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2005 Equine Survey
Released: March
LIGHT BREED HORSES
DOMINATE NEW YORK’S
EQUINE INDUSTRY
The inventory of light breed horses in New York State totaled 113,400 head on December 31, 2005, according to Steve Ropel, Director of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York Field Office. This number, which accounted for 58 percent of the 197,000 total equine in the State, was up 13 percent from the 2000 light breed total of 100,500 head. Among the light breeds, Warmbloods, Quarter Horses, Pintos/Paints and Crossbreds posted strong increases, while Arabians, Half Arabians and Morgans showed strong declines.
Race horse breeds have shown a marked shift since 2000. While the number of Thoroughbreds increased nine percent to 33,300, the number of Standardbreds rose 47 percent to 16,900 head. Standardbreds comprised 27 percent of race horse breeds in 2000 but 34 percent on December 31, 2005. This increase is attributed to the changes in the harness horse industry in the past couple of years. Along with the increase in number, Standardbreds also increased in value with an 84 percent increase in total value to $222 million.
Most breeds have increased in average value since 2000, with the largest increases in the value of draft horses and ponies.
These results are from the first comprehensive survey of New York’s equine industry in 5 years. The survey is the result of a cooperative effort supported by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, and the equine industry. The information in this release is available on our website or by free email subscription by subscribing to New York reports at www.nass.usda.gov/ny.
EQUINE INVENTORY AND VALUE BY BREED,
New York, 2000 and 2005
| Breeds |
Number |
Value |
|
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| 2000 |
2005 |
2000 |
2005 |
2000 |
2005 |
|
| Head |
Thousand dollars |
Dollars |
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| Light Breeds |
100,500 |
113,400 |
497,520 |
598,030 |
4,950 |
5,270 |
| Quarter Horse |
29,600 |
38,100 |
115,440 |
156,210 |
3,900 |
4,100 |
| Saddlebred |
2,500 |
2,600 |
15,750 |
22,100 |
6,300 |
8,500 |
| Appaloosa |
8,500 |
8,100 |
19,550 |
20,250 |
2,300 |
2,500 |
| Arabian |
9,200 |
7,900 |
44,160 |
35,550 |
4,800 |
4,500 |
| Half Arabian |
3,600 |
3,100 |
10,800 |
10,540 |
3,000 |
3,400 |
| Morgan |
9,000 |
8,200 |
38,700 |
33,620 |
4,300 |
4,100 |
| Palomino |
1,600 |
NA |
4,960 |
NA |
3,100 |
NA |
| Pinto or Paint |
6,800 |
8,200 |
21,760 |
28,700 |
3,200 |
3,500 |
| Warmblood |
6,700 |
8,400 |
134,000 |
184,800 |
20,000 |
22,000 |
| Haflingers |
NA |
3,000 |
NA |
7,200 |
NA |
2,400 |
| Crossbreds |
11,000 |
14,200 |
26,400 |
46,860 |
2,400 |
3,300 |
| Other Light |
12,000 |
11,600 |
66,000 |
52,200 |
5,500 |
4,500 |
| Race Horse Breeds |
42,000 |
50,200 |
1,142,500 |
1,139,880 |
27,200 |
22,710 |
| Standardbred |
11,500 |
16,900 |
120,750 |
221,880 |
10,500 |
13,100 |
| Thoroughbred |
30,500 |
33,300 |
1,021,750 |
918,000 |
33,500 |
27,600 |
| Draft Breeds |
11,500 |
12,100 |
29,380 |
37,480 |
2,550 |
3,100 |
| Belgian |
6,100 |
6,000 |
13,420 |
13,200 |
2,200 |
2,200 |
| Percheron |
3,200 |
3,400 |
8,320 |
9,520 |
2,600 |
2,800 |
| Clydesdale |
700 |
900 |
2,240 |
4,860 |
3,200 |
5,400 |
| Other |
1,500 |
1,800 |
5,400 |
9,900 |
3,600 |
5,500 |
| Ponies |
11,500 |
11,200 |
29,900 |
43,610 |
2,600 |
3,890 |
| Welsh |
2,700 |
3,200 |
9,450 |
21,760 |
3,560 |
6,800 |
| Shetland |
2,100 |
2,300 |
2,520 |
2,300 |
1,200 |
1,000 |
| Connemara |
500 |
800 |
3,050 |
6,320 |
6,100 |
7,900 |
| Other |
6,200 |
4,900 |
14,880 |
13,320 |
2,400 |
2,700 |
| Miniature Horses |
NA |
6,600 |
NA |
9,240 |
NA |
1,400 |
| Donkeys & Mules |
2,500 |
3,500 |
2,500 |
2,800 |
1,000 |
800 |
| TOTAL EQUINE |
168,000 |
197,000 |
1,701,800 |
1,831,040 |
10,130 |
9,300 |
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1/ Breed categories rounded. |
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SARATOGA NUMBER ONE
COUNTY
FOR EQUINE
Saratoga ranked number one in both number of equine and total value, according to Steve Ropel, Director of USDA, NASS, New York Field Office. Saratoga had 11,000 equine with a total value of $250.5 million on December 31, 2005. Inventory was seven percent less than on September 1, 2000, and value decreased 21 percent.
