Georgia's horse industry has a $2.5 billion impact on the Georgia economy every year
There are more than 74,000 horses in Georgia today with the breeding and care of all these horses generating more than $750 million dollars for the state yearly.
Georgia's temperate climate allows for year round out door training and are better for horses maintained outside.
Source: University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Science
More Facts and Statistics:
- Approximately 4.6 million Americans work in the horse industry in one way or another. The U.S. horse industry has an economic impact of $39 billion annually on just nine million American horses.
- Each year in the U.S., 27 million people ride a horse.