Rules

The Guidelines

Note: Photos must be high resolution to be reproduced.  If a winning photo is not, the next highest vote will be selected.

Eligible Images

• Entries must be received by 8:00 p.m. EST on October 14, 2023.
• Each photograph must include a CLEAR image of a Save the Horses (STH) Rescue animal past or present.

• Do not copy photos from Facebook or a website - the resolution is too poor to reproduce.  The photo needs to come from your camera/camera phone at the highest quality setting.
• More than one Save the Horses rescue can be featured in the photo.  However, no other animals or humans are allowed in the photos, please.
• ALL PHOTOS MUST BE HORIZONTAL/LANDSCAPE format.

• Photos must be at least 300dpi and at least 1MB in size- 3650 pixels x 2740 pixels is preferred for printing purposes.  Photos of lesser resolution cannot be used as they do not produce calendar-quality printed photographs. 
• Please no filtered/photo-shopped or altered images.
• Participants may only submit photos to which they have the rights to reproduce.

• Photos with red eyes or glowing eyes will not be accepted.
• Submitted photographs become the property of STH. STH reserves the right to crop, resize, or edit a photo if necessary.
• Photographs may be color, black and white, or sepia toned. No other digital effects will be accepted.
• All photos must be uploaded; we cannot accept printed photos.
• All submitted photos become the property of Save the Horses to be used at their discretion for any and all marketing purposes

Save the Horses has final approval on all photos submitted to our website and/or calendar.  
You may be asked to submit an alternate photo if the image does not meet our requirements.
Images that are inappropriate or that contain advertising messages will be removed.

• Entry fee donation is $25.

Note: Photos must be high resolution to be reproduced.  If a winning photo is not, the next highest vote will be selected.

How To Enter

1.  UPLOAD

Your BEST, GREAT QUALITY photograph(s) of our rescues (must be LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION - so turn your camera sideways).  There is a $25 entry fee for each photo submission.  You will be mailed a complimentary calendar for each submission in early November.

 You may enter as many photos as you wish.  

Entries must be received by 8:00 p.m EST on October 14, 2023.

ONCE YOUR IMAGE IS APPROVED & POSTED....

2. SHARE

Use the SHARE icons to share submissions on Facebook & Twitter.  Encourage your friends and family to vote for your image(s).  Votes are $1 each.  

Once your image is approved, you can immediately start sharing your images with your friends and family to collect votes.

Each vote costs $1, and there is no limit to the number of votes one may cast.

You must cast a minimum of 5 votes at a time for a minimum charge of $5. You may vote for your own photo.

Online voting ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on October 14 2023.  The winners will be announced on our Facebook page.

Be sure to spread the word about the contest to friends, family, coworkers and anyone you can think of and ask them to support your entry by voting for your photo.

Voting

• The contest winners will be determined by public online voting. 100% of proceeds benefit abused, starved, and neglected animals we serve.
  

• Voting by donation ends on October 14 2023 at 11:59 p.m.

• Each vote costs $1. ($5 minimum)
  
• There’s no limit on how many times people can vote. The voting proceeds are all tax-deductible donations to Save the Horses. All votes must be paid for online via the contest’s secure checkout system; you will receive a tax receipt by email when your transaction is complete.
  

Spread the Word

• You'll want to spread the word about the contest to friends, family, coworkers and anyone you can think of and ask them to support your entry by voting for your animal’s picture. We will make it easy for you to get the word out, so when the contest begins you will able to link your entry in the voting gallery directly to your Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, email accounts and more. It’s up to you to spread the word, encourage people to vote by donation, and make sure your photo wins - all while supporting Save the Horses.

Your participation in Save the Horses 2024 Calendar Contest will enable us to continue saving lives! Thank you

Note: For calendar printing.  You will be contacted by our designer with instructions on where to download your photo.

All funds donated in this 2024 Calendar Photo Contest will go toward supportingour work to save even more animals.