The remaining top five counties for equine inventory were (2) Dutchess with 9,500 head, (3) Orange with 8,500 head, (4) Erie with 7,900 head, and (5) Nassau with 6,300 head. These four counties all showed increases in equine inventory.
The remaining top five counties for equine value
were (2) Nassau with $221.0 million, (3) Dutchess with $132.4 million, (4)
Suffolk with $126.7 million, and (5) Orange with $113.3 million. While Nassau’s
equine value decreased, Dutchess, Suffolk, and Orange counties increased in
value from September 1, 2000. The total value of the top five counties was
$858.6 million, or 47 percent of the total value in the state.
EQUINE INVENTORY - December 31, 2005
EQUINE INVENTORY AND VALUE, 2000 and 2005
| County |
Head |
Total Value |
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| Sept.1, |
Dec. 31, |
Rank in |
Sept. 1, |
Dec. 31, |
Rank in |
|
| Head |
Thousand Dollars |
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| Jefferson |
4,300 |
3,000 |
29 |
13,760 |
8,380 |
45 |
| Lewis |
1,200 |
1,000 |
56 |
3,300 |
2,670 |
56 |
| St. Lawrence |
2,900 |
3,400 |
25 |
8,990 |
9,240 |
40 |
| Northern, Total |
8,400 |
7,400 |
26,050 |
20,290 |
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| Clinton |
1,500 |
2,200 |
39 |
6,150 |
8,540 |
42 |
| Essex |
1,000 |
1,700 |
49 |
3,100 |
7,190 |
50 |
| Franklin |
800 |
1,200 |
53 |
2,560 |
4,810 |
55 |
| Hamilton |
100 |
100 |
58 |
180 |
230 |
58 |
| Warren |
1,200 |
1,200 |
54 |
5,100 |
9,770 |
39 |
| Northeast, Total |
4,600 |
6,400 |
17,090 |
30,540 |
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| Erie |
7,200 |
7,900 |
4 |
48,240 |
34,700 |
12 |
| Genesee |
2,100 |
1,800 |
44 |
10,080 |
8,110 |
47 |
| Livingston |
3,300 |
4,400 |
11 |
13,200 |
19,760 |
22 |
| Monroe |
5,700 |
5,100 |
10 |
27,930 |
23,080 |
18 |
| Niagara |
3,000 |
3,100 |
27 |
12,000 |
12,320 |
32 |
| Ontario |
3,700 |
4,100 |
15 |
22,570 |
18,510 |
24 |
| Orleans |
1,400 |
2,400 |
37 |
4,060 |
9,100 |
41 |
| Seneca |
900 |
1,300 |
52 |
1,800 |
4,870 |
54 |
| Wayne |
2,000 |
3,500 |
23 |
6,600 |
13,790 |
29 |
| Wyoming |
1,800 |
2,400 |
38 |
5,220 |
9,880 |
38 |
| Yates |
1,200 |
1,900 |
42 |
3,480 |
8,500 |
43 |
| Western,Total |
32,300 |
37,900 |
155,180 |
162,620 |
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| Cayuga |
2,200 |
2,800 |
32 |
7,700 |
12,830 |
31 |
| Chenango |
2,900 |
3,100 |
28 |
10,440 |
15,880 |
26 |
| Cortland |
1,600 |
2,200 |
40 |
3,680 |
10,380 |
35 |
| Herkimer |
1,600 |
1,900 |
43 |
4,800 |
7,990 |
48 |
| Madison |
2,600 |
4,100 |
16 |
12,220 |
20,630 |
20 |
| Oneida |
5,500 |
5,900 |
7 |
31,350 |
36,140 |
11 |
| Onondaga |
3,700 |
5,400 |
