Retired Racehorses

Discipline
Table 12. EQUINE OPERATIONS BY DISCIPLINE,
NEW YORK, 2005
Exclusive Use Multilple Use Total
Number Percent 1/ Number Percent 1/ 2/ Number Percent 1/ 2/
Thoroughbred Racing 750 2 500 2 1,250 4
Standardbred Racing 850 3 350 1 1,200 4
Shows or Competitive Events 2,100 6 6,000 18 8,100 25
Recreation or Pleasure 19,500 59 7,000 21 26,500 80
Therapeutic Riding, Riding Camps,
Rescue, etc.
600 2 1,100 3 1,700 5
Other 2,000 6 1,500 5 3,500 11
TOTAL 25,800 78 7,200 22 33,000 100
1/ Percent of all equine operations in the state.
2/ Does not round to total because of multiples uses per operation.
District
Table 13. EQUINE OPERATIONS BY LENGTH OF TIME
EQUINE-RELATED USAGE, NEW YORK, 2005
Total
Operations
Less than
3 years
3 to 5
years
6 to 10
years
11 to 20
years
21 years
or more
Northern 1,700 200 300 400 400 400
Northeast 1,300 50 200 250 200 600
Western 8,000 100 1,600 1,000 3,500 1,800
Central 6,000 550 650 1,200 2,200 1,400
Eastern 3,400 300 600 750 750 1,000
Southwest 3,400 250 600 550 1,000 1,000
Southern 1,800 50 300 400 450 600
Southeast 5,600 500 700 1,750 1,250 1,400
Long Island and NYC 1,800 100 450 300 450 500
STATE 33,000 2,100 5,400 6,600 10,200 8,700
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