As of June 2017, there were approximately 170 thousand horses in England. While Scotland has a higher population than Wales there were roughly ten thousand horses less in Scottish ownership.
Private horse ownership
In the UK, about 45 percent of all households owned pets in 2017/2018. However, horses and ponies just miss a spot in the top ten of favorite UK household animals as only 0.3 percent of UK households own one of these animals. Its estimated that roughly 200 thousand of all horses are owned pets. The top spot by household ownership and by number of owned animals in the UK goes to the dog.
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Scottish Government. (June 16, 2018). Number of horses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of June 2017, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/530776/number-horses-united-kingdom-uk/
Scottish Government. "Number of horses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of June 2017, by country." Chart. June 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530776/number-horses-united-kingdom-uk/
Scottish Government. (2018). Number of horses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of June 2017, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530776/number-horses-united-kingdom-uk/
Scottish Government. "Number of Horses in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of June 2017, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530776/number-horses-united-kingdom-uk/
Scottish Government, Number of horses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of June 2017, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530776/number-horses-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 29, 2024)
Number of horses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of June 2017, by country [Graph], Scottish Government, June 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/530776/number-horses-united-kingdom-uk/