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 …
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 …
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 …