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We’ve been talking a lot about the cost of this sport.
But this week, we looked at it differently.
A recent post put the equestrian industry at over $300 billion a year. On paper, that makes it larger than most major sports. And yet, it rarely shows up in the same conversations.
So why is that?
In this episode, we break down what’s actually behind that number—and why it doesn’t look the way people expect it to.
Because this isn’t a spectator-driven sport. It runs on participation.
It’s not one big number.
It’s thousands of smaller ones, happening all the time.
And once you start to see it that way, the economics of the sport make a lot more sense.
By Elizabeth VagnoniWe’ve been talking a lot about the cost of this sport.
But this week, we looked at it differently.
A recent post put the equestrian industry at over $300 billion a year. On paper, that makes it larger than most major sports. And yet, it rarely shows up in the same conversations.
So why is that?
In this episode, we break down what’s actually behind that number—and why it doesn’t look the way people expect it to.
Because this isn’t a spectator-driven sport. It runs on participation.
It’s not one big number.
It’s thousands of smaller ones, happening all the time.
And once you start to see it that way, the economics of the sport make a lot more sense.