List of Horse Farmers in the USA

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 7,767 horse farmers in the USA, one in every 8,223 US companies. Most of them are small: nearly all have one to four people, and only 9 firms employ 50 people or more. One in twenty-one horse farmers is based in Lexington, Ocala, Versailles, Paris and Scottsdale. Below you find the largest horse farmers in the USA, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our US company database or through the Company Data API.

7,767 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies7,7671 in8,223 US companiesCities3,663Largest cityLexington 130Sole traders22%Employees1-4 (94%)Revenue< $100K (74%)Email18%Phone60%Website29%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	N V Bemak LTD CO	USA	Versailles	5095 Frankfort Rd	Woodford	40383-8037	coolmore.*****	1982	$16,278,750	68	Corporation	35	N/A
2	Kentucky Equine Research, INC.	USA	Versailles	3910 Delaney Ferry Rd	Woodford	40383-9403	ker.*****	1988	$14,781,486	35	Corporation	2	0249918
3	Gainesway Management CORPORATION	USA	Lexington	3750 Paris Pike Ste 1	Fayette	40511-9411	gainesway.*****	1958	$10,786,678	65	Corporation	N/A	0237481
4	Flying Horse Farms	USA	Mount Gilead	5260 State Route 95	Morrow	43338-9763	flyinghorsefarms.*****	2009	$4,094,204	22	Corporation	N/A	1560528
5	Cosumnes CORPORATION	USA	Rancho Murieta	7200 Lone Pine Dr	Sacramento	95683-9715	murietaequestriancenter.*****	1963	$3,851,000	25	Corporation	N/A	0445228
6	Winstar Farm, LLC	USA	Versailles	3001 Pisgah Pike	Woodford	40383-9765	linktr.*****	2000	$3,822,006	35	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	0484134
7	Live Oak	USA	Ocala	7340 N Us Highway 27 Ste 201	Marion	34482-6786	liveoakproperties.*****	1968	$3,658,924	50	Corporation	2	N/A
8	Antes & Smith, INC.	USA	Cuyahoga Falls	3919 Wyoga Lake Rd	Summit	44224-4949	N/A	2000	$3,397,648	2	Corporation	N/A	818599
9	Cedar Ridge Stallion Station, LLC	USA	Whitesboro	340 Cedar Ridge Dr	Grayson	76273-3143	cedarridgestallions.*****	2021	$3,359,820	1	Corporation	N/A	0804179321
10	Three Chimneys Farm, LLC	USA	Versailles	1981 Old Frankfort Pike	Woodford	40383-6916	threechimneys.*****	1973	$3,232,217	41	Corporation	8	0498138
11	Pro Equine Group, INC.	USA	Deerfield	500 Lake Cook Rd Ste 430	Lake	60015-5268	precisionsrecruiter.*****	2007	$2,934,977	24	Corporation	3	4306957
12	Ryerss Farm For Aged Equines	USA	Pottstown	1710 Ridge Rd	Montgomery	19465-8806	ryerssfarm.*****	1888	$2,808,078	10	Corporation	N/A	0000312765
13	Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC	USA	Lexington	3530 Old Frankfort Pike	Fayette	40510-9653	stonestreetfarms.*****	2004	$2,541,784	58	Corporation	3	N/A
14	White Stallion Ranch, INC.	USA	Tucson	9251 W Twin Peaks Rd	Pima	85743-8854	whitestallion.*****	1965	$2,383,222	50	Corporation	2	00677079
15	Airdrie Stud, INC.	USA	Midway	2641 Old Frankfort Pike	Caldwell	40347-9707	airdriestud.*****	1970	$2,362,984	80	Corporation	3	0209383
16	Overbrook Farm, LLC	USA	Lexington	2525 Delong Rd Apt 2	Fayette	40515-9556	overbrookfarm.*****	1984	$2,354,562	100	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	0524063
17	Return To Freedom INC.	USA	Lompoc	4115 Jalama Rd	Santa Barbara	93436-9500	returntofreedom.*****	1997	$2,347,233	6	Corporation	N/A	2717008
18	Quantum Leap Farm, INC.	USA	Odessa	10401 Woodstock Rd	Pasco	33556	quantumleapfarm.*****	1991	$2,116,213	12	Corporation	N/A	N00000000351
19	William S Farish	USA	Versailles	1500 Midway Rd	Woodford	40383-9794	lanesend.*****	1979	$2,017,697	17	Proprietorship	2	N/A
20	Hanover Shoe Farms INC	USA	Hanover	194 S	York	17331	N/A	1949	$1,756,276	77	Corporation	3	0000152988
21	Equine Network, LLC	USA	Albuquerque	7500 Alamo Rd Nw Unit A	Bernalillo	87120-3497	wstroping.*****	2003	$1,661,941	170	Corporation	4	N/A
22	Salamander Farms, L.L.C.	USA	The Plains	3074 Zulla Rd	Fauquier	20198-1937	salamanderhotels.*****	2000	$1,596,146	482	Corporation	6	S0571895
23	Elbar Investments, L.P.	USA	Van Nuys	5636 van Nuys Blvd Ste A	Los Angeles	91401-4602	runningspringsranch.*****	1993	$1,496,807	3	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	199324500002
24	Red Arena, INC.	USA	Dripping Springs	1601 Bell Springs Rd	Hays	78620-3135	redarena.*****	2008	$1,420,857	5	Corporation	N/A	0801031236
25	Talisman Therapeutic Riding, INC.	USA	Grasonville	172 Blue Ribbon Ln	Queen Anne'S	21638-1340	talismantherapeuticriding.*****	2012	$1,296,921	7	Corporation	N/A	N/A

