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projected events to be halved, the horse park would break even by the third year; (5) no <br />negative community impacts were identified; (6) Recommendations were gathered as to <br />horse park design; (7) A combination of government, private, corporate, foundation, and <br />debt funding wa~ recommel)ded; {8) Annual expenditures and jobs were projected to be <br />$3,655,146 and 116 in the first year and $5,939,714 and 190 jobs in the fifth year; (9) <br />The study recommended that locar communities begin planning efforts in order to <br />capitalize on horse park benefits. <br />Three surveys were developed for the lewis County analysis. The first was used to poll <br />a cross section of equestrian sports disciplines to detennine the _number size and <br />potential mobility of their functions; 59 equestrian groups were surveyed. The second <br />survey was used to poll Individual members of the groups as to travel and spending <br />plans. The goal of the third survey was to solicit specific opinions of existing facilities. <br />Of the three surveys 162 were returned from the initial 200 sent out. <br />Although the study was methodologically sound, significant demographic, climatological <br />and economic differences between Western and Eastern Washington required that <br />many elements of the feasibility and impact segments of the study be redone for the <br />1998 feasibility study. <br />The 1998 FeasibHlty Stud'{ <br />For this study, representatives of thirteen public and private horse parks were queried <br />as to: background, facilities, events, marketing, funding, staffing, and community <br />involvement. In addition, information was solicited from several horse parks that were <br />under consideration at the time. Representatives of 59 equestrian groups. were also <br />contacted to update the Lewis County marketing survey. Input was also solicited In <br />deptli from ~e Langer Equestrian Group. an equestrian consulting finn from Los <br />Angeles. <br />15