NEWS & VIEWS Bits & Pieces continued from page 9 standards.
Keziah Richard joins longtime veteran Pe- geen Morgan as one of the two Stable Inspectors, assuming the po- sition vacated by Beverly Raymond, who retired last year after 30 years in the job.
Keziah, who
goes by her nick- name “Kezie” (pr onounced “KeeZee”), today lives on a cattle farm in Union Bridge (Carroll County), but she grew up riding horses in the Middletown, DE area. She was a member of the Middletown Pony Club and the New Beginnings 4-H Club and was President and Junior Advisor of the Middletown High School chapter of Future Farmers of America (FFA). She competed in local hunter/jumper horse shows and low-level three-day eventing. After graduating from Middletown High
School, she attended Delaware State University for two years, majoring in General Agriculture. While there, she was a member of the Dela- ware State Intercollegiate Riding Team, com- peting in Western Horsemanship and Reining. After two years at Delaware State, she trans-
ferred to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal and Poultry Science in 2010. Her duties at the Maryland Department of
Agriculture will include inspecting both li- censed riding stables and veterinary hospitals. Her work experience refl ects knowledge in
both areas. For four and a half years, she served as a veterinarian technician at the Companion Animal Practice at Smyrna, DE and at Lums
Pond veterinarian practice in Bear, DE. In addition, she has worked with all kinds of horses. She groomed and cared for T or- oughbred breeding stock at Herb Moelis’ CandyLand Farm in Middletown, DE, prepped and handled sales yearlings for CandyLand at the Keeneland (KY) Year- ling Sales, and groomed at a Morgan show facility and at the Cabot Stables Standard- bred Horse Racing Farm in Dover, DE. Kezie currently owns two horses: Jack,
a 20-year-old Arabian, and Sudden Op- portunity, or “Opie”, who is a 23-year-old retired T oroughbred racehorse. She still rides her “old boys” for pleasure and for
herding cattle, but is looking for a younger Quarter Horse to handle cattle and to possibly compete in barrel racing. Kezie’s geographic area is in the northern and
western parts of Maryland. Before inspecting stables and veterinary hospitals on her own, however, she will be mentored by her coworker, Pegeen Morgan, as well as Beverly Raymond, who has kindly agreed to come out of retire- ment to show Kezie around and introduce her to her new home inspection territory. “I am thrilled to be off ered this opportunity and
to work with Maryland horsemen and veterinar- ians,” Kezie said. “It has always been my dream to work for a Department of Agriculture.”
Maryland Friends in Need
T e Equestrian Aid Foundation has started a fund drive for Linda Andrisani and Jack Sted- ding, who operated Monkton Manor for many years. Linda and Jack were longtime Maryland residents. Linda is an internationally renowned judge with 20+ years experience. She also pro- duced the video T e Judge’s Eye and has judged at top shows such as Washington International Horse Show. Jack was a professional show
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hunter rider at one time and a longtime trainer. He is a member of the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame. Linda is currently being treated for cancer and has been unable to judge. Jack lost his job in Mississippi in July. T rough the years, they have produced top quality ponies and horses. T e Equestrian Aid Foundation was set up to assist equestrians in need and donations are tax deductable. Visit www.equestrianaidfounda-
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More cost-share grants available! No, this isn’t a duplicated news item. In early
July, the Maryland Department of Agriculture issued a press release announcing that the Board of Public Works had “approved $348,384.48 in agricultural cost-share grants in 13 counties for 33 projects that will prevent soil erosion, manage nutrients and safeguard water qual- ity in streams, rivers and the Chesapeake Bay.” And then on August 10, MDA issued a press release stating that the Board of Public Works has approved $273,772.15 in agricultural cost- share grants in 11 counties for 30 projects that will prevent soil erosion, manage nutrients and safeguard water quality in streams, rivers and the Chesapeake Bay! So, we are assuming that this $200+K is in addition to the $300+K… Please see equiery. com/blog for more information.
Fasig-Tipton Sales Up Over 2010 By $1.4 Million
Maybe this is a good sign! T e annual Fasig-
Tipton Yearling Sales in Saratoga were up, thanks in no small part to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, who bought six horses for $4.1 million, push- ing total sales to $16.2 million. Let’s hope that continued on page 91
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