[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 57 (Wednesday, April 24, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H2252]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 PENN STATE UNIVERSITY 11TH ANNUAL EQUINE SCIENCE SHOWCASE AND QUARTER 
                               HORSE SALE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, this coming weekend, I 
will have the opportunity and the honor to attend Penn State 
University's 11th Annual Equine Science Showcase and Quarter Horse 
Sale.
  As a land-grant university, horses of various breeds have always been 
a part of Penn State's Department of Dairy and Animal Science. As 
machinery replaced the draft horse, Penn State started the move towards 
the lighter horse types. Today, PSU focuses on the quarter horse for 
its diverse abilities, from working stock to show and recreation. 
Quarter horses are estimated to generate more than $10.5 billion in 
economic output nationally.
  This Saturday, 21 quarter horses will go on the auction block at Penn 
State's popular Equine Science Showcase and Quarter Horse Sale. The 
auction has grown with support from students and people in the equine 
industry, from 70 in the first auction to almost 500 last year.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the 2013 sale's participating 
Penn State students, student co-managers Jordy Hudson and Melissa Wise, 
and instructor of equine sciences and horse farm coordinator Brian 
Egan.

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