 The horse is Kentucky’s signature industry  Desire by industry to have good data ◦ Last comprehensive survey conducted in 1977  Reliable data are needed for the future success and sustainability of Kentucky’s equine industry

 Data will be used for: ◦ Policy decisions ◦ Business plans ◦ Facility and trail development ◦ Monitoring disease outbreaks and conducting disease surveillance ◦ Designing relevant research and outreach programs ◦ Establishing a benchmark

 Phase 1: ◦ Statewide survey of equine operations  Inventory of all breeds of equine, including horses, ponies, donkeys, and mules  Income, expenses, and assets  Phase 2: ◦ Economic impact analysis of Kentucky’s equine industry ◦ Non-market valuation survey

Phase 1 as of 07/01/2012 Equine operations * an address with at least one horse, pony, donkey or mule Inventory * number, location and primary use Sales and Income * sales of equine, breeding services income, non-breeding services income

Phase 1 as of 07/01/2012 Expenditures * operational and capital Assets

 National Agricultural Statistics Service contracted to conduct Phase 1 ◦ Confidentiality – TRUST ◦ Building the “population” list – a collect a comprehensive list of ALL horse operation owners in KY  NASS’s initial list ◦ Public engagement meetings ◦ Area-coverage evaluation survey to estimate missing addresses

◦ Sample frame development ◦ Distribute 15,000 questionnaires ◦ Assemble a representative sample stratified by operation size and geographic location ◦ Mail questionnaires ◦ Telephone enumeration, field enumeration ◦ Data entry and summarization

Equine Operations35,000 operations Total Farm Acreage4.3 M acres Acreage for Equine Use1.07 M acres Acreage in Land Preservation Programs 90,000 acres Average existence of equine operation 18 years

Primary Operation Type Estimated Number % of Total % of equine-related activities that are income-generating Farm or Ranch19, %10% Personal Use10, %6% Other3,2009.1%8% Boarding, Training, or Riding Facility 1,1003.1%56% Breeding Operation7002.0%73% Total35,000 * * Many people participate in the horse industry for fun, and not for business.

CategoryInventory% of Total Inventory (Partially) Owned Boarded for Others Light Horse216, %176,50039,800 Draft Horse5,1002.1%4, Ponies7,0002.9%6, Donkeys and Mules14,0005.8%13, Total242,400201,400 (83.1%) 41,000 (16.9%)

BreedEstimated Inventory Estimated Value Estimated Mean Value Thoroughbred54,000$5.5 B$101,700 Quarter Horse42,000$146 M$3,475 Tennessee Walking Horse 36,000$71 M$1,970 Saddlebred14,000$173 M$12,350 Donkeys, Mules, & Burros 14,000$12 M$850 Mountain Horse Breeds12,500$31 M$2,480 Standardbred9,500$119 M$12,500

Type of UseEstimate% of Total Trail Riding/Pleasure79, % Broodmares38, % Idle/Not Working33, % Competition/Show24, % Yearlings, Weanlings, & Foals23,0009.5% Racing15,0006.2% Other Activities13,0005.4% Work/Transportation12,5005.2% Breeding Stallions3,9001.6%

Adair Allen Anderson Ballard Barren Bath Bell Boone Bourbon Boyd Boyle Bracken Breathitt Breckinridge Bullitt Butler Caldwell Calloway Campbell Carlisle Carroll Carter Casey Christian Clark Clay Clinton Crittenden Cumberland Daviess Edmonson Elliott Estill Fayette Fleming Floyd Franklin Fulton Gallatin Garrard Grant Graves Grayson Green Greenup Hancock Hardin Harrison Hart Henderson Henry Hickman Hopkins Jackson Jefferson Jessamine Johnson Kenton Knott Knox Larue Laurel Lawrence Lee LeslieLetcher Lewis Lincoln Livingston Logan Lyon Mccracken Mccreary Mclean Madison Magoffin Marion Marshall Martin Mason Meade Menifee Mercer Metcalfe Monroe Montgomery Morgan Muhlenberg Nelson Nicholas Ohio Oldham Owen Owsley Pendleton Perry Pike Powell Pulaski Robertson Rockcastle Rowan Russell Scott Shelby Simpson Spencer Taylor Todd Trigg Trimble Union Warren Washington Wayne Webster Whitley Wolfe Woodford Harlan Where are the breeds concentrated? Thoroughbred Top 5 Counties: 82.9% of state’s population Found in 27 counties Top 5 Counties Fayette17510 Bourbon9330 Woodford8440 Scott3170 Jessamine2250

