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Maggie Herzog: 2011 Jonathan Kiser Memorial Scholar, continued


by a sixth at the Mary- land Junior Hunt Cup. T en in May, the pair sprinted to second place at Howard County be- fore ending the season with a seventh in the Restricted Young Adult Flat race at Potomac.


Chasing the Future


T is year, all eyes will be on Maggie and her new mount Pepper Sauce. Finding a horse or pony for the Field Master’s Chase series isn’t easy. T ey have to be game, a good jumper and man- ageable. Finding all three things in a thoroughbred can be even more challenging. Maggie’s search was long, but she fi nally hit the jackpot. “We’ve been searching all over for a horse


for horses will never fade, es- pecially having a Mom like mine.”


Maggie’s mother Brenda


Maggie and Smooth Flight after just having won the 2010 Maryland Ju- nior Hunt Cup Junior Field Masters Chase


runs Good to Go Farm, her boarding and training facil- ity, from a wheelchair due to a riding accident years ago. Operating from a wheelchair hasn’t slowed Brenda down one bit and she has clearly spread her love for horses to Maggie. (To read more about Brenda’s racing career, see “2011 Maryland Lady Legend” on the archives at equiery.com.) When asked what she’d pass on to young riders like herself coming through the


NAPPA Changes Course


off of the track to be our future timber horse. We went everywhere and tried so many horses. T en we discovered that one was staring us right in the face at our own barn! He belonged to a boarder. Pepper is amazing! He was off the track and didn’t know how to jump, but he’s now soaring over three feet with no problem. I am excited to see how he does this season and how far he will go. I absolutely adore him.” What will life after the junior circuit bring for this Jonathan Kiser Scholar? “I will always be doing something with horses. I will continue galloping and race riding. As far as a career, I want to be a forensic investigator. It’s not re- ally horse-related, but I plan on playing around with and training horses on the side. My love


T e North American Point-to-Point Board of Directors has decided to focus the eff orts of the organization on the core activities that further its mission, which is the preservation and perpetu- ation of the sport of steeplechase racing at the amateur level. T e primary method of achieving this mission has been the development of new race riders and new point-to-point races (usually hosted by foxhunting clubs). As part of its ten-year anniversary, the NAPPA Board, under the direction of chairman Gus


Brown and president Michael Hoff man, conducted a review of all the various NAPPA projects, from the championships through various marketing and outreach eff orts, such as the annual calendar and the booths at public events. T e Board determined that the NAPPA championships were neither the most eff ective means of furthering its mission nor the best use of its limited resources. Instead, for the 2012 season, NAPPA will focus its resources on the projects the Board has de- termined to be most eff ective, including its summer camp, various clinics, hosting the Maryland Junior Hunt Cup, and assisting those race meets that host NAPPA races. Given the success of the Maryland Junior Hunt Cup and the various pony racing clinics, NAPPA has added on a “Chase For Children,” to be held Sunday, May 6 at Pimlico Race Track!


ranks, Maggie advised, “Don’t be so serious and don’t force yourself to do it. It just has to be something you’re drawn to, something you love. I feel it’s very important to have that trust between you and your horse.” She went on to point out the common problem of people ask- ing their horse to do something beyond their limits, too soon. “T e safety of you and your horse is more important than any trophy. You need to know when enough is enough and pull up if it’s not going well.” A quick look at Maggie’s “past performances”


easily reveals her heavy involvement in the sport of steeplechase racing. Her race record speaks for itself with a recorded 39 starts, 23 wins, six places, and one show, as well as a 58.97% win average any professional would be jealous of. T is will be Maggie’s eighth, and fi nal, year racing on the junior racing circuit. She will age out in August when she turns 16.


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