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 reprrsent 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
-- More than 1 million horses across Texas with annual cash receipts for horse sales in Texas topping $354 million
-- 1 million Texans involved in the horse industry & almost 300,000 horse owners
-- The industry generates plenty of jobs too - more than 43,000 across Texas
-- $13 billion invested in barns, towing vehicles, trailers, & related equipment, & spend about $2.1 billion annually maintaining horses.

Meet Your THC Board of Directors

	Jerry Thames
	Ed Hiers
	Mark Hedges
	Katy McKnight, Executive Director Katy joined the Texas Horse Council in the Summer of 2004. She is the heart and soul of the council and takes care of our day to day operations including administration, memberships, maintaining the website just to name a few of her many job duties. She represents THC at trade shows and meetings and occasionally travels to Austin to see what is going on with our legislature. She has a strong administrative background and has worked with horses most of her life. Currently she rides a bay gelding, Ringo who is her pride and joy. She enjoys riding for the sheer pleasure and occasionally gets to go on a trail ride when her 2 year old daughter is in agreement and is also interested in cutting and reining. Katy lives in Morgan Mill, Tx and runs the THC there. Currently at her place there are 2 dogs, 1 cat, and 1 horse along with the joy of her life, daughter Becca. You can contact Katy via email: kt@texashorsecouncil.com

Katy joined the Texas Horse Council in the Summer of 2004. She is the heart and soul of the council and takes care of our day to day operations including administration, memberships, maintaining the website just to name a few of her many job duties. She has a strong administrative background and has worked with horses most of her life. Currently she rides a bay gelding, Ringo who is her pride and joy. She enjoys riding for the sheer pleasure and occasionally gets to go on a trail ride when her 2 year old daughter is in agreement and is interested in cutting and reining. She recently brought home a 2 year old APHA filly, Smoky, who we all hope to see in competion one day.