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    The results are in and the 2012 Kentucky Equine Survey shows horses mean billion
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    The types of horses that were categorized and inventoried are as follows:

    Light Horses - 216,000

    Draft Horses - 5,100

    Ponies - 7,000

    Donkeys & Mules - 14,000

    Total Equines - 242,400

    Number of breeds of horses categorized and inventoried are as follows:

    Thoroughbred - 54,000

    Quarter Horse - 42,000

    Tennesee Walking Horse - 36,000

    Saddlebred - 14,000

    Donkeys, Mules, Burros - 14,000

    Mountain Horse Breeds - 12,500

    Standardbred - 9,500

    Primary use of equines in Kentucky categorized and inventoried are as follows:

    Trail Riding/Pleasure - 79,500

    Broodmares - 38,000

    Idle/Not Working - 33,000

    Competition/Show - 24,500

    Yearlings/Weanlings/Foals - 23,000

    Racing - 15,000

    Work/Transportation - 12,500

    Breeding Stallions - 3,900

    Other - 13,000

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    About Sandy Dolan

    Owner of Cedar Ridge Farm which operates a children's horseback riding lesson program in Greenville, IN. I have been involved with equine welfare and rescue activities. We have successfully rehomed at risk horses and retrained off the track thoroughbred racehorses in new careers in hunter/jumper, eventing, dressage, and barrel racing disciplines.

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