Maryland Equine Survey NASS Release - 2010

MARYLAND EQUINE
Results of the 2010 Maryland Equine Census

Special report made possible by the cooperative efforts of the Maryland Department of Agriculture, the Maryland Horse Industry Board
and the Maryland Field Office of the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service

EQ-01-11

March 03, 2011

According to the 2010 Maryland Equine Census, there were 79,100 horses, ponies, mules, donkeys and burros in the state of
Maryland on May 1, 2010, down 9 percent from the 87,100 on hand in 2002. Light Horse Breeds accounted for 50 percent of the total followed
by Race Horse Breeds with 37 percent of the total. Ponies accounted for 7 percent of the total and Draft Horse Breeds and Donkeys, Mules and
Burros each accounted for 3 percent of the total. The two largest equine counties in terms of inventory were Baltimore and Montgomery at 8,950
and 7,900 head, respectively.
The value of the equine inventory on May 1, 2010 was $714 million, up 5 percent from 2002. There were a total of 16,040 equine
places throughout Maryland, down 21 percent from 2002. This includes boarding facilities, commercial and private breeding places, farms,
commercial race related places as well as private residences where equine are being kept for recreational purposes. These equine operations
accounted for a total of 587,000 acres of which 188,000 acres were devoted to equine.
The value of all equine related assets totaled $5.6 billion including the value of the inventory, up 8 percent from 2002. The value of
land, fencing and buildings made up 74 percent of the total assets and the value of inventory accounted for 13 percent of the total assets. Total
equine related expenditures spent in Maryland in calendar year 2009 amounted to just under $513 million of which 71 percent were operating
expenditures and 29 percent were capital expenditures. Total equine expenditures are down 33 percent from 2002.

INVENTORY BY CATEGORY

Number

EQUINE RELATED ASSETS

Dollars

Light Horse Breeds
Race Horse Breeds
Draft Horse Breeds
Ponies All Breeds
Donkeys, Mules and Burros

39,600
29,400
2,600
5,300
2,200

Value of land, fencing and buildings
Value of equipment
Value of supplies
Value of tack
Value of Equine Inventory

4,177,978,000
536,423,000
16,100,000
166,486,000
714,680,000

Total Equine Inventory

79,100

Value of all Assets

5,611,667,000

EQUINE PLACES, ACRES AND PEOPLE
Number of Equine Places
Number of People Involved
Total Acreage
Equine Acreage
Acreage in Land Preservation

2009 EQUINE RELATED EXPENDITURES
16,040
28,340
587,000
188,000
88,000

Total Operating Expenditures
Total Capital Expenditures

363,295,000
149,690,000

Total Expenditures

512,985,000

EQUINE INVENTORY, VALUE, PLACES, ACREAGE, NUMBER OF PEOPLE INVOLVED, ASSETS AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
BY COUNTY

COUNTY

TOTAL
EQUINE
INVENTORY

(number)

Allegany
Baltimore
Carroll
Frederick
Garrett
Harford
Howard
Montgomery
Washington

TOTAL
EQUINE
INVENTORY
OWNED

(number)

TOTAL
EQUINE
INVENTORY
BOARDED
FOR OTHERS

(number)

TOTAL
VALUE OF
EQUINE
INVENTORY

NUMBER
OF
EQUINE
PLACES

TOTAL
EQUINE
RELATED
ACRES

TOTAL
NUMBER
OF PEOPLE
INVOLVED

TOTAL
ASSETS not
including equine
inventory value

(dollars)

(number)

(number)

(number)

(dollars)

TOTAL CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES

(dollars)*

350
8,950
6,050
7,850
1,500
6,200
4,350
7,900
3,750

310
6,330
4,870
6,000
1,430
4,310
3,220
5,910
2,930

40
2,620
1,180
1,850
70
1,890
1,130
1,990
820

1,842,000
100,389,000
30,690,000
43,965,000
3,304,000
42,213,000
35,881,000
52,650,000
7,929,000

200
1,540
1,710
1,600
470
1,140
1,020
1,490
580

4,300
20,500
18,400
21,400
7,500
15,900
8,900
15,100
7,900

340
3,030
2,850
2,790
760
1,830
1,950
3,290
790

19,118,000
828,953,000
577,482,000
441,729,000
34,768,000
491,099,000
413,754,000
509,698,000
91,880,000

420,000
13,145,000
9,856,000
6,716,000
381,000
7,119,000
5,838,000
22,875,000
1,666,000

4,500

2,810

1,690

39,773,000

950

10,200

2,050

252,207,000

39,994,000

1,350
1,750

1,030
1,460

320
290

5,429,000
13,482,000

380
570

3,800
5,900

650
840

73,087,000
162,445,000

2,273,000
4,191,000

7,100

1,940

5,160

196,715,000

770

5,700

1,730

154,857,000

9,789,000

2,300

2,030

270

5,740,000

540

5,300

870

135,308,000

1,004,000

Caroline
Cecil
Kent
Queen
Anne’s
Talbot

1,300
6,200
1,200

1,220
3,200
1,010

80
3,000
190

7,914,000
94,912,000
3,885,000

440
740
230

3,300
13,900
2,300

600
1,150
380

62,675,000
358,830,000
43,660,000

8,212,000
5,823,000
629,000

1,700

1,370

330

11,046,000

380

3,400

530

74,165,000

1,409,000

1,500

1,060

440

5,256,000

260

5,000

450

59,166,000

6,198,000

Dorchester
Somerset
Wicomico
Worcester

350
270
1,800
880

300
240
1,640
780

50
30
160
100

833,000
642,000
6,471,000
3,719,000

130
120
470
310

1,000
900
4,500
2,900

250
170
610
430

16,859,000
7,931,000
45,554,000
41,762,000

123,000
127,000
1,225,000
677,000

Maryland

79,100

55,400

23,700

714,680,000

16,040

188,000

28,340

4,896,987,000

149,690,000

Anne
Arundel
Calvert
Charles
Prince
George’s
Saint Mary’s

*Capital Expenditures include purchases of equine, real estate purchases and improvements and equipment purchases.