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How many horse farmers are there in the USA?

Horse farmers in the USA

7,767

21 October 2026

There are 7,767 horse farmers in the USA in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 8,223 US companies. About 4 new firms are entered in the register every week this year (157 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 7,652 99%
Head offices: 58
Branch offices: 57

Classification

Our platform filter is SIC 0272.

3,868 of the 7,767 are corporations and LLCs (50%); 1,705 are sole traders. They come from the state business registers and our US register data, through the Company Data API.

Where in the USA?

Lexington has the most horse farmers in the USA (130), ahead of Ocala (100), Versailles (51), Paris (43) and Scottsdale (43). Together the five hold one in twenty-one of them.

Cities by number of firms

3,663 US cities have at least one horse farmer; 66 have ten or more; 2,257 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

By county 1,244 counties

County	Firms	%
Marion	177	2%
Fayette	135	2%
Maricopa	123	2%
Washington	99	1%
Jefferson	94	1%
Ct	85	1%
Montgomery	71	0.9%
Orange	66	0.8%
Los Angeles	61	0.8%
Franklin	60	0.8%

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Horse farmers in Lexington

Lexington has 130 horse farmers, <0.1% of all 133,267 Lexington companies and 702% above the national share. Three in four Lexington firms have fewer than five people; 2 have 50 or more. 2 new firms were entered in 2026, 39 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 99 · 76%
5-9: 18 · 14%
10-19: 10 · 8%
20-49: 1 · 0.8%
50+: 2 · 2%

Legal form

Sole traders: 24 · 18%
Partnerships: 10 · 8%
Corporations and LLCs: 53 · 41%
Other or none: 43 · 33%

Of the US total: 1.7%
Of all Lexington companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 8.0×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 2
Entered 2025: 8
Of USA's 2026 entries: 1.3%

Old

Before 1990: 39 · 30%
1990 or later: 91 · 70%
Of USA's pre-1990 firms: 2.9%

Reachable

Email: 33 · 25%
Phone: 85 · 65%
Website: 45 · 35%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 59 · 45%
$100K-$500K: 62 · 48%
$500K-$1M: 4 · 3%
$1M and more: 5 · 4%

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Largest horse farmers in the USA

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Lexington, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Salamander Farms, L.L.C. is the largest horse farmer in the USA by headcount. 9 firms employ 50 people or more; 2 employ 100 or more.

