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Beverly Raymond: 2011 Maryland Horsewoman of the Year, continued


liff of the Carroll County Humane Society. “It was very positive to have her there. She would give our concerns to MDA and helped us with all kinds of issues. She was right there with the people making the changes,” she added. Beverly helped spearhead the equine indus-


try’s formal interpretation of Maryland’s Code for “Minimum Standards of Care for Equine.” She brought this issue before MHC and after a year’s worth of debate, over 30 horse orga- nizations, representing almost every conceiv- able sport and breed, agreed to and ratifi ed an industry interpretation of the State Code. T is MHC interpretation is now used as the basis for determining cases of neglect or abuse. When it came time for MHC to lobby for a funding source for MHIB, Beverly played a key role in helping stable owners understand how and why the feed funds would be used.


To Everything A Season, For Every Purpose, A Time


Beverly defi ned the role of the modern state stable inspector. She knows it, and it pleases her, because it means that the modern state stable inspector treats the position as it was in- tended, as that of an advocate and educator, not


of a judge and jury looking to penalize. Beverly is likewise proud that she was a founding member of MHC, just as she is proud of her work with the Volunteer Mounted Patrol, MHIB, and the countless other committees she has served on. “It was great to be part of something that would allow us to put a pulse on the industry, to get better regulations. It was quite a journey and I loved it!” she added.


“The position of stable inspec- tor grew because of Beverly.” - Carol Wick


er , Fence Post


Farm and former Maryland Horse Industry Board member


In the summer of 2010, after


32 years, Beverly made the very diffi cult and emotional decision to retire. Of course, for those who knew Beverly, she had been threatening to retire for years!


But, as Beverly explains, her role in improving life for horses and horse people, well, “it was all kind of addictive!” explains Beverly. “I never got tired of going to places and seeing all the horses and barns, but I’m almost 72 and it is time to do something else. I spent my last year as stable inspector saying goodbye to all the stable owners I have met,” explained Bev- erly. “I have no regrets and would absolutely do


it all again!” she added. In December 2010, Beverly said her last


“Beverly has quietly, consistently and persistently worked to better the horse world in Maryland, with no regard for personal recognition or mone- tary reward. If it were not for Beverly, there would be no Maryland Horse Council and no Maryland Horse Industry Board today. Period.”


- Crystal Kimball, publisher of The Equiery; for mer secretary advisory


-


, Maryland Horse Council; technical , Maryland Horse Industry Board


goodbyes as a state stable inspector, and in 2011 stepped off the numer- ous boards and commit- tees on which she served as a volunteer. And she spent most of the past year doing what,


well, most horse people always seem to be do- ing: fi xing up the farm! But on the evening of Saturday, February 11,


2012, Beverly will be back to be honored by the Maryland Horse Council as the Horse Person of the Year…but is Horse Person of the Year really enough to capture all the Beverly was, is, and means to the Maryland horse world? No, not it is not. Maryland Horse Person of the de- cade, maybe? Or the century? Without a doubt, Beverly Raymond is the fi rst lady of the Maryland horse world.


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