News & Updates

The July Equiery Is Out!

July marks the start of the new fiscal year for both the State of Maryland and the Maryland Horse Council, and it also marks the beginning of new three-year terms for MHC’s officers. Two new people step into officer roles this month and a couple of existing officers switch roles. The …

2025 Legislative Session Wrap Up

Maryland’s General Assembly adjourned its regular session at midnight on Monday, April 7. This was in many ways an extraordinary session, as many of the legislators themselves have commented. A great deal of the legislature’s time and energy this session was consumed by the budget. Late last year, budget predictions …

MHC Announces New Officers

by Kimberly K. Egan, MHC President (first published in the May 2025 Equiery) The big news from MHC this month is that we have elected new officers to fill the seats of those whose terms were expiring. Terms are expiring for five of our six officers, and four of them …

Maryland General Assembly Undoes 2023 Legislation re Thoroughbred Racing Operations

First posted on The Equiery.com (Apr. 5) A piece in the Daily Record today reports that the Maryland General Assembly has undone the 2023 legislation that created the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority: “In a surprise development, lawmakers . . . changed course on their merely one-year-old plan for the state to assume ownership …

April President’s Letter: Uncertainty Ahead

Kimberly K. Egan, MHC President (first published in the April 2025 Equiery) Spring is sprung!The grass is riz!I wonder where the boidies is?The boids are on the wing. Why that’s absoid!Ain’t you hoid?The wing is on the boid! So my grandmother and my mother and all my aunts used to …

The March Equiery Is Out!

The March issue has arrived! Members — l look for your copy in the mail. Not a member? Head on over to your favorite distributor and pick up your copy today! Our cover this month celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the Maryland Western Horse Association with a vintage photo of …

Anne Litz Hired as New MHIB Executive Director

On February 5, the Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Kevin Atticks announced that one of our own — Anne Litz — has been hired as the new Executive Director of the Maryland Horse Industry Board. Litz replaces Ross Peddicord who retired from the position late December 2024. “I am excited to …

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