The community benefits resulting from Carolina Horse Park are varied and significant. Almost immediately, the prospect of higher valued horse farms being developed in west Hoke County increased the market value of land in the surrounding area. Asking prices have more than doubled with landowners, real estate agents, banks and appraisers, and eventually county tax coffers all benefiting. The low density and open style development is an attractive alternative to much higher density developments.

Several thousand visitors on a horse show weekend increases the demand for everything from motel rooms to fuel and food for people and horses. The annual Stoneybrook Festival & Steeplechase brings thousands of visitors from across the country, thus increasing the demand for these accommodations several-fold compared to a normal horse show weekend. Mowing, maintenance, manure removal, and similar services is contracted with individuals in the immediate area.

Advance planning mitigates congestion and disruption in the neighborhood of the park itself. A single horse trial over one long weekend, such as the annual Southern Pines Horse Trials, adds several hundred thousand dollars to the local economy. The benefits to both Hoke and Moore County are truly impressive!

In addition to equestrian events, the Board of Directors of the Carolina Horse Park Foundation is looking into hosting other events such as antique car shows, dog trials, or even a hot-air balloon event!