On October 11, the Maryland Horse Council launched its first-in-class Maryland-Bred Sport Horse Database, a tool to help breeders, trainers, and owners find pedigree and competition records for those equine athletes born in Maryland. You can explore it here, and you can also find it on the menu bar at the …
first published in the October 2023 Equiery Standardbred harness racing went out with a bang at the Ocean Downs Live Meet this summer. Every facet of the harness racing game – from horses to handle to purses – showed exponential growth over 2022, which was itself a record year. The …
October is Horse Month in Maryland and this month’s Equiery has you set for all the action. This issue has a full calendar of October horse events. And check out the Maryland 5 Star cross country course maps in the centerfold.
Deadline: Oct. 10, 2023 The Equiery and the Maryland Horse Council are proud to announce a new contest for equine artists and artisans. The new contest is open to Maryland residents who specialize in two-dimensional and three-dimensional artwork. The Grand Champion artwork will be featured on the November 2023 Equiery cover with an interior editorial …
by Jane Seigler, MHC Government Relations Committee Co-Chair (first published in the September 2023 Equiery) You might be forgiven if you imagine that your Government Relations Committee, with the State Legislature out of session since April, has been sitting by the pool drinking margaritas all summer. You might be forgiven …
Our umbrella association, the American Horse Council, has been running its latest National Economic Impact Survey all summer and is getting ready to close the survey next Friday, September 29. The survey will demonstrate the value of the equine industry to the national and state economies by analyzing “the direct, indirect, and …
We are pleased to report that TROA responded to our letter within 1 business day and graciously apologized for the procedural growing pains it is experiencing. TROA said that “[a]s the Authority continues to solidify its processes, [it] welcomes the opportunity to speak with [MHC} to discuss engaging the industry …
On September 8, the Maryland Horse Council sent the following letter to Greg Cross, the Chair of the new Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority. We copied Gov. Wes Moore, Secretary of Agriculture Kevin Atticks, Attorney General Anthony Brown, key members of the General Assembly leadership, the county executives of Anne Arundel …
by Kimberly K. Egan MHC President (first published in the September 2023 Equiery) September begins a season of transition. Summer vacations end, children go back to school, the weather starts to change, and we all start to turn to the next big thing. This year, we said goodbye to two …