Like always, I am horse crazy as ever, so I definitely wanted to see which professional associations and journals are out there to aid horse professionals. When I was a librarian at a corporate library, part of my job was to dig up medical professional journals. I found an association for recruiters in health care for my supervisor that she did not know about. I became aware that there is a professional association for everything, and I sometimes refer patrons to professional associations.

Once at the library, I had a parent inquire about education for her child, and I referred her to AGATE: Advocacy for Gifted and Talented Education in New York State, an organization that my mother was previously involved with. Sometimes I refer patrons who want to know more about a field for employment or to start a business to professional associations because they are filled with people who are quite knowledgeable about their fields.

Professional Associations

Art

• American Academy of Equine Art
  art, painting and sculpture
• Equine Photographers Network
  photography
• The Society of Equestrian Artists
  art
• Virginia Equine Artists Association
  photography & art

Breeders

• Harness Horse Breeders of New York State
• New England Miniature Horse Society
• New York Sire Stakes
• New York State Horse Breeders Association
• New York Thoroughbred Breeders
• New York Thoroughbred Breeding & Development Fund
• The Racking Horse Breeder’s Association

Business

• Equestrian Professional
  The business resource for professional equestrians
• International Equine Business Association

Education

• Kentucky Horse Park
• New York Horse Park

Farriers

• American Association of Professional Farriers
• American Farriers Association
• Australian Farriers and Blacksmiths Association
• Brotherhood of Working Farriers Association
• Western New York Farriers Association

Financial Aid

• Professional Horseman’s Association of America

Grooms

• British Grooms Association
• Pro Equine Grooms

Instructors

• American Association for Horsemanship Safety
• American Riding Instructors Association
• Certified Horsemanship Association
• United States Eventing Association

Media

• American Horse Publications

New York

• Brookfield Riding and Driving Association (NY)
• Central New York Horse Club
• Harness Horse Association of Central New York
• New York State Plantation Walking Horse Club
• Percheron Horse Association of New York State
• Western New York Harness Horseman’s Association

Pleasure Riding

• Harmony Riders Horse Club

Political

• American Horse Council
• American Youth Horse Council
• New York State Horse Council
  horse interests, trails, land use

Racing

• The Jockey Club
• National Thoroughbred Racing Association
• New York Racing Association (Thoroughbreds)
• New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association

 Sales

• American Society of Equine Appraisers

Showing Horses

• Gypsy Show Horse Association
• Lake Placid Horse Show Association
• Intercollegiate Horse Show Association
• United States Equestrian Federation

Therapy

• American Hippotherapy Association
• Certified Therapy Horse Association
• Equestria: New York Therapeutic Riding Center
  therapeutic riding
• Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association
  psychotherapy
• Flying Manes Therapeutic Riding (Bronx, NY)
  therapeutic riding
• Gallop NYC Therapeutic Horsemanship
  therapeutic riding
• Leading Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (LEAP) psychotherapy
• National Association of Certified Professionals of Equine Therapy
• National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy
• Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) International
  therapeutic riding

Trail Riding

• American Competitive Trail Horse Association
• American Trail Horse Association
• American Trail Trial-Horsemen’s Association
• National Competitive Trail Horse Association

Trainers

• American Cutting Horse Association
• American Stock Horse Association
• Monty Roberts Join Up
• National Police Horse Academy (Parelli training methods)
• National Trainers Federation (UK)
• National Barrel Horse Association
• Pat & Linda Parelli Natural Horse Training
• United States Hunter Jumper Association
• Virginia Draft Horse and Mule Association
• Walking Horse Trainers Association
• Way of the Horse

Veterinarians

• American Association of Equine Professionals
• American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians
  veterinary technician
• American Veterinary Medical Association
• Association for the Advancement of Natural Horse Care Practices
• World Veterinary Association

Welfare

• Brennan Equine Welfare Fund
• Horse Welfare Organizations
• The Humane Society of the United States
• Project Hope Horse Welfare Victoria (AU)
• Society for the Welfare of Horses and Ponies
• Veterinarians for Equine Welfare
• World Horse Welfare

Women

• Women Horse Owners Association
• Women’s Horse Industry Network
• Women’s Professional Rodeo Association

Youth

• American Junior Paint Horse Association
• National Youth Cutting Horse Association
• New York Southern Tier Quarter Horse Association/Youth
• Western New York Pony Club

Horse Journals

• Veterinary World (Open-access and peer-reviewed) available free online!
• Equus
• Horse Journal
• Practical Horseman (access from NYPL)
• More veterinary medicine journals from NYPL