redirect 301 is not working

[cvandijk]

HELP!

I've used .htaccess files before, but have not used them with Zen Cart. I have urls that need to be redirected to the home page. I've read as many posts I could find, tried everything that was suggested and it's still not working. I'm sure I'm missing something.

The website is http://horsesjustwannahavefun.com/

This is what I've added to the .htaccess file:
RewriteEngine On
redirect /hjwhf-store.html http://www.horsesjustwannahavefun.com/
redirect /store.html http://www.horsesjustwannahavefun.com/
redirect /stop.html http://www.horsesjustwannahavefun.com/
redirect /horse-training-tools.html http://www.horsesjustwannahavefun.com/
redirect /adlinks.htm http://www.horsesjustwannahavefun.com/
redirect /articles.pdf http://www.horsesjustwannahavefun.com/
redirect /tacktips.pdf http://www.horsesjustwannahavefun.com/
redirect /horse-playground-store.html http://horsesjustwannahavefun.com/

But it still doesn't work. The htaccess file is the default file that is included in the install of Zen Cart. I haven't added anything else. Also, I tried directing the site from a non-www to a www site, but the code I used shut down the site. So I removed the following code:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} .
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.horsesjustwannahavefun\.com
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.horsesjustwannahavefun.com/$1 [R=301,L]
</IfModule>

[Design75]

By default there is no .htaccess file in the root of Zen Cart. So the file you edited is probably not in the root of your zen Cart installation, assuming Zen Cart is installed directly in the public_html folder(root of the webserver). I am guessing you edited the .htaccess file in your includes folder.
Make a new .htaccess file in the root and add the rewrite contents there.

[cvandijk]

You are correct - I did get it from the include folder. For the .htaccess file I need to create, is it just a basic one or is there something else I need to include?

[Design75]

Just create an empty .htaccess file in the root of your webserver and put the rewrite stuff in it. That should work