9 |
17,760 |
27,490 |
15 |
| Oswego |
2,000 |
2,500 |
36 |
11,000 |
11,050 |
33 |
| Otsego |
3,500 |
4,400 |
12 |
11,200 |
21,300 |
19 |
| Central,Total |
25,600 |
32,300 |
110,150 |
163,690 |
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| Albany |
2,900 |
3,000 |
30 |
15,080 |
29,320 |
14 |
| Fulton |
1,000 |
1,100 |
55 |
4,700 |
6,860 |
51 |
| Montgomery |
2,400 |
2,900 |
31 |
7,680 |
20,490 |
21 |
| Rensselaer |
2,500 |
3,600 |
21 |
12,750 |
34,140 |
13 |
| Saratoga |
11,800 |
11,000 |
1 |
317,420 |
250,520 |
1 |
| Schenectady |
1,500 |
1,800 |
45 |
7,200 |
19,420 |
23 |
| Schoharie |
2,000 |
1,800 |
46 |
10,600 |
15,140 |
27 |
| Washington |
2,700 |
3,900 |
18 |
13,230 |
40,450 |
10 |
| Eastern,Total |
26,800 |
29,100 |
388,660 |
416,340 |
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| Allegany |
2,300 |
2,600 |
35 |
7,360 |
6,720 |
52 |
| Cattaraugus |
3,500 |
3,800 |
19 |
9,800 |
9,900 |
37 |
| Chautauqua |
3,800 |
4,300 |
13 |
10,640 |
10,920 |
34 |
| Steuben |
4,500 |
4,000 |
17 |
13,050 |
10,240 |
36 |
| Southwest,Total |
14,100 |
14,700 |
40,850 |
37,780 |
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| Broome |
2,500 |
3,500 |
24 |
14,250 |
18,330 |
25 |
| Chemung |
1,700 |
1,700 |
50 |
7,310 |
7,220 |
49 |
| Schuyler |
1,100 |
1,400 |
51 |
2,200 |
5,500 |
53 |
| Tioga |
1,600 |
2,000 |
41 |
5,120 |
8,490 |
44 |
| Tompkins |
2,900 |
2,800 |
33 |
11,310 |
13,430 |
30 |
| Southern, Total |
9,800 |
11,400 |
40,190 |
52,970 |
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| Columbia |
2,400 |
4,300 |
14 |
63,600 |
46,800 |
8 |
| Delaware |
2,200 |
3,600 |
22 |
7,260 |
14,100 |
28 |
| Dutchess |
7,000 |
9,500 |
2 |
126,000 |
132,400 |
3 |
| Greene |
2,000 |
1,800 |
47 |
11,400 |
8,250 |
46 |
| Orange |
6,800 |
8,500 |
3 |
59,840 |
113,250 |
5 |
| Putnam |
1,100 |
1,800 |
48 |
21,450 |
24,960 |
16 |
| Rockland |
600 |
400 |
57 |
5,400 |
2,200 |
57 |
| Sullivan |
2,300 |
3,200 |
26 |
20,470 |
24,610 |
17 |
| Ulster |
4,200 |
5,600 |
8 |
35,280 |
46,510 |
9 |
| Westchester |
3,500 |
3,800 |
20 |
121,100 |
87,040 |
7 |
| Southeast,Total |
32,100 |
42,500 |
471,800 |
500,120 |
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| Nassau |
5,400 |
6,300 |
5 |
287,280 |
221,030 |
2 |
| Suffolk |
5,800 |
6,200 |
6 |
63,800 |
126,660 |
4 |
| New York 1/ |
3,100 |
2,800 |
34 |
100,750 |
99,000 |
6 |
| Long Island/NYC,Total |
14,300 |
15,300 |
451,830 |
446,690 |
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| State |
168,000 |
197,000 |
1,701,800 |
1,831,040 |
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| 1/ Includes Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond. | ||||||