Creating a unified voice to protect, preserve, and promote Delaware’s equine industry through leadership, service, and education
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Welcome to the Delaware Equine Council – your connection to Delaware’s horse industry! We are an all-breed, all-discipline volunteer organization managed by a Board of Directors. The DEC actively promotes and enhances all things equine in Delaware.
The goals of the DEC include:
We are glad you are here and we welcome your input into any facet of the DEC and its endeavors. Please consider volunteering for one of our many committees.
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The Delaware Equine Council publishes a newsletter six times a year. This is distributed all over the state and is available on line.
In the 1950s, Elmer and Helen Looney took all their savings (a total of $350) to purchase a harness horse. That, as it would turn out, would be the beginning of a legacy and have a huge impact on the sport of harness racing.Decades later, their daughter Jo Ann would become the first woman to win a race at The Meadowlands. Jo Ann’s daughter Heather Vitale, has become an ambassador and one of the most loved and celebrated figures in the sport
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