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as a fl at, hurdle and timber horse. Most notably, he was a two-time winner of the Maryland Hunt Cup (1995 and 1997) for owners Arcadia Stable. Jake won his fi rst fl at track race in 1990 and was sold as a steeplechase prospect in 1992. He started his steeplechase career as a hurdle horse but trainer Charlie Fenwick, Jr. felt the horse would be better suited for timber. He won his fi rst two timber races in 1993. In ad- dition to the Maryland Hunt Cup, Jake won the International Gold Cup, the Pennsulvania Hunt Cup (twice), and the Maryland Grand National (three times). After retiring from racing in 2000, Jake tran- sitioned into life as a foxhunter for the Fenwick family, although he did act as an early mount for junior rider Connor Hankin when he fi rst got into steeplechase riding.
Horse Rescued from Pool On Christmas morning, Chelsea Faulkner
and the St. Michaels Fire Department rescued Miss Katie, a 30-year-old T oroughbred mare, from a pool in St. Mary’s County. After the rescue, the mare’s owner surrendered Miss Ka- tie to Country Comfort Farm.
News from Hollywood Former Maryland trainer Jake Nodar, who
often returns to Maryland to conduct clinics,
recently fi nished fi lming “Full Metal Jousting,” a reality television competition for the History Channel in which contestants learn how to joust, and not just with lances through rings! T e show premieres on February 12.
Public Works Board Approves Slot Machines for Arundel Mills
T e Board of Public Works approved in De- cember the spending of $168 million to equip the Maryland Live! Casino at Arundel Mills with 4,719 slot machines. T e casino is sched- uled to open this June. In the past, the Board has bought machines outright but decided to lease the machines to the new casino instead. Comptroller Peter Franchot told T e Baltimore Sun that the state would get a better deal by leasing the machines. Stephen L. Martino, di- rector of the State Lottery Agency, added that the deal would also give the state greater fl ex- ibility in managing the revenue generated.
Photo Caption Correction T e photo on page 108 of the January issue
of two walking horses was misidentifi ed. T e group of walking horses marching in the Lis- bon Ole Fashion Christmas Horse Parade was representing the Chesapeake Plantation Walk- ing Horses of Maryland.
Howard County Proposes Stable Set-Back Adjustments
Currently, Howard County zoning allows lesson and boarding stables on rural land a zoning exception based on certain set-back re- quirements (according to the Howard County Times): stables and arenas can be as close as 100 feet from the property line if there are 20 or fewer horses, but 200 feet if there are more than 20 horses. T e proposal would change how the setbacks are determined, basing the standard on the structures rather than the number of horses: 200 feet for a stable, 100 feet for riding arena. Given the fl uidity of head counts on any given day, this certainly sounds sensible.
State Bill isolates Show Place Arena from PGEC; disturbing precedence.
by Dorothy Troutman, president, Maryland
Equestrian Foundation T e Maryland Equestrian Foundation op-
poses Senate Bill 15 for several reasons. T e stated purpose of the study is “to deter- mine how to protect and enhance the competi- tive position of T e Show Place Arena in the public assembly marketplace.” T e arena is a multipurpose facility which is but one part of the Prince George’s Equestrian Center. By not including the entire Prince George’s
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