TEXAS HORSE COUNCIL

PURPOSE & MISSION

Texas Horse Council is a non-profit corporation set up to help create and develop chapter horse councils throughout Texas. The purpose and mission of the horse council is to repersent horse owners and others interested in the horse industry, to support and promote the horse and horse related activities through education and grass root lobbying on a city, county, and state level.

TEXAS HORSE FACTS
from the AHC NATIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE U.S. HORSE INDUSTRY
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· The Texas horse industry produces goods and services valued at $3.0 billion.

· The national industry has a $5.2 billion impact on the Texas economy when the multiplier effect of spending by industry suppliers and employees is taken into account. Accounting for off-site spending of spectators would result in an even higher figure.

· 455,600 Texans are involved in the industry as horse owners, service providers, employees, and volunteers. Even more participate as spectators.

· The Texas horse industry directly provides 32,200 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs. Spending by suppliers and employees (in Texas and other states) generates additional jobs in Texas for a total employment impact of 96,300.

· There are 979,000 horses in Texas, over 60 percent of which are involved in showing and recreation.