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MDA Office of Resource Conservation May 2024 Farm Tips

first published in the May 2024 Equiery We are pleased to announce that the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Office of Resource Conservation (ORC) is the new sponsor of the Maryland Horse Council’s Farm Stewardship column. The $2.9 billion Maryland equine industry comprises a quarter of the overall agricultural industry in Maryland, which is itself the largest commercial sector in the state. This April, ORC launched a new Horse Owner Conservation Outreach Education Program, and we at MHC...

The Preakness Stakes: By the Numbers

by Katherine O. Rizzo (first published in the May 2024 Equiery) The Preakness Stakes debuted on...
Meet the 2024 Sunrise at Old Hilltop Pimlico Tour Guides!

first published in the May 2024 Equiery It is that time of year again when live racing in Maryland...
May 2024 Letter from MHC President

by Kimberly K. Egan, MHC President (first published in the May 2024 Equiery) May is our annual...
Meet the May 2024 Cover Artist: Leo Kahl

The May 2024 Equiery cover features the watercolor painting “First Turn” by local...

Sports

The Preakness Stakes: By the Numbers

by Katherine O. Rizzo (first published in the May 2024 Equiery) The Preakness Stakes debuted on Tuesday, May 27, 1873 at Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore with Survivor winning by 10 lengths in a field of seven horses. Owned by John F. Chamberlain, Survivor held the Preakness record for greatest margin for well over a century until Smarty Jones came along in 2004 and won by 11 ½ lengths. Smarty Jones still holds the record for greatest margin of victory in the Preakness. This year marks the...

May 2024 Letter from MHC President

by Kimberly K. Egan, MHC President (first published in the May 2024 Equiery) May is our annual...
USEF Proposed Changes to Horse Abuse Rules

On February 15, the U.S. Equestrian Federation issued the following statement. “Dear USEF...

Legislation & Regulation

Report of MHC’s Government Relations Committee on the 2024 Maryland Legislative Session

The Maryland General Assembly ended its 446th session at midnight on April 8. As usual, there was an intense flurry of legislative activity right up until the last minute, this year punctuated by a brief recess to allow lawmakers and staff to rush out doors, put on the special glasses, and view the solar eclipse. Equally as usual, the Horse Council’s Government Relations Committee worked hard for the entire 90 days trying to identify bills of interest, evaluating them, and deciding on a course...

Updates from Annapolis

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March 2024 Legislative Update

by Jane Seigler, MHC Government Relations Committee Co-Chair (first published in the March 2024...

Maryland Horse Council

MDA Office of Resource Conservation May 2024 Farm Tips

first published in the May 2024 Equiery We are pleased to announce that the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Office of Resource Conservation (ORC) is the new sponsor of the Maryland Horse Council’s Farm Stewardship column. The $2.9 billion Maryland equine industry comprises a quarter of the overall agricultural industry in Maryland, which is itself the largest commercial sector in the state. This April, ORC launched a new Horse Owner Conservation Outreach Education Program, and we at MHC...

May 2024 Letter from MHC President

by Kimberly K. Egan, MHC President (first published in the May 2024 Equiery) May is our annual...
MHC Farm Stewardship: Tips for New Horse Farm Owners

by Kimberly K. Egan, MHC President (first published in the April 2024 Equiery) Many horse people...

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