1The Plains482 staff
2Albuquerque170 staff
3Lexington100 staff
4Midway80 staff
5Versailles68 staff
6Lexington65 staff
7Franklinville53 staff
8Tucson50 staff
9Versailles41 staff
10Saratoga Springs40 staff

By employee size · 7,764 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	7,266	94%
5-9	378	5%
10-19	90	1%
20-49	21	0.3%
50-99	7	<0.1%
100-199	1	<0.1%
200-499	1	<0.1%
500-999	0	0%
1,000+	0	0%

94% have 1 to 4 people; 21 have 20 to 49; 9 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	5,716	74%
$100K-$500K	1,910	25%
$500K-$1M	47	0.6%
$1M-$5M	32	0.4%
$10M-$50M	3	<0.1%

74% under $100,000; 32 between $1M and $5M; 3 above $5M.

Firm sizes in the USA

Of the 7,764 US horse farmers with a known headcount, 7,266 (94%) have one to four people, 378 have five to nine, 111 have ten to 49 and 9 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (5,716, 74%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all US companies

Micro under 107,644 98%
Small 10 to 49111 1%
Medium 50 to 2499 0.1%
Large 250+0 0.0%

Grey line: the share among all US companies (96% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 3 more than $10 million.

157

firms were entered in 2026.

How reachable are they?

Horse farmers are easier to reach than the average US company: 60% list a phone number and 29% a website.

Email1,435 18%
Phone4,678 60%
Website2,269 29%

Grey line: all US companies (email 15%, phone 42%, website 24%).

The full list with these fields is in our US company database.

Sole traders or corporations: how they are organised

One in five US horse farmers work as sole traders, against 5% of all US companies. Half are corporations and LLCs.

Sole traders1,70522%
Partnerships3234%
Corporations and LLCs3,86850%
No form on record or other1,87124%

Single-site: 99%
Head offices: 58
Branches: 57

All US companies: 5% sole traders, 1% partnerships, 68% corporations and LLCs.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 25 engineering companies for every horse farmer in the USA.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Engineering Companies	193,435	40%	75%
Employment Agencies	137,777	31%	82%
Drycleaners	32,829	59%	81%
Event Companies	14,494	87%	86%
Horse Farmers	7,767	29%	94%
Driving Schools	7,138	92%	84%

In other countries

The USA has more horse farmers than Brazil or Italy.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
France	22,889	1.6
Poland	14,346	2.3
The USA	7,767	0.1
Brazil	4,712	0.2
Italy	3,517	0.5

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Newcomers in the USA in 2026

157 horse farmers were entered in the US register so far in 2026, about 4 a week, after 188 in 2025. The USA as a whole saw 2,970,531 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes <0.1% of the inflow.

2292022
2302023
2112024
1882025
1572026 so far

154 of this year's 157 are corporations and LLCs.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1New York2 staff
2Nicholasville2 staff
3Kempton2 staff
4Prentice2 staff
5Haymarket2 staff

The oldest firms in the USA

Our data holds 3 US horse farmers from before 1900, 42 from before 1950 and 1,358 from before 1990.

1872
1. Lawton
1888
1. Pottstown
1897
1. Galena
1900
1. Lexington
1900
1. Sugar City
1912
1. Garland

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1,358

US horse farmers date from before 1990

106

were entered in 1990

Frequently asked questions

How many horse farmers are there in the USA?

There are 7,767 horse farmers in the USA in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 8,223 US companies.

Which is the largest horse farmer in the USA?

Salamander Farms, L.L.C. in The Plains, with 482 staff. By revenue N V Bemak Ltd Co in Versailles leads with $16.3 million a year.

Which US city has the most horse farmers?

Lexington, with 130, ahead of Ocala (100), Versailles (51), Paris (43) and Scottsdale (43).

How many horse farmers are there in Lexington?

130, which is <0.1% of all 133,267 Lexington companies and 702% above the national share.

How big is a typical horse farmer?

Small. 94% of the 7,764 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 9 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are US horse farmers sole traders or companies?

One in five (1,705) are sole traders, 4% are partnerships and 50% (3,868) are corporations and LLCs.

How many horse farmers started in 2026?

157 were entered in the US register so far in 2026, after 188 in 2025. 154 of them are corporations and LLCs.

What is the oldest horse farmer in the USA?

Greg Jung in Lawton, 1872, followed by Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines in Pottstown (1888) and M&M Horse Ranch in Galena (1897). 3 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers horse farmers?

Our platform filters them on SIC 0272 (horses and other equines).

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 7,767 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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