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PA Equine Statistics
Penn State University & The Pennsylvania Agricultural Statistics Service June 1, 1990
In May 2003 the updated PA Equine Industry Inventory, Economic & Demographic Characteristics results were released. The document is in PDF format. According to this study the PA Equine Industry is worth 10 billion dollars annually.
According to this report, the EQUINE INDUSTRY VALUES, rank second only to dairy cattle among ALL agricultural commodities. Agriculture is Pennsylvania's number one industry.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, PDA, needs to have inspectors at the auction barns in New Holland, PA, Middleburg, PA, Centre Hall, PA, Waynesburg, PA and all other open horse auctions that do not require Coggins Tests and Health Certificates as a requirement for entry into their sale(s).
The PDA inspectors need to check for compliance of Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture regulations:
- Importation of horses from out of state, Negative Coggins Test; and Health Certifiactes as required
- Pennsylvania Domestic Animal Act, Licensing of Dealers and Haulers of Domestic Animals;
- Animal Markets, Transactions from Trucks & Record Keeping, the recording of the BREED of horse consigned.
Equine Owners
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| 44,000 Individuals, Partnerships Others own Equines | |
| 8,800 Commercial Operations - Breeding, Boarding, Competition, Showing | |
| Commercial Sector is Responsible for 60% of Equine Related Expenditures | |
| 60% or over 5,000 Breeding Operations- 20,400 Broodmares 4,000 Stallions | |
| Equine Farms Employed 7,500 Paid Residents | |
| Labor Services Paid In Non-Cash Form (Lessons, etc.) Nearly $2 Million | |
| 10% PA Horse Owners Receive 76% - 100% Income From Equine Activities | |
| Nearly 50% PA Horse Owning Households or Operations Have Gross Income of $20,000 to $49,000 | |
| 26% -Over $50,000 Gross Income 15% - $20,000 or Less Gross Income | |
| Not included in Survey- Veterinarians, Trainers, Tack Feed Representatives Equine Support Personnel | |
Pennsylvania Equine Numbers |
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| 170,000 Horses | $620 Million |
| Warmbloods | Average Value Per Horse- $12,140 |
| Standardbreds | Average Value Per Horse- $10,100 |
| Thoroughbreds | Average Value Per Horse- $9,400 |
| Quarter Horse | 27,700 |
| Standardbreds | 18,200 |
| Draft Breeds | 17,400 |
| Ponies | 17,100 |
Economic Impact In Pennsylvania
Equine Land Use In Pennsylvania |
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| 37,000 Equine Owners Kept Horses on 520,000 Acres. | |
| 2,850,000 Acres in Operation By Equine Farms | |
| 6,300 Horse Owners Maintained Their Horses at a Boarding or Other Facility | |
| Highest Horse Population in Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montgomery & Philadelphia Counties with 48,800 Horses. | |
| Second - Horse Population in Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Somerset, Washington, & Westmoreland Counties with 23,900 Horses. | |
| Third - Horse Population in Adams, Bedford, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, & York Counties with 22,500 Horses | |
Horse Population By Counties |
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Save America's Horses!
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