EQUINE INVENTORY AND VALUE BY BREED
Total
Inventory
number

Equine Breeds

Total Inventory
Owned
number

Total Inventory
Boarded for Others
number

Total Inventory
Value
dollars

Average Inventory
Value
dollars

American Saddlebreds
Appaloosas
Arabians/Anglo Arabians
Miniature Horses
Morgans
Paints/Pintos
Quarter Horses
Tennessee Walkers
Other Crossbreds
Other Warmbloods
Other Light Breeds
Unknown
Total Light Breeds

500
2,000
3,500
1,600
1,600
3,400
10,600
1,600
4,100
4,800
2,000
3,900
39,600

400
1,600
2,800
1,500
1,300
2,800
8,300
1,400
3,100
3,500
1,500
3,000
31,200

100
400
700
100
300
600
2,300
200
1,000
1,300
500
900
8,400

1,200,000
7,600,000
14,700,000
1,760,000
5,440,000
9,180,000
34,980,000
4,480,000
15,170,000
89,280,000
9,000,000
9,360,000
202,150,000

2,400
3,800
4,200
1,100
3,400
2,700
3,300
2,800
3,700
18,600
4,500
2,400

Standardbreds
Thoroughbreds
Other Race Breeds
Total Race Breeds

4,700
24,500
200
29,400

3,100
12,200
100
15,400

1,600
12,300
100
14,000

66,740,000
416,500,000
1,600,000
484,840,000

14,200
17,000
8,000

Belgians
Percherons
Clydesdales
Other Draft Breeds
Total Draft Breeds

700
700
200
1,000
2,600

600
600
150
800
2,150

100
100
50
200
450

1,960,000
3,150,000
980,000
5,000,000
11,090,000

2,800
4,500
4,900
5,000

Ponies, All Breeds

5,300

4,500

800

14,840,000

2,800

Donkeys, Mules and Burros

2,200

2,150

50

1,760,000

800

79,100

55,400

23,700

714,680,000

TOTAL ALL EQUINE

NUMBER OF EQUINE BY BREED AND PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE OPERATION
TYPE OF EQUINE OPERATION

NUMBER OF EQUINE BY BREED CATEGORY
LIGHT
BREEDS

RACE
BREEDS

DRAFT
BREEDS

PONIES

DONKEYS

TOTAL

Boarding, training, riding or show/event facility
Commercial or private breeding service place
Crop/livestock operation
A place to keep horses, ponies or other equine for personal use
Commercial racing or race related place
Other

10,940
2,210
2,890
20,840
540
2,180

5,200
3,850
1,340
5,890
12,190
930

570
20
500
1,360
20
130

1,600
160
310
2,920
50
260

180
170
290
1,380
50
130

18,490
6,410
5,330
32,390
12,850
3,630

Total

39,600

29,400

2,600

5,300

2,200

79,100

2009 OPERATING EXPENDITURES

dollars

EQUINE SALES (May 1, 2009 - May 1, 2010)

Boarding of Equine
Feed
Bedding
Veterinarian and Health
Grooming Supplies and Tack
Farrier
Breeding Fees
Maintenance and Repair
Insurance Premiums
Utilities and Fuel
Land Taxes
Rent and Lease
Fees and Payments
Shipping and Travel
Miscellaneous
Training Fees
Total Operating Expenditures

52,833,000
48,379,000
15,933,000
36,075,000
17,492,000
23,918,000
10,727,000
26,775,000
11,006,000
9,718,000
24,050,000
6,783,000
10,981,000
14,239,000
6,687,000
47,699,000
363,295,000

Horses and Ponies Sold
Mules, Donkeys and Burros Sold
All Equine Sold

2009 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Purchases of Equine
Real Estate Purchases
Equipment Purchases
Total Capital Expenditures

dollars
68,493,000
44,305,000
36,892,000
149,690,000

numbers
4,300
120
4,420

Value of horses and ponies sold
Value of mules, donkeys and burros sold
Value of all equine sold

dollars
48,100,000
100,000
48,200,000

Horses and Ponies given away
Mules, Donkeys and Burros given away
All Equine given away

number
3,450
40
3,490

Horses and Ponies received without purchase
Mules, Donkeys and Burros received without purchase
All Equine received without purchase

number
2,660
80
2,740

2009 EQUINE LABOR*
Full time employees
Part time employees
Total employees

number
2,720
3,590
6,310

Cash labor expenditures
Non cash labor expenditures
Total labor expenditures
2009 INCOME
Income received for equine services

dollars
60,267,000
13,791,000
74,058,000
dollars
235,117,000

* Paid workers directly employed by equine owners and boarders. Does not include racetrack workers and workers employed in various support industries
such as farriers, veterinarians, feed and hay suppliers, etc.