The Equine Industry has Significant Positive Impact on the Oklahoma Economy

Today, the Tulsa World newspaper published an online article speaking to the positive impact the equine industry has had on the economy in Tulsa - Mane events: Tulsa excels when it comes to the equine industry. Moreover, according the February 2017 Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet, "The estimated economic impact of 15 of the national and world…

Will Executive Actions on Immigration Impact the Horse Industry in Oklahoma?

According to the American Horse Council (AHC), President Trump's recent executive actions could impact segments of the horse industry reliant on foreign workers.  Equine businesses unable to fill vacancies with local, American workers can utilize Federal temporary worker programs such as H-2A Temporary Agricultural Workers and H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultiral Workers to fill vacancies.  See https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-workers/h-2a-temporary-agricultural-workers and hsomettps://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-workers/h-2b-temporary-non-agricultural-workers.…