Start the new year in the saddle

What do you get the man who has everything but would sacrifice his kingdom for a horse?

The obvious answer would be a horse, but unless he has a backyard the size of the Graceland, he might have to make do with a hamster. Now, we don't mean any disrespect to anyone who likes hamsters, because hamsters are perfectly respectable pets, if you like spinning vermin on a wheel in a cage, but hamsters don't carry the same weight of respectability as a horse.

Even so, trying to find a decent horse and arranging its delivery, stabling and feed on such short notice would be a tall order, even if you had Oprah Winfrey making the phone calls herself. Fortunately, online shopping is so safe, secure and efficient nowadays that all you need is a credit card and to double-check that the payment gateway you are using is secure. And, believe it or not, horses are being bought, trained and raced online all the time.

You would want to visit Digiturf.com for this because they are the ones who pioneered virtual horse racing, and they provide an online platform for horse lovers to train and race their horses against other trainers in all sorts of simulated races for cash winnings, sponsorships and even prestigious championship titles like the Triple Crown Championships, Kentucky Derby Classic, Arlington Gold Cup and the Saratoga Sprint Championship. Digiturf.com has been in operation for ten years and their credentials are beyond reproach.

Ordering a virtual race horse online is easier than saddling one. All you do is download and print a picture of the horse, attach it to and email and click send. You will need a valid email address to register a virtual horse racing stable on behalf of the recipient but you don't need to register any credit card details unless you want to.

Most importantly, you will need to choose a really great name for your horse and design some eye-catching racing silks so your jockeys stand out in their races. If this is a gift to yourself then you can start training and racing your horses straight away in free races, or, if it's a gift to someone else you could credit their account and give them their login details.

Now, don't look a gift horse in the mouth, but Digiturf.com is a virtual horse racing game for grownups, so it is not suitable for minors under the age of eighteen, but that doesn't mean you can't tell people that you're giving someone special a horse for the new year -- you don't even have to tell them that it was free!

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