Indiana Equine - Summary Highlights

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INDIANA EQUINE SUMMARY
HIGHLIGHTS

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160,000 Equine on 34,000 Operations
Total Value of Equine Over $580 Million
Quarter Horses Rank First in Inventory at 43,700, with Grade Horses Second at 22,300
Top Five Equine Counties are Lagrange, Elkhart, Allen, Hendricks, and Daviess
Quarter Horses Rank First in Total Value with over $183 Million, Standardbred Horses
Rank Second with over $89 Million
< Total Equine Related Assets Exceed $4.6 Billion
< Annual Equine Related Income $92 Million
< More Information Available at http://www.nass.usda.gov/in/equine/equine.htm

EQUINE INVENTORY, VALUE AND OPERATIONS, BY BREED
INDIANA, JANUARY 1, 2002
Value Per Head
Breed

Inventory

Total Value
Mean

Number

Dollars

Median
Dollars

Number of
Operations

Percent of
Operations

Number

Percent

Quarter Horse
Grade Horse

43,700
22,300

183,103,000
29,882,000

4,190
1,340

2,500
1,000

15,750
8,220

46
24

Draft Horse
Standardbred
Pinto or Paint
Pony

15,400
15,300
11,700
10,000

31,108,000
89,352,000
34,749,000
13,100,000

2,020
5,840
2,970
1,310

1,540
2,000
2,000
700

3,550
5,320
5,880
6,410

10
16
17
19

Arabian
Appaloosa
Tennessee Walking
Thoroughbred

9,200
5,900
5,400
5,300

36,248,000
16,225,000
16,038,000
63,494,000

3,940
2,750
2,970
11,980

2,000
1,660
2,000
4,620

3,840
3,310
2,160
1,730

11
10
6
5

Donkey or Mule
Miniature
Saddlebred
Morgan
Warmblood

4,000
3,400
2,600
1,700
1,200

3,760,000
4,726,000
20,514,000
10,030,000
15,120,000

940
1,390
7,890
5,900
12,600

700
1,150
3,400
3,130
8,000

1,690
830
1,020
690
390

5
2
3
2
1

All Other Breeds 1/

2,900

12,673,000

4,370

2,500

1,290

4

160,000

580,122,000

3,626

1,420

34,000

All Breeds

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1/ All Other Breed classification included all write-in breed reports of AKA, ATA, Andalusian, American Saddle, American Show
Horse, Anglo/Arab, Arab/Paso Mix, Azteca, Black Winamac, Buckskin, Bashkir Curly, Colorado Ranger, English Shire, Fox Trotter,
Hungarian, Irish Draft, Irish Hunter, Irish Sport Horse, Lipizzaner, Morab, Mustang, Missouri Fox Trotter (MFT), National Show Horse,
Oldenburg, Palomino, Paso Fino, Peruvian Paso, Rocky Mountain, Racking, Reg Saddle, Rocky Mountain/Kentucky Mountain, Shagya
Arab, Spanish Mustang, Spotted Saddle, TBS, Trotting Breeds, Walkaloosa, Westphalen, and Wild Mustang.
2/ Number of operations sums to greater than the 34,000 total because of operations reporting multiple breeds.

Indiana Agricultural Statistics Service
1435 Win Hentschel Blvd., Suite B105
West Lafayette, IN 47906-4145
(765) 494-8371
www.nass.usda.gov/in/
nass-in@nass.usda.gov

Indiana Horse Council, Inc
225 S East St, Suite 738
Indianapolis, IN 46202-4056
(317)692-7115
www.indianahorsecouncil.com
IndEquine@aol.com

EQUINE PRIMARY USE, BY BREED
INDIANA, JANUARY 1, 2002
Breed
Quarter Horse
Grade Horse
Draft Horse
Standardbred
Pinto or Paint
Pony
Arabian
Appaloosa
Tennessee
Thoroughbred
Donkey or Mule
Miniature
Saddlebred
Morgan
Warmblood
All Other Breeds
All Breeds

