistent that I put myself 'out there', instead of holing up on my little farm all the time. They had come across the add for ES in a copy of Western Life magazine. Well, I will never forget my very, shall we say, 'sheltered' beginnings...at first I mostly came into chat and watched the interactions between folks. Everyone seemed so kind, and so honest with their subject matter. I noticed that folks were helpful to one another with horse and ranch mishaps or questions, but most of all I noticed the joking and laughter of the late night group!! Always upbeat and welcoming. I look back and will never forget my very first question in one of those late night chat rooms... "Is it ok to kiss someone on a first date?" lol (I had been with the same man since I was 15, so had never actually been out on a date)...Though there was laughter and a bit of teasing among some of the members, there were several that realized that I was very serious with my question and reached out to help guide me into the world of being single again. Needless to say I have come a long way since that very na?ve beginning. lol It is so amazing to me now, as I look back, to realize that, after finally getting the courage to actually 'speak' within the chat room, that one question, has brought me some of the best friendships, support through very trying times, more wisdom and knowledge, more Laughter than I could ever imagine, and gave me a much needed "Family" that I had never had the opportunity to have in my past. 11 years have passed since that moment...and looking back, I wouldn't change one second of my time spent on ES. This site, to me, has always been so much more than a dating site. It has been a place where like minded people could come together and hash out problems, share their knowledge, support others who were going through life changing tragedies, provide laughter to make someone's bad day, turn a little brighter, and yes, even find that one true love in life. Though I have yet to find my own true cowboy in life, through ES I have made some of the most awesomely, amazing lifelong friendships that wouldn't have been possible without ES. I, also was able to gain the strength, courage, and self assuredness I needed from the love and support of these same friendships to make a huge move from WV to Ok, which landed me, smack dab in the center of the kind of western lifestyle that has always been such a deep part of who I am.... and though I may not visit ES as often as I did in the beginning, I will forever continue to 'check in', so that I can 'check up' on the wonderful folks I consider my 'ES family'. So in closing, I just want to say 'Thank you', thank you ES, for all the friendships, kindness, loads of laughter, and for bringing out the real 'cowgirl' in me.

How has ES made a difference in your life? Please tell us you love story, or about the meaningful friendships you formed as a result of the site. We will select the best testimonies to publish and/or air in the media. Thanks!

I remember seeing an ad in a horse magazine for ES 13 years ago I think. I was living in Colorado at the time. I joined and I remember searching for a man in CO. I think there were only like 13 men at that time in CO. lol I didn't chat a lot at first. I then moved to Oklahoma and then Texas less than a year later. I went to my only ES get-together on Memorial Day weekend of 2008 at the Circle G. I had a great time and met many fellow ES chatters. Even though I do not keep up with them like I should, I consider everyone I met there to be a true fiend in my heart. There was so much warmth and love there. I loved it. I will always cherish my online and real life fiends I have met thru this site. This year, I think I should try harder to find the romance on here too. lol

Celebrating another year! We'd like to hear your success stories, tales of friendship, and how the site has been a positive influence on your life.