About KEEP
Frank Penn

Frank Penn

Frank graduated from Lafayette High School in Lexington, and Georgetown College with a BA in Business Administration & Economics. He served as Assistant Dean of Men at Georgetown College, Vice President of Penn Brothers Storage, Co-owner of Penn Sales, LLC and owns Pennbrook Farm, a Thoroughbred boarding and Burley tobacco operation. Frank is community-minded, serving on a variety of boards, including Georgetown College Board of Trustees, Lexington Southern States Board, Fayette County Farm Bureau Board of Directors, LFUCG Greenspace Commission and Rural Land Management Board, Governor Patton's Smart Growth Task Force, Kentucky Farm Bureau Equine Committee and Political Education Committee, Council for Burley Tobacco, Fayette County Farm Service Agency, Mayor's Water Task Force, Fayette County Extension Board, to name but a few.

Our Mission

To increase awareness of the benefits of Kentucky's horse economy and to promote jobs and economic opportunities for Kentuckians through the Commonwealth's world-class horse industry.

Goals

Educate the public and key state constituencies about the benefits the entire horse industry provides to all sectors of Kentucky's economy

  • Develop a state grassroots network involving Kentucky's horse economy in all 120 counties
  • Build a state coalition of diverse organizations supporting Kentucky's horse economy.

Encourage the development of a pro-jobs and economic opportunities agenda for the Kentucky horse economy to include:

  • Increased state advocacy and promotion of the Kentucky horse industry
  • Initiatives to stimulate jobs and economic growth through economic incentives and tax reform to solidify Kentucky's horse economy leadership to attract new horse industry interests to the state.
  • Expansion of existing state horse economy programs for all breeds such as the Kentucky Breeder's Incentive Program, to encourage ownership of Kentucky-bred horses
Key Initiatives
  • Distribution of fact-based Kentucky horse economy information.
  • Team 120: A broad-based grassroots network of horse economy participants in every Kentucky county.
  • A state advisory committee consisting of prominent horse industry representatives from all sectors of Kentucky's horse economy.
  • A state coalition of organizations with horse economy-related interests including state and local chambers of commerce, rotaries, businesses, labor and trade associations.
Charter Member Organizations

Chairman

Brereton Jones
Governor of Kentucky (1991-95)
Airdrie Stud

Vice-Chairman

Bill Casner
Chairman and Co-Founder
WinStar Farm

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