Brood
Mares

Stallions

Racing

Show or
Competition

Trail or
Recreation

6,000
870
2,900
3,220
2,280
830
1,340
600
1,470
1,280
750
1,460
340
260
100
320

1,160
160
500
230
580
250
380
190
150
170
150
390
80
70
20
100

380
0
0
4,430
20
60
60
10
20
1,770
0
0
10
0
0
40

Number of Head
10,190
22,060
1,340
15,050
1,290
1,410
130
1,010
1,820
6,070
1,520
4,880
1,820
4,620
860
3,800
560
3,910
720
820
220
1,790
420
580
910
890
360
800
670
240
390
1,770

23,020

4,580

6,800

23,220

Other
Use

Total
Inventory

480
2,510
7,850
4,860
50
890
50
60
0
50
270
0
100
50
30
40

3,430
2,370
1,450
1,420
880
1,570
930
380
290
490
820
550
270
160
140
240

43,700
22,300
15,400
15,300
11,700
10,000
9,200
5,900
5,400
5,300
4,000
3,400
2,600
1,700
1,200
2,900

17,290

15,390

160,00

Work

Other
Use

Total

Work

69,700

EQUINE PERCENT OF PRIMARY USE
INDIANA, JANUARY 1, 2002
Breed

Brood
Mares

Stallions

Racing

Quarter Horse
Grade Horse
Draft Horse
Standardbred
Pinto or Paint
Pony
Arabian
Appaloosa
Tennessee Walking
Thoroughbred
Donkey or Mule
Miniature
Saddlebred
Morgan
Warmblood
All Other Breeds

14
4
19
21
19
8
15
10
9
24
19
43
13
15
8
11

3
1
3
2
5
3
4
3
3
3
4
11
3
4
2
3

1
----29
--1
1
----33
----------1

All Breeds

14

3

4

Equine Inventory, by Breed
Saddlebred
Miniature
Donkey or Mule
Thoroughbred

Show or
Trail or
Competition Recreation
Percent
23
6
8
1
16
15
20
15
10
14
5
12
35
21
56
14

50
67
9
7
52
49
50
64
72
15
45
17
34
47
20
61

1
11
51
32
--9
1
1
--1
7
--4
3
3
1

8
11
10
8
8
15
9
7
6
10
20
17
11
10
11
9

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

15

44

11

9

100

Equine Percent of Primary Use

Morgan
Warmblood
All Other Breeds

Other
Use
Quarter Horse

Tennessee Walking
Appaloosa

Work
11%

9%

Brood
Mares
14%

Stallions
3%
Racing
4%

Arabian
Trails or
Recreation
Pony

44%
Grade Horse

Pinto or Paint
Standardbred

Draft Horse

Show or
Competition
15%

ANNUAL INCOME & EXPENSES OF EQUINE OPERATIONS
AND OWNERS WITH EQUINE BOARDED ELSEWHERE: INDIANA, 2001
Operations with Resident Equine

Owners
With
Show or
Trail or
Equine
Racing
Work
All
Competition
Recreation
Operations
Operations
Operations Boarded
Operations
Operations
Elsewhere

Category

Number
4,850
22,030
34,000
26,470
84,200
160,000
Thousand Dollars

Operations
Equine

1,000
10,360

6,120
38,970

Income
Purses and Prizes
Stud Fees
Equine Leasing/Rental
Lessons
Equine Sales
Boarding
Training
Therapeutic Riding/Driving
Other
Total Income

8,885
589
19
387
3,688
3,268
1,089
0
169
18,094

3,317
1,253
34
2,591
8,837
14,915
5,382
4
859
37,192

--65
--343
1,947
140
897
--2,341
5,733

518
219
77
3,875
5,630
7,372
170
2,091
4,361
24,313

Expenditures
Total Operating Expenditures
Equine Purchases
Equine Related Real Estate Purchases
Equine Buildings or Equipment
Total Expenditures

