Who’s Who on the Maryland Horse Industry Board Maryland Horse Industry Board • 410-841-5861 •
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In January of 1998 the Maryland Horse Council created proposed legislation for the formation of a Maryland Horse Industry Board to work with the Department of Agriculture, to function as a commodity board for the development and promotion of the state’s horse industry. In April of 1998, the proposed legislation was passed into law. In 2002 we published an article explaining what a horse industry board can and cannot do. If you would like a copy of that article, please call 1-800-244-9580. In the Who’s Who issue of the Equiery, we provide profi les on the board members. T e Maryland Department of Agriculture and other interested parties can make recommendations to the Governor’s offi ce, but ultimately the appointments are at the Governor’s discretion.
For the Maryland Department of Agriculture Earl F. Hance, Secretary
In May 2009 Governor Martin O’Malley appointed Earl F. Hance as secretary of the Maryland Department of Agriculture, where he had served as deputy for two years. Previously he served as president of the Maryland Farm Bureau, chairman of the Maryland State Tobacco Authority and chairman of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Commission, and was active in numerous farm and civic organizations. At the national level, he represented the northeastern states on the American Farm Bureau Federation and was on the Nationwide Insurance Company Board Council. A former fourth- generation tobacco farmer, Secretary Hance and his family farm 400 acres of corn and soybeans and operate several commercial greenhouses in Southern Maryland.
For the T oroughbred Industry James B. Steele, Chairman A T oroughbred owner and breeder for over 30 years, Jim Steele has managed the multibreed stallion station Shamrock Farm since 1977. He is a past president of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association and has served in various capacities with the Maryland Farm Bureau, the Maryland Agricultural Commission, the Committee to Review Ag Land Preservation and the governor’s special commission to study slots and gaming, as well as the governor’s special commission that recommended that the state and the Maryland Department of Agriculture formally recognize horses, as well as other nontraditional forms of agriculture such as turf farms and nurseries, as part of Maryland agriculture.
For Trails and Recreational Riding: Ronald MacNab
Ronald MacNab retired in 2007 as dean of Curriculum Development and director of Evening Programs and Distance Education, Graduate School of USDA, after he had served as director of the Information Technology Training Center at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Returning to horses later in life, he is currently president of Trail Riders of Today (TROT), chairman of the Maryland Horse Council’s Trails and Greenways Committee, Montgomery County Coordinator for TROT, a volunteer Mounted Patrol and Trail Ranger with Montgomery County Parks, a member of the Maryland Horse Council Executive Board, and a representative
to many local and regional advisory groups. He is currently active in establishing GPS mapping for all Maryland horse trails..
For Licensed Boarding and Riding Stables Karen Fulton
Karen Fulton is the co-owner, head instructor and manager of Full Moon Farm LLC in Finksburg, a full-service lesson and boarding facility that off ers horse shows, schooling days and unrecognized horse trials. She is a member of the USEF, USEA, USHJA, MCTA and the AQHA, and a former Level 3 certifi ed instructor from ARIA.
A B.S. in Animal Science (Purdue) and a M.S. in Comparative Animal Nutrition (Michigan State) led to her former positions as research associate with the National Zoological Park and Associate Curator of Mammals at the Baltimore Zoo. Prior to her appointment to the MHIB she served on the MHIB’s Health Advisory Committee.
For the Academic Equine Community Erin D. Pittman, Vice Chair
Erin earned a B.S. in Political Science (U. of Colorado), then switched gears and earned a B.S. in Equine Science and M.S. in Equine Nutrition (Colorado State), after which she was employed as the advisor and program coordinator for the Equine Business Management Program at the Institute of Applied Agriculture at UMD. Although she no longer teaches full time at UMD, she remains closely affi liated with the University and its equine programs.
For the Maryland Horse Council Guillermo Warley
When not foxhunting, riding, or dabbling with polo, Guillermo is an electronic engineer, with degrees from the University of Buenos Aires and Florida Atlantic University, who is VP of Product Development for Schonstedt Instruments Company in Kearneysville, West Virginia and has also taught engineering classes in Shepherdstown University. He is a board member and treasurer for the New Market Middletown Valley Hounds and represents that organizaion at MHC.
For Equine Veterinarians John W. Lee, Jr,. DVM
John Lee, a graduate of the U. of Delaware and Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, co-owns owns and operates Dayspring Farm, a broodmare facility, and Sham Felek Arabians. John is the senior partner at Unionville Equine Associates, PC, practices in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania and holds a license through the Maryland State Board of Veterinary Medicine.
For the Maryland Standardbred Industry Eli Solomon
As an owner and breeder of Standardbred horses, Eli has been involved with legislative and regulatory issues aff ecting the Standardbred industry. An engineer continued...
T is column is sponsored by the Maryland Horse Industry Board. T e views expressed herein are those of the author and are not necessarily those of T e Equiery’s publisher or staff .
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