Kentucky Horse Council

The Kentucky Horse Council, a charity that works to support Kentucky's equine community through education, leadership and equine rescue and welfare initiatives, has elected new directors and officers to the Board of Directors, including Jen Roytz, co-owner of Brownstead Farm and co-founder of Topline Communications who was elected to serve as President. Additionally, Annie Cornett, owner of Momentum Creative Group, was elected to serve as Vice President. Both are serving their first term. Amy Parker, Manager of Technical Services and Equine Nutritionist at McCauley Bros. Inc., was re-elected as Treasurer...

The Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) and the University of Kentucky (UK) have joined together to launch a statewide survey in 2022, designed to establish the number of horses in Kentucky and to determine the impact of horses in the Commonwealth. Kentucky has a unique cluster of private and commercial horse farms and operations, with hundreds of horse-related businesses which include everything from transportation to equine health services to tourism. These ancillary businesses create an advantage for Kentucky's equine industry and are integral to Kentucky's economy. The last survey completed in...

The Kentucky Horse Council has appointed Sarah Coleman as its new Executive Director; Coleman will begin her role Sept. 29. An avid equestrian, Coleman grew up in northeastern Ohio and graduated from the Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. Coleman moved to the Bluegrass in 2004 to work with multiple equine and agriculture-related publications based in the area. She shifted to equine-oriented roles at Lexington Catholic High School and Georgetown College before transitioning to her most recent role as Community and Public Relations Director for New Vocations Racehorse Adoption...