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The Network is a group of horse enthusiasts, from business owners to weekend riders that include all breeds and disciplines. We work in a collaborative effort with the County Extension Agents to promote equestrian activities and provide useful information to all horse owners. Our Mission is to protect the horse population, provide recreational opportunities, encourage sound management practices, promote agri-tourism and interest in the local horse industry and encourage the Northern KY region to become a model equine community for all disciplines and breeds.

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There are several different committees that meet usually once a month. These committees include, Events, Show, Membership, and Trail Blazers. Each committee has a page with description of what they do. Every committee is always happy to have new members to help out. If you cannot attend a meeting but want to help, please contact the chairperson of that committee and let them know.

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You may contact any of the Board of Directors or the Chairperson of the Membership committee. Their contact information is listed on the Board of Directors page or on the committee page.

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Memberships are for one calendar year. You can easily join or renew your membership online using Paypal. If you sign up for the joint membership with KHC remember that the liability coverage you receive from KHC does not begin until the first of the year.

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Members receive quarterly newsletters, membership stickers, email notices of upcoming educational clinics and social events organized by and for our members.

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Business members also receive a free enhanced listing on our NKY Equine directory with a live link to their website.

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Based on our by-laws, we cover the 9 county region of the UK Extension Service. Those counties include: Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Grant, Pendleton, Owen, Gallatin, Carroll and Bracken counties. However, we are not limited to these counties and have active members from many other areas.

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No, the NKHN is a non-profit 501c-3 organization. We have gratefully received grants from KEEP and KHC but we operate independently of them.

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No one person defines the Network. A Board of 9 Elected Directors endeavor to serve the needs of the horse community within the scope of our Mission Statement.

We are not a lobbying organization. We are all volunteers.

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This Directory primarily serves horse people living in the nine counties of Northern Kentucky: Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen and Pendleton; and surrounding areas of Greater Cincinnati and southeast Indiana.

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No, advertisers can be located anywhere in the United States or Canada, as long as they serve (or would like to serve) horse people who live in the greater Northern Kentucky area.

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This Directory is online only. However, the Kentucky Horse Council publishes an annual print directory of horse-related businesses and organizations (the "Equine Industry Directory"), and basic listings are FREE. To sign up for a print directory listing, or to order the a print directory from the KHC, please visit their website at www.kentuckyhorse.org.

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The Northern Kentucky Horse Network (NKHN) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving and enhancing the Northern Kentucky horse community. The NKHN created this Directory so that horse owners in Northern Kentucky could easily find the businesses, service providers and organizations that they need for their horse-related involvements.