BY THE Numbers: A look at horse business numbers during the past 30 tears.

摘要

IN EARLY 2008, WHEN IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE UNITED STATES economy was beginning to tank, business owners began taking a good, hard look at their numbers. AQHA was no different. The AQHA Executive Committee, along with the investment oversight committee and members of the AQHA staff, looked at past American Quarter Horse industry trends, hoping those examples would help them predict when the economy might start climbing back out of the hole it fell into. The 30 years of AQHA registration data they looked at showed a classic Economics 101 supply-demand curve, says Trent Taylor, AQHA treasurer and executive director of operations, who presented this information in March at the 2010 AQHA Convention in Florida. "This is the first time we have reported our stallion breeding numbers in this nature," says AQHA Executive Vice President on Treadway Jr. "Historically, we have reported registrations completed during the year. That includes weanlings to 4-year-o s. To gain a different perspective and look for trends, we looked at the number of registered foals by foaling year in hope of giving our members more information to make decisions."