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2012 Kentucky Equine Survey, College Of Agriculture, Food And Environment, University Of Kentucky, Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund, Kentucky Horse Council, Ag Equine Programs, University Of Kentucky
2012 Kentucky Equine Survey, College Of Agriculture, Food And Environment, University Of Kentucky, Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund, Kentucky Horse Council, Ag Equine Programs, University Of Kentucky
Kentucky Equine Survey
The last thorough equine inventory in Kentucky was undertaken in 1977, leaving the state’s equine industry with 35 years of changes, growth and contraction that were neither measured nor analyzed.
In response to these needs, in 2011, the University of Kentucky and the Kentucky Horse Council, with support by industry organizations spearheaded by the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association, the Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers’ Club and Kentucky Thoroughbred Association/Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders, and initial support from the University of Louisville, succeeded in securing funding for a large-scale, comprehensive equine survey upon which future industry plans could be built. This was …