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whose members are appointed by the Governor based on recom- mendations from the equestrian community. T ere is a seat on the board for each aspect of the horse industry: • Horse Showing & Sport Horse Competing • Trail Riding
• Licensed Riding & Boarding Stables
• Licensed Equine Rescues & Sanctuaries • T oroughbred Racing & Breeding • Standardbred Racing & Breeding • Licensed Vets • Support Industries (such as, but not limited to,
retailers,
manufacturers, farriers and other service industries, publications, insurance) • T e Academic Community • Maryland Horse Council • Department of Agriculture • General Public • Animal Control & Humane Societies • State Stable Inspector
(For the names of the individuals who represent each segment, please visit
equiery.com/archives and select “Mary- land Department of Agriculture” and then select “2011: Who’s Who on the Maryland Horse Industry Board.”)
The Maryland Horse Coun- cil is Rockin’ & Rollin’
As he enters his second and last
two-year term as president of the Maryland Horse Council, Steuart
Pittman has fi red up a whole new contingent of energetic and en- gaged Maryland horse people. And while his passionate com- mitment to community organiz- ing may throw out red fl ags to the more right-leaning members of our community, no one can deny his eff ectiveness at recruiting can- do members. T e two-hour May 17, 2011 MHC meeting was not adequate time for the presentation of 11 special activity committee reports and the routine business required. Some of the leaders of the more established committees graciously waived their presentation time and submitted their reports in writing, leaving more time for the more in- volved presentations of the enthu- siastic new committees. Over 70 horse people drove thru
torrential rains (and subsequent rainbows) to reach the Show Place Arena at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Mar- lboro. Early arrivals were greeted with food and drink provided by King Construction and had the opportunity to tour the new covered arena (still) under con- struction. For a routine quarterly meeting of the Maryland Horse Council, with no headliners and no controversial issue to raise pas- sions, 60 leaders from across the state is impressive. Understandably, the Canterbury
seizure was an ongoing topic of conversation. On hand to fi eld ques-
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In T e Equiery and on
equiery.com/blog in June:
About T at Horse Park Idea What’s T e Latest?
T e Maryland Fund For Horses In one capacity or another, this publisher has served on the execu- tive committee of the Maryland Horse Council for almost (gack) twenty years, and for those two de- cades it has been a dream of those both past and present serving on the committee to establish some sort of charitable arm for the bet- terment of horses. Now it seems that it might become a reality. Vicki Carson (Full Moon Farm,
Finksburg), who is the coordina- tor of the Unwanted Horse Proj- ect, and MHC vice president Jane Seigler (who recently retired after she and her husband, Paul Schopf, sold Reddemeade Farm & Eq- uishare) have drafted articles of incorporation and bylaws for the new entity “T e Maryland Fund for Horses.” Because this will be a charitable 501©(3) entity, tech- nically it will not be a part of the Maryland Horse Council, but MHC will embrace the fund as its charitable cause. T e fund will raise money for
the initiatives established by the Unwanted Horse Project as well as channel funding to MHC member equine rescues and sanctuaries. Ini- tiatives include gelding clinics, a Governor’s Week for Responsible Horse Ownership in Maryland, studies on the numbers of horses relinquished by their owners, and options for unwanted horses. T e new organization’s mission statement is as follows: - To promote the health, safety and welfare of equines in Maryland; - To educate equine owners and caretakers about issues aff ecting equine care and management; - To educate landowners where equines are kept on issues aff ect- ing farm management and stew- ardship of the land; - To promote collaboration within the equine industry for the benefi t of equines in Maryland; - To improve the lives of Mary- land’s equines by providing educa- tion and outreach to the general public about responsible equine ownership, equine welfare issues and the value of equines to the state and to their own lives. T e nascent nonprofi t is cur-
rently in need of attorneys willing to provide pro bono counsel.
MHC-PAC
In addition to the establishment of a charitable arm, MHC leaders past and present have also wanted to establish a Political Action Com-
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