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 muleInventory * 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 capitalAssets

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 Operations 35,000 operations

Total Farm Acreage 4.3 M acres

Acreage for Equine Use

1.07 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 Ranch 19,500 55.7% 10%

Personal Use 10,500 30.0% 6%

Other 3,200 9.1% 8%

Boarding, Training, or Riding Facility

1,100 3.1% 56%

Breeding Operation

700 2.0% 73%

Total 35,000

*

*

Many people participate in the horse industry for fun,and not for business.

Category Inventory % of Total

Inventory

(Partially) Owned

Boarded for Others

Light Horse 216,300 89.2% 176,500 39,800

Draft Horse 5,100 2.1% 4,900 200

Ponies 7,000 2.9% 6,500 500

Donkeys and Mules

14,000 5.8% 13,500 500

Total 242,400 201,400 (83.1%)

41,000 (16.9%)

Breed Estimated Inventory

Estimated Value

Estimated Mean Value

Thoroughbred 54,000 $5.5 B $101,700

Quarter Horse 42,000 $146 M $3,475

Tennessee Walking Horse

36,000 $71 M $1,970

Saddlebred 14,000 $173 M $12,350

Donkeys, Mules, & Burros

14,000 $12 M $850

Mountain Horse Breeds

12,500 $31 M $2,480

Standardbred 9,500 $119 M $12,500

Type of Use Estimate % of Total

Trail Riding/Pleasure 79,500 32.8%

Broodmares 38,000 15.7%

Idle/Not Working 33,000 13.6%

Competition/Show 24,500 10.1%

Yearlings, Weanlings, & Foals 23,000 9.5%

Racing 15,000 6.2%

Other Activities 13,000 5.4%

Work/Transportation 12,500 5.2%

Breeding Stallions 3,900 1.6%

Adair

Allen

Anderson

Ballard

Barren

Bath

Bell

Boone

Bourbon

Boyd

Boyle

Bracken

Breathitt

Breckinridge

Bullitt

ButlerCaldwell

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

Leslie Letcher

Lewis

Lincoln

Livingston

Logan

LyonMccracken

Mccreary

Mclean

MadisonMagoffin

Marion

Marshall

Martin

Mason

MeadeMenifee

Mercer

Metcalfe

Monroe

Montgomery

Morgan

Muhlenberg

Nelson

Nicholas

Ohio

Oldham

Owen

Owsley

Pendleton

Perry

Pike

Powell

Pulaski

Robertson

Rockcastle

Rowan

Russell

ScottShelby

Simpson

Spencer

Taylor

ToddTrigg

Trimble

Union

Warren

Washington

Wayne

Webster

Whitley

Wolfe

Woodford

Harlan

Where are the breeds Where are the breeds concentrated?concentrated?ThoroughbredThoroughbred

Top 5 Counties: 82.9% of state’s populationFound in 27 counties

Top 5 CountiesFayette 17510Bourbon 9330Woodford 8440Scott 3170Jessamine 2250

Adair

Allen

Anderson

Ballard

Barren

Bath

Bell

Boone

Bourbon

Boyd

Boyle

Bracken

Breathitt

Breckinridge

Bullitt

ButlerCaldwell

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

Leslie Letcher

Lewis

Lincoln

Livingston

Logan

LyonMccracken

Mccreary

Mclean

MadisonMagoffin

Marion

Marshall

Martin

Mason

MeadeMenifee

Mercer

Metcalfe

Monroe

Montgomery

Morgan

Muhlenberg

Nelson

Nicholas

Ohio

Oldham

Owen

Owsley

Pendleton

Perry

Pike

Powell

Pulaski

Robertson

Rockcastle

Rowan

Russell

ScottShelby

Simpson

Spencer

Taylor

ToddTrigg

Trimble

Union

Warren

Washington

Wayne

Webster

Whitley

Wolfe

Woodford

Harlan

Where are the breeds Where are the breeds concentrated?concentrated?Quarter HorseQuarter Horse

Top 5 Counties: 14.2% of state’s populationFound in 88 counties

Top 5 CountiesHardin 1310Pendleton 1170Barren 1140Graves 1080Warren 1070

Adair

Allen

Anderson

Ballard

Barren

Bath

Bell

Boone

Bourbon

Boyd

Boyle

Bracken

Breathitt

Breckinridge

Bullitt

ButlerCaldwell

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

Leslie Letcher

Lewis

Lincoln

Livingston

Logan

LyonMccracken

Mccreary

Mclean

MadisonMagoffin

Marion

Marshall

Martin

Mason

MeadeMenifee

Mercer

Metcalfe

Monroe

Montgomery

Morgan

Muhlenberg

Nelson

Nicholas

Ohio

Oldham

Owen

Owsley

Pendleton

Perry

Pike

Powell

Pulaski

Robertson

Rockcastle

Rowan

Russell

ScottShelby

Simpson

Spencer

Taylor

ToddTrigg

Trimble

Union

Warren

Washington

Wayne

Webster

Whitley

Wolfe

Woodford

Harlan

Where are the breeds Where are the breeds concentrated?concentrated?Tennessee Walking HorseTennessee Walking Horse

