2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 2009
r
2010
r
2011 2012
p
Arabian...........................................................
283
246
257
241
258
229
221
202
128
187
Appaloosa............................................................
170
126
207
130
133
85
52
45
108
63
Morgan................................................................
250
225
248
253
218
161
158
122
104
82
Paint.................................................................
1,095
1,075
855
916
873
862
783
605
538
458
Quarter Horse..........................................................
6,162
6,133
5,836
6,342
5,269
5,856
4,915
4,237
3,944
3,441
Standardbred....................................................
298
309
360
401
377
322
288
203
197
137
Thoroughbred..............................................
498
492
558
550
500
484
411
353
257
256
Draft..................................................................
250
201
228
190
180
232
152
200
166
177
Other (1)..............................................................
658
678
764
910
723
539
394
373
298
241
Warmblood (3)................................................................
-
-
-
-
-
268
219
210
89
205
Total (4).............................................................
10,758
9,664
9,485
9,313
9,933
8,518
7,593
6,550
5,829
5,247
Arabian (2)............................................................
268
293
328
279
311
232
350
216
175
218
Appaloosa.......................................................
293
144
125
127
122
91
77
77
73
53
Morgan..............................................................
388
332
320
238
282
200
207
154
135
168
Paint................................................................
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Quarter Horse..................................................................
5,736
5,431
5,506
5,533
5,450
5,517
4,642
4,642
3,892
3,772
Standardbred..................................................................
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thoroughbred..................................................................
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Draft................................................................
250
192
226
328
189
226
167
180
183
219
Other (1).........................................................
912
807
944
947
924
514
452
453
398
433
Warmblood (3)................................................................
-
-
-
-
-
302
296
248
118
324
Total (4).............................................................
7,847
7,199
7,449
7,199
7,449
7,452
7,278
5,970
4,974
5,187
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009 2010
r
2011
r
2012
p
Western Europe...........................................................
5,410
5,300
4,791
4,175
4,975
4,917
5,906
5,729
4,777
4,474
Japan.............................................................
2,283
3,041
3,245
3,163
3,939
3,164
3,056
2,189
2,387
2,660
Kazakhstan...................................................
-
-
-
-
-
999
829
338
-
1,640
Mexico
1,409
1,507
1,667
1,454
796
173
187
194
2
-
Other Countries................................................
24
15
61
0
28
738
535
260
260
38
Total................................................................
9,126
9,864
9,764
8,793
9,738
9,991
10,514
8,709
7,426
8,811
Western Europe...........................................................
31,307
31,366
28,488
25,880
28,805
31,472
37,896 32,278 27,190 24,505
Japan.............................................................
11,347
13,825
16,752
15,817
16,803
16,926
18,571
14,735
13,992
17,058
Kazakhstan...................................................
-
-
-
-
-
2,071
1,812
873
-
4,263
Mexico
1,856
2,599
2,862
2,372
1,897
677
893
698
17
-
Other Countries................................................
59
76
205
0
205
1,539
1,127
575
708
108
Total................................................................
44,568
47,866
48,307
44,069
47,711
52,685
60,299
49,160
41,908
45,935
(1)
Refers to fresh or chilled and frozen horse meat and may include some meat of asses and mules.
Value - $'000
Source: Statistics Canada; and Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Statistics and Data Development Branch
(2)
Part breed transfers are not recorded (except when made at time of registration).
(3)
Warmblood figures included in "Other" up to 2007.
(4)
Transfer totals do not include Standardbreds, Thoroughbreds and Paints.
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Rural Extension and Industry Development Division, Livestock Business Development Branch;
and Breed Registries
Table 68: Alberta Horse Meat Exports by Destination, 2003-2012 (1)
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Table 67: Registrations and Sales of Registered Horses in Alberta, 2003-2012
Registration by Breed Association - Head
Ownership Transfers - Head
(1)
Other registrations and transfers include the addition of donkey data in 2001.
Alberta Agriculture Statistics Yearbook, 2012
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