Horse enterprises

摘要

The Government's determination to woik out a strategy for the horse industry, the imminence of a ban on foxhunting, and changes in the costs affecting yards and stables, make this a time at which to review the potential of equine businesses as a diversification. The gradual decoupling of government aid from food production in England means that faimers will increasingly consider other uses for their land Horse enterprises are, by their very nature, extensive At a government-sponsored meeting of the UK hoise industry in June, Claire Williams, of the British Equestrian Trade Association, said: "There seems little doubt that, at the moment, increasing numbers are choosing to diversify and invest into 'horseyculture.'"