Donald L. Howard (born in Ft. Collins, Colorado) is a retired American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.
After his father, a veterinarian, purchased a horse trailer from a trainer in Juarez, Mexico, Don was given the opportunity to work as an exercise rider as a summer job.
Don has raced throughout the United States and spent significant time at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas where in 1991 he rode five winners on a single racecard.
He suffered his fourth severe concussion in six months and had a compound fracture of his right humerus, the same arm that was nearly amputated when he was 14 due to a hay equipment accident.
Don Howard was very successful at Prairie Meadows and was consistently in the top 3 jockeys in the number of wins as well as earnings.