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 …
In late 2018, the Maryland Horse Council (MHC) purchased The Equiery magazine, a mainstay of the Maryland equine scene since 1990. It began as “portable tack shop/feed store bulletin board, with a free Directory of Riding Stables” printed on newsprint. Four hundred issues later, it has grown into a glossy …
Several of our members have asked us for referrals to immigration law resources on behalf of their employees. We are in the process of creating a list of immigration lawyers licensed in Maryland. In the meantime, we recommend that horse businesses with immigration concerns contact:
A bill (SB 272) has been introduced in the Maryland Senate that will allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the deer bow hunting season (off and on September through January) in Prince George’s; and adds Prince George’s County to the list of counties in which the safety zone …
The Maryland Department of Labor released the following press release today: BALTIMORE, MD (January 8, 2025) – The Maryland Department of Labor today announced Christopher L. Merz has joined the agency as executive director of the Maryland Racing Commission. Merz has more than a decade of experience as a leader in horse racing …
The January 2025 issue of The Equiery is now in members’ mailboxes and at your local distributor. Our feature story celebrates Robert Taylor’s 30th anniversary as Goshen’s Hunstman, and the beautiful cover depicts him with his hounds at Goshen’s 2024 Opening Hunt in November. Thank you Sherri Holden Photography for …
The Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority (MTROA) announced yesterday that it has chosen Shamrock Farm in Carroll County as the site for the the new Thoroughbred racing training center that the State is building ahead of the planned closure of Laurel Park in 2027. The new training center is expected …
The December Equiery is now in members’ mailboxes and at your local distributor. Features this month are recaps and survey results for both the Washington International Horse Show and the Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill, along with our regular columns on Farm Stewardship and Government Relations and our monthly …