Demographics (as of January 1, 1999)
•Equine
population in US: 5.32 million
–~400,000 old
horses and ponies in the US
•Tennessee 3rd in
horse inventory behind Texas and California, 190,000 (7th in
value of horses sold)
–14,250 old
horses in Tennessee
•10,688 old
horses
•3,572 very old
horses
•Economic
impact: $189.3 million ($2,711/head)