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"U.S"

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Major Funding

Steering Committee

The Study

The Study

The Horse Industry:

The Horse Industry:

“Breakout States”

Horse Population

Legislative Impact

U.S. Economic Impact
Study

U.S. Economic Impact Study

Carl Hamilton

Chairman

The Jockey Club Information Systems, Inc.

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"U.S"

U.S. Economic Impact Study

Carl Hamilton

Chairman

The Jockey Club Information
Systems, Inc.

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Major Funding

AHC Foundation

The Jockey Club

National Thoroughbred Racing
Association

Breeders’ Cup Ltd.

American Quarter Horse
Association

Keeneland Association

American Paint Horse
Association

American Association of Equine
Practitioners

U.S. Trotting Association

Thoroughbred Owners and
Breeders Association

U.S. Equestrian Federation

Steering Committee

Dan Fick, The Jockey Club

Peggy Hendershot,
NTRA/Breeders’ Cup, Ltd.

John Long, U.S. Equestrian
Federation

Don Treadway, AQHA

The Study

Asked 400,000 horse owners and
service providers to participate

Received and reviewed 28,000
surveys (filed electronically)

400% increase in participants
over 1996 economic study

The Study

Illustrates size/diversity of
the industry and importance to U.S., state economies

Describes industry as
agriculture, business, sport, gaming, entertainment, and recreation

All built on the agri-business
of breeding, training, using and enjoying horses and horse activities

The Horse Industry:

Involves 9.2 million horses,
including 1.3 million Thoroughbreds

Includes nearly 2 million horse
owners

Pays approximately $1.9 billion
in taxes on an annual basis to all levels of government

Accounts for $40 billion in
direct economic impact and $102 billion in total economic impact

The Horse Industry:

Racing contributes $11 billion
directly and $26 billion in total

Provides 453,000 jobs directly
and supports 1.4 million jobs

Racing provides 146,000 jobs
directly and supports 384,000 jobs

Horse breeding by itself has an
annual direct impact of $4.5 billion and $12 billion in total impact

“Breakout States”

California

Colorado

Florida

Indiana

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland

Missouri

New Mexico

New Jersey

New York

Ohio

Oklahoma

Texas

Wyoming

Horse Population

Texas

1,000,000 horses

California

700,000 horses

Florida

500,000 horses

(45 of  50 states have at least 20,000 horses)

Legislative Impact

“This study confirms what many
in Congress already knew, that the American horse industry is a vital
contributor to the U.S. economy while bringing pleasure to millions of
people.”

-- Mitch McConnell

U.S. Senate, Kentucky

U.S. Economic Impact
Study

Highlights of study available
on AHC web site: http://horsecouncil.org/statistics.htm

(202) 296-4031

[email-masked]

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Major
Funding

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AHC
Foundation

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The
Jockey Club

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National
Thoroughbred Racing Association

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Breeders’
Cup Ltd.

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American
Quarter Horse Association

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Keeneland
Association

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American
Paint Horse Association

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American
Association of Equine Practitioners

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U.S.
Trotting Association

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Thoroughbred
Owners and Breeders Association

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U.S. Equestrian Federation

Steering
Committee