“It is no secret that many of the workers on the backstretch at race tracks, on breeding farms and at horse shows are foreign born. Horse industry employers have for many years found it difficult to recruit American workers to fill these jobs,” said AHC President Julie Broadway. “For this reason, American immigration policy has been a major concern of the horse industry and the AHC has worked to ensure the H-2B non-agricultural and H-2A agricultural temporary foreign worker programs are a viable option for the industry. With an uncertain political climate, we felt it was important to provide more insight as to why the industry relies on these visas.”

We would encourage our friends and family in the horse industry to band together to send prayers to Don and Debbie Trout as Don continues his longterm battle with cancer in the loving care of Hospice. Don is not only a fabulous photographer, responsible for capturing many of your favorite memories of your beloved horses […]