Top 5 Counties: 16.7% of state’s populationFound in 89 counties

Top 5 CountiesAdair 1730Pulaski 1110Warren 1000Harrison 970Carter 860

Adair

Allen

Anderson

Ballard

Barren

Bath

Bell

Boone

Bourbon

Boyd

Boyle

Bracken

Breathitt

Breckinridge

Bullitt

ButlerCaldwell

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

Leslie Letcher

Lewis

Lincoln

Livingston

Logan

LyonMccracken

Mccreary

Mclean

MadisonMagoffin

Marion

Marshall

Martin

Mason

MeadeMenifee

Mercer

Metcalfe

Monroe

Montgomery

Morgan

Muhlenberg

Nelson

Nicholas

Ohio

Oldham

Owen

Owsley

Pendleton

Perry

Pike

Powell

Pulaski

Robertson

Rockcastle

Rowan

Russell

ScottShelby

Simpson

Spencer

Taylor

ToddTrigg

Trimble

Union

Warren

Washington

Wayne

Webster

Whitley

Wolfe

Woodford

Harlan

Where are the breeds Where are the breeds concentrated?concentrated?SaddlebredSaddlebred

Top 5 Counties: 36.2% of state’s populationFound in 39 counties

Top 5 CountiesShelby 1560Jefferson 700Woodford 670Bourbon 580Fayette 400

Adair

Allen

Anderson

Ballard

Barren

Bath

Bell

Boone

Bourbon

Boyd

Boyle

Bracken

Breathitt

Breckinridge

Bullitt

ButlerCaldwell

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

Leslie Letcher

Lewis

Lincoln

Livingston

Logan

LyonMccracken

Mccreary

Mclean

MadisonMagoffin

Marion

Marshall

Martin

Mason

MeadeMenifee

Mercer

Metcalfe

Monroe

Montgomery

Morgan

Muhlenberg

Nelson

Nicholas

Ohio

Oldham

Owen

Owsley

Pendleton

Perry

Pike

Powell

Pulaski

Robertson

Rockcastle

Rowan

Russell

ScottShelby

Simpson

Spencer

Taylor

ToddTrigg

Trimble

Union

Warren

Washington

Wayne

Webster

Whitley

Wolfe

Woodford

Harlan

Where are the breeds Where are the breeds concentrated?concentrated?Mountain HorseMountain Horse

Top 5 Counties: 39.9% of state’s populationFound in 29 counties

Top 5 CountiesFayette 1090Wolfe 740Morgan 680Montgomery 600Powell 510

Adair

Allen

Anderson

Ballard

Barren

Bath

Bell

Boone

Bourbon

Boyd

Boyle

Bracken

Breathitt

Breckinridge

Bullitt

ButlerCaldwell

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

Leslie Letcher

Lewis

Lincoln

Livingston

Logan

LyonMccracken

Mccreary

Mclean

MadisonMagoffin

Marion

Marshall

Martin

Mason

MeadeMenifee

Mercer

Metcalfe

Monroe

Montgomery

Morgan

Muhlenberg

Nelson

Nicholas

Ohio

Oldham

Owen

Owsley

Pendleton

Perry

Pike

Powell

Pulaski

Robertson

Rockcastle

Rowan

Russell

ScottShelby

Simpson

Spencer

Taylor

ToddTrigg

Trimble

Union

Warren

Washington

Wayne

Webster

Whitley

Wolfe

Woodford

Harlan

Where are the breeds Where are the breeds concentrated?concentrated?StandardbredStandardbred

Top 5 Counties: 59.4% of state’s populationFound in 19 counties

Top 5 CountiesFayette 1240Bourbon 980Woodford 670Hart 420Christian 410

Asset Type Current 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 accompaniesthe horse industry.

Land, fencing, buildingsVehicles and machineryFeed and suppliesTack and clothing

Equine Sales and Income Dollar 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…

Expenditure Dollar Value

Capital Expenditures $337.0 M

Operating Expenditures $839.0 M

Total $1.2 B77% 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 counties35,000 operationsEquine and related assets =$23.4 BSales and income exceeds $1 BExpenditures 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 JumperAssociation ● Kentucky Paint Horse Club ● Kentucky Ropers' Association ● KentuckyThoroughbred Association, Inc. ● Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers Club ● KentuckyTrail Riders Association ● Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association ● Kentucky VeterinaryMedical Association Foundation ● Lexington Equine Surgery ● Maplecrest Farm ● MastersonStation Equestrian Trust ● McMahon & Hill Bloodstock, LLC ● Merck Animal Health ● Misty Ridge Farm ● Mountain Pleasure Horse Association ● North American Equine RanchingInformation Council ● Northern Kentucky Horse Network ● Pfizer, Inc. ● Rood & RiddleEquine Hospital ● Shawhan Place ● Siena Farm ● Sierra Farm ● Society for Arabian Horsesin the Bluegrass Area ● Spycoast Farm ● United States Equestrian Federation ● WebsterPharmaceuticals ● ● ● and many generous individuals ● ● ●