New Mexico Horse Council Member Survey

Your responses will help NMHC serve the interests of our members and recruit sponsors or commercial members

Return to NMHC, PO Box 10206, Albuquerque NM 87184

Do you now own or have the use of a horse or horses? Yes _____ No _____

If yes, how many horses do you own or lease

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5 -10
  6. 11 or more

If not, were you involved earlier in your life as a horse owner, rider, family member of riders or owners?

Yes _____ No _____

Do you carry insurance on the horses you own or lease?Yes _____ No _____

What are your current activities with horses? (Check all that apply)

____Pleasure riding

____Trail Riding

____Shows

____Competitions

____Teaching

____Ranching

____Breeding

____Training

____Racing

____Packing

____Other (please explain)______

What disciplines do you participate in? Check all that apply.

____Dressage

____Driving

____Endurance

____Gaited

____Halter

____Hunter Pleasure

____Jumping

____Reining

____Rodeo

____Vaulting

____Western Pleasure

____Working Western

Other (please explain) ______

What horse products do you currently purchase at least once per year? (Please select all that apply)

  1. Dewormer
  2. Vaccines
  3. Fly spray
  4. Nutritional supplements
  5. Horse feed (other than hay)

Please identify ALL of the following equipment or buildings you plan to purchase in the next 12 months?(Please select all that apply)

  1. Truck
  2. Trailer
  3. Tractor
  4. ATVs
  5. Arena/roundpen
  6. Electric Fencing
  7. Wire Fencing
  8. Pipe Fencing
  9. Automatic Watering Systems
  10. Feeders

Please identify ALL of the following products you plan to purchase in the next 12 months?(Please select all that apply)

  1. Jeans
  2. Apparel (show clothing – English or Western)
  3. Work boots/cowboy boots
  4. Hat (felt or straw)
  5. Saddle
  6. Saddle pad
  7. Bits
  8. Bridles
  9. Spurs
  10. Chaps/chinks
  11. Rope
  12. Horse blanket or sheet
  13. Helmet
  14. Educational resources (DVD’s, books)
  15. Awards for shows or member events

Have you ever contacted a club/commercial member after seeing their information on the NMHC website commercial/club membership page or on Facebook?

NMHC website ____Yes ____No

NMHC Facebook ____Yes ____No

Have you ever visited a club/commercial member’s website just to learn more after seeing their informationon the NMHC website commercial/club membership page?

NMHC website ____Yes ____No

NMHC Facebook ____Yes ____No

Where should the horse council’s energies be concentrated?
(Please rank 1 through 8: 1 being top priority and 8 being lowest priority; use each number only once.)

_____ Lobbying (please list issues for lobbying efforts ______)

_____ Growing NMHC membership

_____ Developing dedicated funding (Project Gelding, Outreach, NMHC Foundation Scholarship)

_____ Outreach, booths, state fair for the equine community

_____ Outreach for non-equine community to increase participation in equine activities or ownership

_____ Provide educational programming

_____ Working with other horse groups

_____ Zoning, Land Use Committees

What do you think the role of NMHC should be within the New Mexico horse industry?

What is NMHC already doing well?

How did you hear about NMHC? (Through a friend or equine organization, online, social media, etc.)

Any other comments for NMHC?