Adair Allen Anderson Ballard Barren Bath Bell Boone Bourbon Boyd Boyle Bracken Breathitt Breckinridge Bullitt Butler Caldwell Calloway Campbell Carlisle Carroll Carter Casey Christian Clark Clay Clinton Crittenden Cumberland Daviess Edmonson Elliott Estill Fayette Fleming Floyd Franklin Fulton Gallatin Garrard Grant Graves Grayson Green Greenup Hancock Hardin Harrison Hart Henderson Henry Hickman Hopkins Jackson Jefferson Jessamine Johnson Kenton Knott Knox Larue Laurel Lawrence Lee LeslieLetcher Lewis Lincoln Livingston Logan Lyon Mccracken Mccreary Mclean Madison Magoffin Marion Marshall Martin Mason Meade Menifee Mercer Metcalfe Monroe Montgomery Morgan Muhlenberg Nelson Nicholas Ohio Oldham Owen Owsley Pendleton Perry Pike Powell Pulaski Robertson Rockcastle Rowan Russell Scott Shelby Simpson Spencer Taylor Todd Trigg Trimble Union Warren Washington Wayne Webster Whitley Wolfe Woodford Harlan Where are the breeds concentrated? Quarter Horse Top 5 Counties: 14.2% of state’s population Found in 88 counties Top 5 Counties Hardin1310 Pendleton1170 Barren1140 Graves1080 Warren1070

Adair Allen Anderson Ballard Barren Bath Bell Boone Bourbon Boyd Boyle Bracken Breathitt Breckinridge Bullitt Butler Caldwell Calloway Campbell Carlisle Carroll Carter Casey Christian Clark Clay Clinton Crittenden Cumberland Daviess Edmonson Elliott Estill Fayette Fleming Floyd Franklin Fulton Gallatin Garrard Grant Graves Grayson Green Greenup Hancock Hardin Harrison Hart Henderson Henry Hickman Hopkins Jackson Jefferson Jessamine Johnson Kenton Knott Knox Larue Laurel Lawrence Lee LeslieLetcher Lewis Lincoln Livingston Logan Lyon Mccracken Mccreary Mclean Madison Magoffin Marion Marshall Martin Mason Meade Menifee Mercer Metcalfe Monroe Montgomery Morgan Muhlenberg Nelson Nicholas Ohio Oldham Owen Owsley Pendleton Perry Pike Powell Pulaski Robertson Rockcastle Rowan Russell Scott Shelby Simpson Spencer Taylor Todd Trigg Trimble Union Warren Washington Wayne Webster Whitley Wolfe Woodford Harlan Where are the breeds concentrated? Tennessee Walking Horse Top 5 Counties: 16.7% of state’s population Found in 89 counties Top 5 Counties Adair1730 Pulaski1110 Warren1000 Harrison970 Carter860

Adair Allen Anderson Ballard Barren Bath Bell Boone Bourbon Boyd Boyle Bracken Breathitt Breckinridge Bullitt Butler Caldwell Calloway Campbell Carlisle Carroll Carter Casey Christian Clark Clay Clinton Crittenden Cumberland Daviess Edmonson Elliott Estill Fayette Fleming Floyd Franklin Fulton Gallatin Garrard Grant Graves Grayson Green Greenup Hancock Hardin Harrison Hart Henderson Henry Hickman Hopkins Jackson Jefferson Jessamine Johnson Kenton Knott Knox Larue Laurel Lawrence Lee LeslieLetcher Lewis Lincoln Livingston Logan Lyon Mccracken Mccreary Mclean Madison Magoffin Marion Marshall Martin Mason Meade Menifee Mercer Metcalfe Monroe Montgomery Morgan Muhlenberg Nelson Nicholas Ohio Oldham Owen Owsley Pendleton Perry Pike Powell Pulaski Robertson Rockcastle Rowan Russell Scott Shelby Simpson Spencer Taylor Todd Trigg Trimble Union Warren Washington Wayne Webster Whitley Wolfe Woodford Harlan Where are the breeds concentrated? Saddlebred Top 5 Counties: 36.2% of state’s population Found in 39 counties Top 5 Counties Shelby1560 Jefferson700 Woodford670 Bourbon580 Fayette400

