Do you offer a Fire and Disaster Insurance Program?
Please refer to the Member Benefits section for more information or call the National HBPA at 859-259-0451 if you have a claim.
What is the Owners’ and Trainers’ Liability Program?
A program to protect your assets in case of an injury or damage to property arising from your equine activities (breeding, racing, sales, training). This special program has been devised exclusively with HBPA members' equine exposures in mind. For more information, please direct all inquiries to Sterling Thompson Equine Phone: 502-585-3277 Fax: 502-585-3306 [...]
How many affiliates are there?
The National HBPA is the largest racing horsemen’s representative association in the United States and Canada, with 29 affiliate member organizations representing close to 30,000 owners and trainers of racehorses. The National HBPA is proud partners with its corporate sponsors.
When was the National HBPA formed?
It was during the year 1940 in New England that a group of committed horsemen brought into existence what is now known as the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association. Today there are close to 30,000 owner and trainer members throughout the United States and Canada focused on a common goal -- the betterment of [...]
What benefits does the National HBPA offer to its members?
We offer two main Membership Benefits: Fire, Disaster & Vanning Insurance, and General Liability Insurance. Click here for details. Other benefits are provided by local affiliates. Click here for our Affiliate Directory to see what benefits are available to you at the local level.
What’s involved in the affiliation process?
Eligibility for membership by a representative horsemen's group to the National HBPA is established by a.) Formally applying for membership with the NHBPA and b.) Upon approval of the applicant association's local constitution and bylaws by a 2/3 rds weighted vote of the affiliates voting and c.) After a six-month waiting period. (See article [...]
How can I contact the National HBPA?
Phone: 859-259-0451 Fax: 859-259-0452 E-mail: racing@hbpa.org The National HBPA, Inc. 3380 Paris Pike Lexington, KY 40511
Who can become a member of the National HBPA?
An owner-trainer or trainer who or which is a Member of an Affiliate is eligible and entitled to Membership in the National Association, and a partnership, corporation, or their association which is a Member of an Affiliate is eligible and entitled to Membership in the National Association. An Affiliate is not entitled to vote [...]
What is the National HBPA?
The National HBPA is a non-profit corporation which acts as a trade association working to improve the economic health and public acceptance of the Thoroughbred horse industry in the United States and Canada. The HBPA seeks to improve business conditions for Thoroughbred horsemen and their employees, advance the industry in general, promote cooperation among [...]