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Article: Horse Industry Surges in Lancaster County, Pa.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- October 8, 2003
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By Ryan Robinson, Lancaster New Era, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Oct. 8--These are busy times for Susan Walmer.
The owner of Foxfield Farm on Holtzman Road in Reinholds and her eight employees gave around 60 riding lessons and dewormed horses last week, in addition to their normal horse-training chores.
Walmer also moved about 50 thoroughbred racehorses to a 34-acre farm she and her husband Sidney recently bought in Oxford. It features a 100-by-132-foot training barn with an indoor riding area and 38 stalls.
The farm is a significant investment for the Walmers but one they feel will pay off if current trends in the ...