Adair Allen Anderson Ballard Barren Bath Bell Boone Bourbon Boyd Boyle Bracken Breathitt Breckinridge Bullitt Butler Caldwell Calloway Campbell Carlisle Carroll Carter Casey Christian Clark Clay Clinton Crittenden Cumberland Daviess Edmonson Elliott Estill Fayette Fleming Floyd Franklin Fulton Gallatin Garrard Grant Graves Grayson Green Greenup Hancock Hardin Harrison Hart Henderson Henry Hickman Hopkins Jackson Jefferson Jessamine Johnson Kenton Knott Knox Larue Laurel Lawrence Lee LeslieLetcher Lewis Lincoln Livingston Logan Lyon Mccracken Mccreary Mclean Madison Magoffin Marion Marshall Martin Mason Meade Menifee Mercer Metcalfe Monroe Montgomery Morgan Muhlenberg Nelson Nicholas Ohio Oldham Owen Owsley Pendleton Perry Pike Powell Pulaski Robertson Rockcastle Rowan Russell Scott Shelby Simpson Spencer Taylor Todd Trigg Trimble Union Warren Washington Wayne Webster Whitley Wolfe Woodford Harlan Where are the breeds concentrated? Mountain Horse Top 5 Counties: 39.9% of state’s population Found in 29 counties Top 5 Counties Fayette1090 Wolfe740 Morgan680 Montgomery600 Powell510

Adair Allen Anderson Ballard Barren Bath Bell Boone Bourbon Boyd Boyle Bracken Breathitt Breckinridge Bullitt Butler Caldwell Calloway Campbell Carlisle Carroll Carter Casey Christian Clark Clay Clinton Crittenden Cumberland Daviess Edmonson Elliott Estill Fayette Fleming Floyd Franklin Fulton Gallatin Garrard Grant Graves Grayson Green Greenup Hancock Hardin Harrison Hart Henderson Henry Hickman Hopkins Jackson Jefferson Jessamine Johnson Kenton Knott Knox Larue Laurel Lawrence Lee LeslieLetcher Lewis Lincoln Livingston Logan Lyon Mccracken Mccreary Mclean Madison Magoffin Marion Marshall Martin Mason Meade Menifee Mercer Metcalfe Monroe Montgomery Morgan Muhlenberg Nelson Nicholas Ohio Oldham Owen Owsley Pendleton Perry Pike Powell Pulaski Robertson Rockcastle Rowan Russell Scott Shelby Simpson Spencer Taylor Todd Trigg Trimble Union Warren Washington Wayne Webster Whitley Wolfe Woodford Harlan Where are the breeds concentrated? Standardbred Top 5 Counties: 59.4% of state’s population Found in 19 counties Top 5 Counties Fayette1240 Bourbon980 Woodford670 Hart420 Christian410

Asset TypeCurrent Value Equine$6.3 B Equine Operation Assets$17.1B Total$23.4 B Kentucky has a lot invested in horses, and especially in the infrastructure that accompanies the horse industry. Land, fencing, buildings Vehicles and machinery Feed and supplies Tack and clothing

Equine Sales and IncomeDollar Value Sales (All Equine)$521.1 M Services (Breeding & Non-breeding)$491.0 M Total$1.01 B Non-breeding services ($271M): Boarding Lessons Training Transportation… Breeding services ($220 M) Stud Fees Semen…

ExpenditureDollar Value Capital Expenditures$337.0 M Operating Expenditures$839.0 M Total$1.2 B 77% of expenditures spent in KY Capital Expenditures: Equine Real estate purchases Real estate improvements Equipment purchases Operating Expenditures: Maintenance/Repair Feed Breeding fees Health care Training fees…

Estimated 242,400 horses Horses in all 120 counties 35,000 operations Equine and related assets =$23.4 B Sales and income exceeds $1 B Expenditures exceed $1 B

Alltech ● Beta-Rock Stables ● Butler Schein Animal Health ● Cane Run Farm ● Commerce Lexington ● Daniel Boone Distance Riders ● Equine Medical Associates ● Farmers Feed Mill Fort Harrod Back Country Horsemen ● Hagyard Equine Medical Institute ● Keeneland Kentucky Association of Equine Practioners ● Kentucky Dressage Association ● Kentucky Equine Education Program ● Kentucky Quarter Horse Association ● Kentucky Hunter Jumper Association ● Kentucky Paint Horse Club ● Kentucky Ropers' Association ● Kentucky Thoroughbred Association, Inc. ● Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers Club ● Kentucky Trail Riders Association ● Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association ● Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association Foundation ● Lexington Equine Surgery ● Maplecrest Farm ● Masterson Station Equestrian Trust ● McMahon & Hill Bloodstock, LLC ● Merck Animal Health ● Misty Ridge Farm ● Mountain Pleasure Horse Association ● North American Equine Ranching Information Council ● Northern Kentucky Horse Network ● Pfizer, Inc. ● Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital ● Shawhan Place ● Siena Farm ● Sierra Farm ● Society for Arabian Horses in the Bluegrass Area ● Spycoast Farm ● United States Equestrian Federation ● Webster Pharmaceuticals ● ● ● and many generous individuals ● ● ●

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