The Equine Affaire is set for Thursday, Nov. 10 through Sunday, Nov. 13 at the Eastern States Exposition facility in Massachusetts, with more than 230 clinics, seminars, and demonstrations on a wide variety of equestrian sports and horse training, management, health, and business topics every year.
An economic study done by Deloitte Consulting LLP for the American Horse Council Foundation in 2005 reports that the “horse industry is a highly-diverse, national, serious and economically significant industry.” Highlights of the national study include: The horse industry has a direct economic effect on the U.S.of $39 billion annually. There are 9.2 million horses in the U.S. and 4.6 million people are involved in the industry as horse owners, service providers, employees and volunteers. The industry has a $102 billion impact on the U.S.economy when the multiplier effect of spending by industry suppliers and employees is taken into account.
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