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Conceptualizing the Kentucky Horse Industry as an Economic Cluster

October 16, 2009
Posted by University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Research suggests that Kentucky’s horse industry represents what Harvard Business School economist Michael Porter calls an economic cluster.

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“A critical challenge for all U.S. regions is to determine their competitive advantage in the global economy, and industry clusters are a key vehicle for describing, understanding, and enhancing sources of regional competitiveness. In turn, the pressure on a region to continually improve the competitive position of its firms is unrelenting.” Goetz, 2004:2

In late July 2009 an older gentleman saw the logo on my shirt and asked me about UK’s Equine Initiative. I briefly described the mission of the Initiative, and he said that he was in the Thoroughbred business, as were several other members of his family.

As I turned to leave, he stopped me cold with the following comment: “Are we going to lose it?”

I must have looked puzzled, because he said, “You know, all the Thoroughbreds. Many of my clients took their mares to Pennsylvania and other places. It’s not just me. Most everyone I know is having problems

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