Beverly Raymond: 2011 Maryland Horsewoman of the Year, continued
Planning. When I was told of the impending inspection, I groaned and had visions of dealing with another bureaucrat who would pull out more hoops. But Beverly wasn’t that way. She was sympathetic and her suggestions made sense,” she said.
When
Beverly fi rst become an inspector, the Board was
“She’s just done everything!” - Debbie Reynolds-Frank, founder of the Equine Rescue & Rehabilation Center
, longtime member of the Maryland Horse Council
still housed under the Department of Licens- ing and Regulations and shortly, the law that created it was up for review by the Maryland General Assembly, which meant that Beverly did not know if she would still have a job at the end of the 1978 legislative session. Not only did she still have a job, but the legislators turned it into a full-time job when they relocated the Stable Inspection Board to the Maryland Department of Agriculture, laying the foundation for the Board to meta- morphose into the Maryland Horse Industry Board in 1999. T e mission of the new MHIB included not only the old mission but also the expanded responsibility to market and grow the horse industry in Maryland, as well as to help preserve and promote the historical and cultural signifi cance of horses in Maryland… something Beverly had been doing her entire life. And sometimes, it can get dicey! Beverly can
tell you count- less stories of good stables and bad ones. Stories of people who opened their homes to her and others that told her to leave
the property. “You need to know how to keep your cool when dealing with diffi cult people,” she remarked. Former MHIB Executive Direc- tor Rob Burk added, “She always found a way to break through. She saw her role as helping facil- ity operators im- prove their busi- ness.” But the
“Beverly was always very levelheaded, always strong in her beliefs, tenacious but gentle in a the way she presented her ideas. She was an
- Elizabeth Madlener Prix rider
stables that stick out the most in her memory are the ones who openly took her advice and truly im- proved their businesses. She recalled how one stable looked great, but the owner was strug- gling to make ends meet. T e owners were hosting events just to make enough money to pay for winter hay. “I made a few suggestions about raising her rates and getting rid of the self-care boarders and told her about several conservation funds they were eligible for,” Bev- erly explained. T e following year, when Beverly pulled up the farm drive, she was astounded by what she saw. “T ey did everything I suggested. It was like ‘wow!’ T at kind of thing was really rewarding,” she said, smiling. “Beverly is a dream. She helped the people just as much as she helped the horses. You can’t fi nd a better person than Beverly,” stated Jim Steele,
current
invaluable resource of information on the doings of Maryland horse people because she was out and about as an inspector.”
, trainer & instructor
, USEF “S” judge, Grand , former president
of Maryland Horse Council, former president & CEO of Maryland Horse Center
chairman of MHIB. Eventually, the role of stable inspector got too big for one person, and a second stable inspector was hired. In the pro-
cess, MDA attached inspecting vet hospitals to Beverly’s responsibilities, thereby ensuring that both inspector positions could remain full time. Beverly was already a certifi ed vet tech, making her, once again, perfect for the position she was being rec- ommended for.
Doyenne of The Horse Council
Beverly and one of her fi rst horses
“Everything in the Mary- land horse industry has Beverly’s fi ngerprints on it,” commented former MHIB Executive Director Rob Burk, referring to the sport
and pleasure horse (nonracing) segments of the Maryland equestrian community. Beverly understood that the mission of
MHIB was to promote the generic horse to the general public and to help foster and grow the horse industry in Maryland. But before there was an MHIB, Beverly had dedicated herself to this cause…and, in many ways, because of Beverly, it now exists. Established in 1985, with Beverly as a found- ing member, the Maryland Horse Council (MHC) was created to unify, inform, and rep- resent Maryland’s diverse horse community. As the industry’s state legislative representative and trade association, MHC protects and promotes the horse industry by providing a united voice in the Maryland state legislature and state agencies, by interacting with the media and the general public, and by keeping its members informed on issues that aff ect them and their horses. Beverly saw a need for the Maryland horse
industry as a whole to have a voice and repre- sentation in the state legislative process. “T e
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