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Beverly Raymond: 2011 Maryland Horsewoman of the Year, continued
“She has shown, not talked or bragged about, what true, compassionate care is all about. The Maryland Department of Agriculture, the Maryland Horse Council, and horse rescues would not have accomplished as much as
they have had Beverly Raymond not lent her entire being to this horse world”
- LuAnne Levens, owner of Perriwinkle Farm and former Maryland Horse Council president
than two state stable inspectors. While MHC got busy trying to fi nd a fund- ing source for MHIB, Beverly got busy running the new organization, virtually in a volunteer capacity on top of her increasingly heavy load of stable inspections. From 1998 to 2003, Beverly served as the
unoffi cial executive director and executive sec- retary, managing the administrative and com- munication needs of the growing board. T is included organizing and facilitating monthly meetings (often cooking for them as well) and set- ting up and staff - ing MHIB pro- motional booths throughout the state (including every day, all day at the Maryland State Fair), as well as recording the meetings and produc-
ing the minutes. “It is an understatement to say that
MHIB would not have accomplished all that is has, to date, if it were not for the dedication and energy of Beverly,” stated Equiery publisher Crystal Kimball. Beverly worked closely with MHIB’s
fi rst chairman, Greg Gingery, to create the MHIB Grant Program. “It is always fun giving away money!” laughs Bev.
A One-Woman Force For Change
T rough her various roles on various com- mittees, whether paid or unpaid, Beverly has made an indelible mark on the Maryland equestrian community. Beverly was a founding member of the
“What a career. She is absolutely be-
loved by the personnel at the Maryland Department of Agriculture and by many, many people in the horse industry.” - Ross Peddicord, current Executive Di- rector
, Maryland Horse Industry Board
Maryland Association for Equine Rescues and Sanctuaries (MARES), which started as a subcommittee of the Maryland Horse Coun- cil. T rough her work on MARES, she helped to raise the acceptable stan- dards of care provided by rescues and sanctuaries. She helped bring them into the state stable licensing pro- gram. Beverly helped to codify the
Beverly giving peppermints to her current horses, James and Inky. James is named after Jim Mooney and was from River Valley Ranch, a trail riding sta- ble and summer camp at which Beverly worked as a child and with which she is still very involved.
ments for the minimum standards of care for equines. T is document has helped numer- ous courts throughout Maryland sift through charges of cruelty and neglect, to determine which charges are legitimate and which were simply harassment. Beverly has also played a critical role in the de-
MHC’s interpretation, used in courts through- out Maryland, of Maryland state law require-
velopment of the Professional Animal Workers Society, specifi cally improving the equine educa- tion of animal control offi cers in all of Maryland. “She came to every meeting,” said Nicky Rat-
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