Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Who buys the horse license plate?

You may know that much of the Horse Council's income comes from the horse license plate. That little, thin, bendable rectangle... good for cars AND farm trucks.

Sure would like to know who is buying them. I know people who don't own horses who get it. I know horse people who don't get the horse plate. [The 4-H/FFA plate is too tempting..]

We are trying to find out who and where those horse plate owners are. We've petitioned the state transportation to give us a one-time use of the 2010-2011 purchasers so we can send them a survey to find out why they get it..

Is it because they own horses and that's part of their identity? Is it because they live in KY and are proud to be in 'the horse capital of the world'? Do they just think it's a pretty picture?

And do they know who gets the proceeds and what is done with them?

All good questions, and we'd sure like to know.

Why do you have the plate on your car/truck? Or why not?