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Equine Statistics ~ NYS
There are 197,000 Equines in NYS
87,000 Pleasure 54%
11,100 Lessons
27,000 Competition 14%
14,500 Racing
26,900 Breeding
4,700 Speciality
25,800 Other
•Equine Related Expenditures
$2.06 billion: operating & capital
$10,457 per equine
Source:
USDA National Agricultural Statistice Service, 2005
Economic Impact
•The NY horse industry has a $4.8 billion annual impact on our state’s economy and produces goods and services valued at $2.4 Billion annually
•The national industry has a $4.8 Billion impact on the NY economy
•258,100 New Yorkers are involved in the industry as:
Owners, Service Providers, Employees, Volunteers and Spectators
•The Industry provides 35,773 FTE jobs in New York
•NY is the home of 9 Racetracks
•There are over 1,000 thoroughbred breeders and 400 thoroughbred breeding farms throughout the state
•The thoroughbred industry creates over 30,000 jobs and accounts for 55% of the equine industry’s contribution to the NYS GDP
•Six of the 40 National Horse Shows of 1996 were held in New York
•The median income of the average horse owner is $36K to 60K per year
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National
•2,200,000 people own horses in the United States
•27,000,000 people over the age of 12 ride a horse at least once a year
•14,580,000 people over the age of 12 ride a horse on a regular basis
•88,000,000 attend horse-related events
•The equestrian audience participates in an average of 14 events a year
Source:
USA Equestrian: profile of 80,000 members and on-site audiences |