Farmland Preservation: Sara Fennessy

The Catalyst

As the Horse Capital of the World®, Ocala/Marion County has long been known for its abundance of horse farms and rolling pasture land. But today, the Ocala Metro is also gaining attention as one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the U.S. Hear from Sara Fennessy with Horse Farms Forever, as she shares how her organization advocates for smart growth, educates the broader public on the importance of conservation, and works to preserve all that makes Ocala/Marion County such a special community to live, work, and play.

Nonprofit featured in this episode: Horse Farms Forever
Sara Fennessy
Sara Fennessy is a fifth-generation horsewoman with a lifelong family history focused primarily on the Thoroughbred and show-horse sectors. She currently serves as director of community affairs for Horse Farms Forever, a nonprofit focused on inspiring the conversation of horse farms by preserving the natural pasture land for horses and their habitats, and to protect the soil and water on which they depend, while minimizing land use conflicts in Ocala/Marion County, Florida.

During her 12 years in Marion County, Florida, she has devoted herself to a career of outreach, communication, management, and promotion in the local community and equine industry. Today, she now owns, rides, and shows hunter jumpers.
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