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Greater Houston Horse Council...GHHC.com
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In 1993, the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy closed. This was a blow to the horse industry in the greater Houston area, because it was the area's premier equestrian facility. There was really nothing available to take its place.
Susie Blackwell, a farsighted and determined woman, got a group of club leaders together and tackled the problem. Out of this effort, the Greater Houston Horse Council was born. Today, it represents approximately forty member organizations and through them, roughly five thousand individuals. It is the only council in Texas recognized by the American Horse Council, although it is currently working to end this claim to uniqueness by aiding in the formation of sister horse councils in other areas of the state. Efforts to save the Great Southwest Equestrian Center were a success, by the way-it is alive and well today.
Shortly after the formation of the GHHC, Harris and surrounding counties experienced flooding on a large enough scale that, among other things, a number of horses perished. Even worse were the losses that occurred in south Florida when the last major hurricane struck. One doesn't have to reflect for long on the history of the Gulf Coast to realize that the same thing could happen here-that, in fact, it almost certainly will happen here, sooner or later. Concerns about these kinds of situations led the GHHC (in cooperation with the SPCA and the Harris County Emergency Management Agency) to develop the Equine Evacuation and Assistance (EVAC for short) Program. Its purpose is to develop methods of coming to the aid of horse owners in crisis situations.
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