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Texas HORSE – Horse Organizations for Racing, Showing and Eventing is about Texas horses… all breeds, all colors, all sizes, all shapes, all disciplines and all uses.

TEXAS HORSE IS TEXANS… DETERMINED… COMMITTED…
MOTIVATED… UNITED… ORGANIZED… AND… DEDICATED TO
PRESERVING OUR TRADITION – THE TEXAS HORSE.

Texas HORSE is unprecedented in its size and scope in that there has never existed such a grouping of diverse, multi-disciplined horse organizations to support a single cause. Our mission is to introduce and pass legislation that will allow Texas to regain and maintain its position as a national leader in all things related to horses. We support legislation that will allow the limited installation of video lottery gaming machines at licensed Texas racetracks.

TTA PRESIDENT DR. JACQUELYN RICH ELECTED NEW PRESIDENT OF TEXAS HORSE: Dr. Jacquelyn Rich, who is completing her second term as president of the Texas Thoroughbred Association, has been elected president of Texas HORSE. Dr. Rich succeeds Jim Helzer, who was elected the first president of Texas HORSE when the organization was formed last July. Helzer is currently president of the American Quarter Horse Association.Dr. Rich has more than 35 years of experience working with many different disciplines in the equine industry. She served as the vice president of Texas HORSE during the past 11 months and has been one of the leading spokespersons for Texas HORSE in legislative forums and industry meetings. She and her husband, Gerald, operate Deer Haven Farm in Lott.
Texas HORSE elected Dr. Tommy Hays, who represents Texas Quarter Horse Association, as vice president and Jeff Hooper, Executive Director of National Cutting Horse Association, as secretary-treasurer.
Very significant and important advancements have been made in the 81st legislative session, primarily because of the unity of the Texas horse industry into an effective and respected voice in the Capitol.  For the first time, a House committee - the Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee - heard testimony concerning the expansion of gaming in Texas to benefit the horse industry. This is a great step forward and Texas H.O.R.S.E. will continue its work in educating and information legislators about the state of the Texas horse industry. Representatives of Texas H.O.R.S.E. provided what one longtime Capitol observer said was “the best and most compelling testimony on behalf of the entire Texas horse industry, including the racing and showing industry.”

It is challenging to change the state constitution; however, the future of the Texas horse industry demands that the fight continue.

Texas H.O.R.S.E will not give up the fight for Texas horsemen and women! We encourage you to sign the petition, if you have not already done so, encourage others to do so and add your name to our email newsletter list for updates.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND EFFORTS!