Oklahoma horse industry worth $US3.6b in 2012 – report

The Oklahoma Equine Alliance equally good equally solid put down legislators together with overstep executives from breed organizations together with somebody entities gathered to recognize Oklahoma’s thriving equine industry.

The Equus caballus manufacture inward Oklahoma was worth $US3.6 billion inward 2012, according to a study released this week.

The manufacture was responsible for almost 35,070 fulltime equivalent jobs, according to the comprehensive study released past times the Oklahoma Equine Alliance.

The study was commissioned past times members of the alliance together with provides economical information together with highlights the cooperative efforts of somebody together with world partnerships that bring driven the increment of Oklahoma’s equine business.

Oklahoma is recognized equally the “horse demonstrate capital” of the world, together with is dwelling to to a greater extent than than a m rodeo events. It likewise hosts the overstep race meets for Quarter Horses inward the United States. The Oklahoma State Fair Park together with Tulsa Expo Square bring completed improvements to their facilities totaling over $250 meg since 2005, adding to the state’s mightiness to host national together with international equine events twelvemonth round.

“There is no dubiousness that the equine manufacture is a pregnant economical driver inside our Oklahoma economy,” Secretary of Agriculture Jim Reese said.

“With a sum demeanour on of $3.6 billion together with generation of over $100 meg inward solid put down together with local taxes it is evident that the equine manufacture is of import to all areas of our state. We desire to proceed to back upwardly our equine events together with participants equally they exercise chance hither inward Oklahoma.”

Members of the alliance include the Thoroughbred Racing Association of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association, Remington Park, Will Rogers Downs, Fair Meadows, Oklahoma Horse Council, Oklahoma Farm Bureau, Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission together with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, together with Forestry.

 

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