27,395
3,864
284
6,971
38,514

88,349
12,935
31,718
67,855
200,857

17,291
2,924
1,619
4,533
26,367

102,943
11,529
25,931
69,663
210,066

Equine Income
Boarded
Else
where
7%
Trail,
Recreation
or Other

6,775
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40,775
160,000

12,720
2,126
130
7,196
20,102
25,695
7,538
2,095
7,730
85,332

3,075
237
359
62
918
128
1,845
--8
6,632

15,795
2,363
489
7,258
21,020
25,823
9,383
2,095
7,738
91,964

235,978
31,252
59,552
149,022
475,804

46,951
10,999
--14,827
72,777

282,929
42,251
59,552
163,849
548,581

Equine Expenses
Racing
Boarded
Elsewhere
13%

Racing
20%

7%

Show

Trail,
Recreation
or Other

26%

Work
6%

Total

37%

38%

Show
41%

Work
5%

Total = $92 Million

Total = $549 Million

EQUINE ASSETS: INDIANA, 2001
Operations with Resident Equine
Assets

Value of Equine
Value of Land Used for Equine
Value of Vehicles Used for Equine
Value of Tack
Total Equine Related Assets

Show or
Racing
Competition
Operations
Operations

121,796
191,808
34,660
6,462

224,552
690,804
226,250
52,094

354,726

1,193,700

Work
Operations

Trail or
Recreation
Operations

Owners
With
Equine
All
Operations Boarded
Elsewhere

Total

Thousand Dollars
45,183
188,591
580,122
464,760
1,738,033
3,085,405
40,205
463,600
764,715
11,722
79,938
150,216

----51,610
18,988

580,122
3,085,405
816,325
169,204

561,870

70,598

4,651,056

2,470,162

4,580,458

EQUINE LABOR: INDIANA, 2001
Operations with Resident Equine
Category

Racing
Operations

Show or
Competition
Operations

Work
Operations

Trail or
Recreation
Operations

All
Operations

Owners
With
Equine
Boarded
Elsewhere

Total

Number
Full-Time Workers

115

595

20

395

1,125

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1,125

Seasonal Workers

105

235

85

390

815

15

830

Part-Time Workers

325

720

150

1,755

2,950

55

3,005

Total Hired Workers

545

1,550

255

2,540

4,890

70

4,960

RESIDENT EQUINE OPERATIONS, BY SIZE GROUP
INDIANA, JANUARY 1, 2002
Size Group

Operations

Total
Equine

Number

Head

5 - 14 Head
29%

1 - 4 Head

22,590

54,580

2.4

5 - 14 Head

9,880

68,200

6.9

15+ Head

1,530

37,220

24.3

34,000

160,000

4.7

Indiana

15+
Head
5%

Average
Equine Per
Operation

1 - 4 Head
66%

Total = 34,000

EQUINE SURVEY PROCEDURES
Purpose
The 2002 Indiana Equine Survey was designed to determine
equine inventory, economic contribution, and identify health
related issues for the Indiana equine operations. Survey
efforts were sponsored by the Indiana Horse Council (IHC),
Indiana Horse Racing Commission, Indiana Livestock
Development and Promotion Fund, Purdue University
Veterinary School, and Purdue University Agricultural
Statistics Department.
Reliability
The estimate from a sample survey will vary depending upon
the units responding to the survey. The variation in the
expansions are measured by the standard error of the

estimate, expressed as a percent of the estimate, also
identified as the coefficient of variation. The resulting
coefficient of variation for the total number of equine in
Indiana (160,000), was 3.4%. Chances are 95 out of 100
that the interval created by the estimate plus or minus two
standard errors will contain the true population value.
Therefore, there is a 95% confidence, that the survey
estimate of 160,000 head would reflect the true population,
plus or minus 6.8% (10,880 head).