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The Label vs. The Market
What "adult amateur" officially describes — and what it doesn't.
83,000
Competing USEF Members
Registered, dues-paying riders who have formally declared amateur status under GR1306. The regulatory classification.
vs.
6.6M
Horses in the US
The American Horse Council's 2023 count of the total US horse population — a proxy for a market the label doesn't begin to describe.
The cultural identity the label created has no ceiling.
Sources: US Equestrian 2025 Annual Meeting Report; American Horse Council 2023 National Equine Economic Impact Study. orchidbertelsen.co
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