There’s endless sites that provide reviews on dating sites, but what I’ve found is the vast majority are nothing more than ad sites and/or affiliate sites that get a commission if you happen to click and join one of the sites. You’re not getting a true honest evaluation of the sites, as I’m sure most reviewers have never really actually joined many of these sites. If you browse enough review sites you’ll find the descriptions and reviews are nearly identical.
Below are some of the top dating sites for Single Cowboys that I’ve actually joined and tried and will give my own personal opinions of what I thought of each site. Now these are just my opinions and yours may differ, so check them all out for yourself.
EquestrianCupid.com
The name pretty much tells you what and who the site is for … horse people seeking love!!! The site appears to have a large number of members, however I found most don’t have a “Gold Membership” which could partly be because of their rather steep prices.
1 month for $29.95
3 months for $59.95
6 months for $95.95
12 months for $143.95
Most of their activity seems to be in their blogs because it’s one of the few things free members can do.
I personally found the site’s navigation clumsy. It seems every time|Many of the things you click a link whether it’s in search results or in a profile it opens up in a new window and before long you have a bunch of windows or tabs open, I found this real annoying and often gets you confused and lost.
They do appear to have a large database of members, however this is mostly due to the fact they are a network of affiliate sites that share their member databases. RiderCupid.com, RiderLove.com RiderMate.com, and HorseMatch.com are all affiliates of EquestrianCupid.com, which I personally find a bit deceptive.
HorseLoversConnection.com
Pretty basic, typical of what you find on many generic dating sites. The site has a Western theme but the overall layout doesn’t seem to flow very well. The width of the main center column seems to be too narrow for some the content making it appear crammed into the column often creating excessive scrolling, especially on member’s profiles. The site’s features are very basic but the navigation is fairly simple straight forward. If your looking for a site with lots of features and interesting stuff, you won’t find it here.
Their membership fees are a bit uncustomary.
$65 for 240 days
$20.00 for 30 days
They usually also offer some specials.
If you don’t mind simplicity and just some very basic features, and you’re only interested in just searching profiles to find romance with horse people, then this site might suit your needs.
FarmersOnly.com
A dominant figure in this niche field, with a good number of active members. Upon first arriving at the site, the overall aesthetics and appearance of the site’s design isn’t very appealing and even appears a bit amateurish, and it’s not as feature rich compared to other sites in this market.
Another site with very basic features and typical of most generic dating sites. Although everything is fairly straight forward and simple enough to easy to use and navigation is user friendly. The registration process is a tad lengthy, mostly because you’re not prepared for all the questions and fields you have to fill out. I would prefer they shortened the sign up process and let the user to fill in the more complex fields later on at their own leisure.
Membership fees are a little difficult to locate before signing up, but their prices are actually fairly reasonable.
1 Month $15.95
3 Months $29.95
6 Months $45.95
12 Months $59.95
If aesthetics or features aren’t that important to you, and you’re only interested in browsing profiles to find romance with country people, then Farmers Only is indeed worth checking out. They also offer a free 3 day trial premium membership which gives you the opportunity to evaluate the site before making a decision to pay.
EquestrianSingles.com
They are one of the first dating sites available for equestrian singles and have developed a good following over the years.
The site has a basic clean look and is fairly straight forward and easy to navigate and use. However, some of their technology and features appear to be a little out dated. The member photo galleries is one feature that fell real short for me, the large pop views are all pretty small and there’s no thumbnail views to click to view the larger version, just text links that say … photo 1, photo 2, etc.
Being a paid service I didn’t really like all the advertising on the site, usually you only see advertisments being pushed at you on free sites.
Their prices are fair enough, they advertise special deals such as summer specials, although I’ve noticed they’ve been offering the exact same deals continuously now for at least the last several years.
1 Month $19.95
3 Months (+ 3 Free Months) $29.95
6 Months(+ 6 Free Months) $39.95
Nothing real special as far as aesthetics or features go, but the site is fairly popular with an active member base.
TheHitchingPost.net
This is a recent player to the newcomer to the playing field. It’s more of a hybrid dating and social networking site for cowboys, horse people, and country folks in general. In other words it’s for anyone interested in horses or the country lifestyle regardless of marital status.
The layout and western theme is pleasing, and also very user friendly. It’s a rather robust and feature rich site than the others, but once you get oriented you’ll find it quite easy to navigate your way around and figure out how to use all of the features. There are help buttons strategically located throughout various sections of the site that provides explanations, tips or instructions.
Photos can be public or private, private photos are only viewable to those you’ve included in your friends list, with optional rating and commenting for your photos.
The ability to save “multiple” custom searches I found to be a nice. With most sites you’re only able to have one saved default search based on the criteria you choose. Once you have saved searches, your selections are added to a special menu box so they are at your disposal on both your home page and search result pages.
A “Top Friends List” is included on your home page which is also a handy feature and something you usually only see on large Social Networking sites. You can sort your friends and the top 10 are added to the list on your home page which also includes links to send them a message or a howdy. Howdy messages are much like pre-formatted flirts or ice-breakers, which also includes text and images.
You can include a Playlist.com music player in your profile which also shows up in the entertainment section of your home page so you have easy access to it as well. Country music fans will like this site, besides the music playlist there’s streaming radio, tons of music videos, country news, as well as a decent selection of exclusive desktop wallpapers of music stars.
If you’re single and zodiac sign compatibility is your thing, they also have this integrated into the profiles. The system automatically pairs members as you browse profiles. This is a exclusive feature you won’t find anywhere else. Each pairing has a meter rating as well as a detailed reading.
You can create and manage blogs as well as comment on other member’s blogs. They also have a cookbook area for recipes and a horse tips area
If you’re looking for a site in this niche market that’s different and offers more than just browsing profiles and seeking a date, then this is definitely the site for you.
At the moment they’re not charging membership fees and offering FREE one year premium memberships, and all you have to do is upload at least one photo in your profile. Even if you decide to join one of the other sites it would be worth signing up to the Hitching Post as well since it’s presently FREE!
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