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Ill EXISTJNG FACILITIES <br />In the preparation of this study and its two precursors the administrators of 45 horse <br />parks were contacted and surveyed as to elements of their operational, organizational <br />and financial histories. The Lewis County horse park study was used as a basis of <br />information on regional facilities, as the study concentrated upon deriving information <br />from regional equestrian individuals, groups and facilities. The interviews conducted for <br />this study concentrated upon facilities of comparable scale and purpose to the planned <br />Washington State horse park. The purpose for this emphasis was multlfold: first. <br />financial and event data and growth rates from these facilities are a primary input into <br />modeling the feasibility of a Washington State facility. Many of the findings of this <br />survey process were corroborated in conversations with and information shared by the <br />Langer Equestrian Group of Los Angeles. <br />In addition to a number of horse park directors who were contacted for specific <br />information, ten horse park directors/managers were interviewed systematically and in <br />depth. These horse parks were selected because of their nature -they were primarily <br />state level facilities that hosted local. regional and national events. Facilities contacted <br />for the systematic interview were: <br />Georgia International Horse Park <br />Horse Park of New Jersey <br />Hoosier Horse Park <br />Kentucky Horse Park <br />Los Angeles Equestrian Center <br />Reno Livestock Events Center <br />The State Fair of Oklahoma <br />Virginia Horse Center <br />WestWortd <br />19