In the wake of Ross Peddicord’s retirement, the Maryland Department of Agriculture is hiring a new Executive Director for the Maryland Horse Industry Board. Here is the notice from MDA: The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) is hiring an Executive Director for the Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB), a key …
The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) has released the final report from the August 8 Maryland Horse Forum at McDonogh School. The Horse Forum is co-hosted every five years by the Maryland Horse Industry Board and other equestrian organizations. It is an open forum for “sharing insights and developing actionable …
Every year, the Oldenburg North American Registry awards Premium Mare status to the 6 highest scoring mares in each region. This year, Maryland-breds dominated the East Coast Premium Mare award list, taking 4 of the top 6 spots, including Reserve Champion. The horses and their breeders are: Reserve Champion — …
Our umbrella organization, the American Horse Council, hosts a monthly podcast called Horses in the Morning. For the September episode, AHC President Julie Broadway interviews MHC President Kim Egan as well as Bonnie Ebner from the Oregon Horse Council and Justine Staten from the Kansas Horse Council. Click the link …
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 …
The May issue of The Equiery is out! Members, look for your copy in the mail. Everyone else, drop by your local distributor and pick up a copy. This month is the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes and this issue contains several articles to commemorate that milestone: one on …
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 …
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 …
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 Equine Disease Communication Center reported today that a three-year old stallion at Laurel Park tested positive for equine herpes respiratory. On March 7, the horse exhibited symptoms of fever and cellulitis in a hind limb. The State Veterinarian confirmed equine herpes respiratory on March 13. Follow equine disease alerts …
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 …
We are trilled to announce that earlier this month, Governor Wes Moore appointed MHC Board Member Carolyn Mackintosh to succeed Neil Agate as MHC’s new representative to the Maryland Horse Industry Board. Agate’s term expired in June 2024. The Maryland Horse Industry Board is comprised of 12 members, 11 of …
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 …