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Fri 18 Jul, 2008 09:50 am
I'm currently having difficulty finding statistics for the horse population of the UK, and more specifically London. I need to know:
1) How many horses live in London, UK
2) Of these, how many are in 'the square mile' (the city)
3) How many horses are there in London at any given time, including those which do not live there (commuter horses)
4) The average distance you are from a horse at any time (like the statistic you are never more than 5m away from a rat in London)
5) Figures for the rest of the UK would be helpful too for comparison.
I'm running out of time with this and getting ever desperate! Thanks in advance for your help everyone.
I've also attached a related horse opinion poll - I hope that's ok. Thanks again!
RobertR
I found this:
Quote:Facts and Figures
2.8 million people in Britain have ridden in the past year*
the value of the industry has been estimated at £3.4 billion
it employs up to 250,000 people directly and indirectly
25% of households have some interest in the horse industry *
the horse population totals over one million with 721,500 households with responsibility for the daily upkeep of a horse - this is an increase of 20% on 1999 figures.*
The horseracing and betting industry support some 60,000 jobs, including the equivalent of 1 in 8 agricultural workers
Over 6m people went racing in 2004
At Tattersalls, the UK's biggest thoroughbred auction house, 4737 horses were sold in 2005 for a total of £185,516,800 (1 guinea = £1.05)
Affilliated sport is also booming, in particular dressage. Between 1999 and 2005, in just six years British Dressage has had to double their number of competition days, and their membership has soared by over 50% in that time to 11,521 members.
If you dig around this site (http://www.bhic.co.uk/facts-and-figures.php) you may be able to come up with more specific answers or they might be able to help you find the answers.
Good luck!
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