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Howard County Barn Destroyed by Fire


T e original bank barn at Chapel


View Farm on Jennings Chapel Road in Woodbine was completely de- stroyed in a two-alarm fi re on Sunday, January 1. Owner Paul Shoff eitt (a carriage driver) said the 100’ × 50’ barn had been built in the late 1890s and had been renovated several times over the years. Trainer Ashley Beheler, who rents a newer barn on the property, discovered the fi re and called 911. No horses or other animals were in the barn at the time and there were no injuries. “We are thinking one of the dusk-’til-dawn lights shorted,” Schoff eitt told T e Equiery. Schoff eitt was on a bike ride with friends in the area when he heard the fi re truck sirens. “By the time I got back, the fi rst trucks were pull- ing down the driveway,” he said.


Although some of the major media outlets (such as local TV stations) reported that live- stock needed to be rescued from the barn, Schoff eitt stated that there were no animals in the barn at the time. Beheler did say that be- cause of the heat and the smoke, she moved all her horses stalled in the other barn into fi elds. Destroyed in the fi re were six carriages, all of


the Schoff eitt’s tack, along with some boarders’ tack, a four-horse trailer and over 1,000 bales of hay. None of the contents was insured. It took 60 fi refi ghters from Howard, Freder-


ick and Montgomery counties to put out the blaze. “T e fi re company did such a great job. If it weren’t for them, the other nearby build- ings would have caught fi re as well,” Schoff eitt said. T e next day, Beheler saw smoke com- ing out of her sawdust pile and called for help again. Schoff eitt said there was a small fi re smoldering in the sawdust, which was taken care of, and that fi refi ghters used special heat- sensing equipment to search for any other problems in all the nearby buildings. Schoff eitt is not one to sit idly by in sorrow,


however, and has already started plans to move forward and rebuild. “You know, people often say that when disaster hits, there is the poten- tial to build better things,” he said adding that the community outreach he has received has been amazing. Several Glenelg High School students, who hold a band fundraiser at the Schoff eitts farm each year, have stopped by


Robbery at Southern States When employees of the Southern States


on East South Street in Frederick opened the store on the morning of January 3, they dis- covered that a large quantity of fl ea and tick spray had been stolen. Surveillance footage of the burglary shows a masked person inside the store. Frederick police are asking for the pub- lic’s help in solving this case. If anyone has any useful information, please call Detective Forest at 301-600-6219. Tips can be left anonymously at 301-600-8477.


and off ered to help with clean-up and such. “I really appreciate everything. All the phone


calls, well wishes, off ers to help rebuild. T is is such a great community we live in,” Schoff eitt said.


Two-time Maryland Hunt Cup Winner Buck Jake Dies


Buck Jake, the gray son of Turkoman, was put down on January 4 at the age of 24 after a bout with colic. T e T oroughbred had a long career continued...


All Time Winningest Pony Sire Honored with Touch of Class Award T e Maryland Horse Industry Board honored Blue Rain, owned by Allyson Coluccio and Lisa


Gordon Carr, at this year’s Maryland Horse World Expo as the January MHIB Touch of Class Award winner. T e pony stallion stands at Springdale Pony Stud in Frederick County. T e Welsh/T oroughbred pony was purchased at two years old to be a small pony hunter show


prospect. However, an eye injury early on prevented a show career. Instead, Blue Rain began life as a stud pony, producing more champion hunter ponies than any other pony sire in history. He has been the U.S. Equestrian Federation’s National Champion Pony Sire from 2004 to 2011. MHIB established the Touch of Class Award in September 2011 to honor Maryland horses, individuals, teams, organizations and events that demonstrate the highest standards of excellence in the Maryland horse industry. T e award is named after Touch of Class, a Maryland-bred mare who won two Olympic show jumping gold medals and currently holds the Olympic record for number of clean jumping rounds at an Olympic competition.


Pictured from left: Blue Fox (son of Blue Rain), Lisa Carr (owner of Blue Fox and co-owner of Blue Rain), Jordan Edwards (representing the Blue Rain Fan Club), Jeannette Warner (own- er/trainer of Blue Rain offspring), Allyson Coluccio (co-owner of Blue Rain), Brianna Har- ris (Blue Rain Fan Club), Val D’Ambrosio (MHIB Marketing Committee), Rossalyn Morgan, Mary Ellen Setting (Maryland Deputy Secretary of Agriculture), Karen Fulton (MHIB), Jim Steele (MHIB Chairman)


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