Currently, the WVHC is a growing organization….but, what has the organization accomplished?

• Sponsored several low-cost training clinics on topics ranging from starting the young horse, improving riding skills, endurance riding, and wilderness horse-packing!
• Worked with 4-H and Pony Clubs in the State.  For example,  Connie Lupardus managed 26 Clover Buds at her farm. Participants learned about caring for horses, and each could ride and roast hotdogs—after the stalls were cleaned, of course!
• Lobbied for the funds to complete the first Economic Impact Study of the Horse Industry in WV.  http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/youth/Equine.pdf
• Worked with the West Virginia Development Office to try to establish an equine facility in the state
• Worked with the Department of Tourism to increase the number of brochures that list equestrian trails
• Written and published an equine guide for the beginning horse owner
• Written a grant for funding to attend the Equine Affaire for promotion of Horseback Vacations in WV
•  Worked to increase awareness of the equine industry with the
  • Senate and House of Representatives
  • WV Development Office and the Small Business Association
  • WV State Department of Agriculture
• Sponsored an Equine Health Clinic, with two veterinarians, a farrier, and West Virginia University, who provided information on hay quality and tested fecal samples for parasites
• Encouraged the expansion and continuation of the Horse Industry Directory published by the Department of Agriculture. 
• Annually Hosts Horse Industry Day at the Capital, which has become our most positive way of reaching all of delegates.